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VendorConnect
Techstars '24Miami Beach, US · 1 known investors
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Miami-based AI document processing platform that automates data extraction for small and mid-sized logistics companies.
Also known as VendorConnect, Inc.
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026VendorConnect, Inc. is a Miami-based software company that applies AI to document processing and workflow automation, with an initial focus on the logistics and supply chain industry. Logistics operators handle large volumes of documents — bills of lading, commercial invoices, supplier invoices, certificates, customs documents and packing lists — that typically arrive as emails, scanned copies, images and PDFs and must be re-keyed manually into TMS, WMS, CRM, ERP systems or spreadsheets. VendorConnect's platform extracts data from these documents and converts unstructured content into structured data usable for downstream processing and analysis.
The company positions the product as no-code and intuitive, delivered through APIs and no-code automations, and states that it reduces manual document processing by over 90% and improves turnaround time by 90%. According to the company, processing tasks that previously took 10 minutes to over an hour for complex cases can be completed in about five seconds. Management describes document data extraction as an entry point toward a broader process automation platform.
Founding story
VendorConnect was founded by CEO Giulio Profumo and co-founder Luciano Cases. Profumo, originally from Italy, moved to Miami after exiting New York startup MicroMobility and focused on logistics. Cases, who serves as COO, spent 15 years in the logistics sector across Latin America, including establishing a freight forwarding business, and grew up and worked in Chile. Mihailo Milojevic is cited as CTO. The founders started the company to use AI to simplify data extraction, document processing and workflow automation for businesses.
Business model
Software-as-a-service sold on a per-seat subscription basis, with the platform accessed directly and via APIs and no-code automations for integration into customers' existing systems.
Monthly subscriptions starting at $50 per seat.
Traction
The company had a seven-person team at the time of its Techstars participation and began onboarding its first customers during the program after several months of development and testing. It was one of 12 startups in the Techstars Miami powered by J.P. Morgan Fall 2024 class and one of two locally based startups in that cohort; its co-founders were also finalists in Endeavor Miami's pitch competition.
Latest developments
Following selection into Techstars Miami, the company reported moving from development and testing into customer growth, and said it planned to raise an angel round focused on logistics-experienced investors in Miami to scale the platform and add more advanced data tooling.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
An early-stage entrant serving smaller logistics operators in a fragmented industry; the Techstars Miami managing director noted that the product is no-code and easy for clients to adopt despite being built on AI/ML. The company cites projections of a global logistics market generating over $16 trillion by 2032.
Technology
An AI/ML engine for document data extraction that transforms unstructured documents — emails, scanned copies, images and PDFs — into structured data, exposed through APIs and no-code automation tools so that customers do not need engineering resources to adopt it.
Go-to-market
The company targets freight forwarders directly, using industry networks and freight forwarding groups to reach customers, and has focused on Doral, described as home to one of the largest freight forwarding hubs in the United States. Participation in the Techstars Miami accelerator, including a December 2024 Demo Day, has been used to build network and customer traction.
Small and medium-sized logistics companies and freight forwarders, a segment the company says handles 90% of global shipments and relies on manual document processing while struggling to hire back-office staff.
Geography
Headquartered in Miami, Florida, with a focus on the local South Florida freight forwarding cluster in Doral and stated expansion plans across North America and Latin America.
History
VendorConnect was founded by Giulio Profumo and Luciano Cases to apply AI to document processing for logistics companies. In September 2024 it was announced as one of 12 startups selected for the Techstars Miami powered by J.P. Morgan Fall 2024 class, and it planned to present at the Techstars Miami Demo Day in December 2024. During the program the company began onboarding its first customers and stated it was preparing to raise an angel round from investors with logistics experience.
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Key figures
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Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsVendorConnect announced it was one of 12 startups chosen for the Techstars Miami powered by J.P. Morgan Fall 2024 accelerator class, and one of two locally based startups in the cohort.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does VendorConnect do?
- Miami-based AI document processing platform that automates data extraction for small and mid-sized logistics companies.
- Who are VendorConnect's investors?
- VendorConnect's investors include Techstars.
- Where is VendorConnect headquartered?
- VendorConnect is headquartered in Miami Beach, US.