Aquiire: Gary Hare: Coupa-Aquiire Deal May Signal the 'Start of True E-procurement for the Mid-market'

Categories: E-Sourcing, eProcurement / Procurement, M&A, Optimization, M&A, Tail SpendTags: Process and Best PracticeAfter Coupa bought Aquiire in October, procurement veteran Gary Hare said in a Spend Matters interview that the deal "surely sends a signal, but maybe not an obvious one." Hare knows where Aquiire came from and possibly where this acquisition is taking Coupa. He knows because until 2009 he led Vinimaya before it morphed into Aquiire - back when the company got several of the patents that Coupa hopes will propel it forward. So read about the future of e-procurement in this Q&A, which will appear in two parts.(Read more...)