Orderful
Category: AI in Supply Chain / Logistics
AI-native EDI platform that automates supply chain data exchange, replacing legacy EDI managed services with API-first, AI-powered infrastructure. Orderful was founded in 2016. The company is led by Erik Kiser. Based in San Francisco, California, United States. Team size: 101-500. Total funding raised: $85M. Latest round: Series C. Key investors include Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), NewRoad Capital Partners, GLP Capital Partners, Initialized Capital, Anorak Ventures, Calm Ventures, Gaingels, Elefund, Pathbreaker Ventures, Hack VC, Liquid2.
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Team size
- 101-500
- Total funding
- $85M
Value proposition
Replace months of EDI onboarding with days. Connect once via API and trade with any partner. AI-native Mosaic platform eliminates manual mapping by auto-reading partner specs and generating compliant EDI, reducing onboarding from 90+ days to under a week.
Products and solutions
Mosaic (AI-native EDI platform, launched Dec 2025 — auto-generates compliant EDI maps from partner specs, eliminates manual mapping), Pixel (Web EDI — web-based console for EDI document exchange with natural language input), Shipping Labels (automated UCC-128/GS1 label generation), Orderful Network (10,000+ pre-connected trading partners), API-first EDI platform with pre-built ERP/TMS/WMS connectors
Unique value
The only AI-native EDI platform that makes the legacy managed service model obsolete — Mosaic automatically reads trading partner specifications and generates compliant EDI maps, eliminating the manual mapping that has defined EDI for 40 years.
Target customer
Retailers, brands/consumer goods manufacturers, carriers/3PLs, food & beverage companies, SaaS platforms needing embedded EDI, manufacturers, shippers
Industries served
Retail, Food & Beverage, Logistics/Transportation (Carriers & 3PLs), Manufacturing, SaaS & Technology Platforms, Consumer Packaged Goods
Technology advantage
AI-native transformation layer that auto-generates EDI mappings from trading partner spec documents; continuous learning system that turns corrections and error patterns into permanent network-wide improvements; single API endpoint that connects to 10,000+ trading partners; real-time EDI validation; 99.99% network uptime
How they differentiate
AI-native Mosaic platform that auto-generates EDI maps from partner specs (vs. manual mapping by legacy providers); single API connection to 10,000+ trading partners; self-service partner onboarding in days vs. months; continuous learning system that improves the entire network; eliminates the managed service fee model that incumbents depend on.
Main competitors
SPS Commerce (NASDAQ: SPSC, $751M revenue in 2025), TrueCommerce, Cleo Integration Cloud
Key partnerships
Koch Disruptive Technologies (investor + strategic), Deposco (WMS integration), Digibee (integration platform), pre-built connectors for major ERPs, TMS, WMS, eCommerce platforms
Notable customers
Liquid Death, NFI (logistics), KBX Technology Solutions (Koch Industries), Hirschbach Motor Lines, Heartland Logistics Group, Every Man Jack, Caraway, Stord
Major milestones
2016: Company founded by Erik Kiser, 2018: Product launch — world's first API for EDI, 2019: $10M Series A led by a16z, 2021: $19M Series B led by GLP Capital Partners, 2024: $15M venture round from NewRoad Capital, Dec 2025: Launch of Mosaic, AI-native EDI platform, Jun 2026: $35M Series C led by Koch Disruptive Technologies, total funding reaches $85M
Growth metrics
10,000+ trading partners; 50M+ transactions processed (6B+ EDI transactions to date per SiliconAngle); 99.99% network uptime; 90% less EDI-related chargebacks; 10x faster EDI implementations
Market positioning
Disruptor challenging the legacy EDI managed service model (dominated by SPS Commerce). Positioned as the modern, API-first, AI-native alternative that eliminates the need for expensive managed services by automating EDI complexity through AI.
Geographic focus
North America (US primary), global trading partner network
About Erik Kiser
Ex-Doppio Group (Founder); decade of experience building custom EDI integrations and consulting on B2B integrations. Indiana University Bloomington.
Official website: https://www.orderful.com