Conversation
Highlights

Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that delves into GTM stories from tech’s most innovative B2B founders. In today’s episode, we’re speaking with Stephanie LaPierre, Founder and CEO at Teal Book, a supplier data platform that has raised over $72 million in funding.

Here are the most interesting points from our conversation:

• Entrepreneurial DNA: Stephanie comes from a family of entrepreneurs, including her grandmother who ran a Pepsi bottling and distribution arm, setting a powerful example of entrepreneurship and resilience.
• The Birth of Teal Book: Inspired by the inefficiencies observed in the supply chain data management during her consulting career, Stephanie saw an opportunity to use AI and machine learning to streamline and enhance supplier data for enterprises.
• Bridging Data Gaps in Supply Chains: Teal Book aims to fill the critical gap of inconsistent supplier data across enterprise systems, thereby enabling better decision-making and operational efficiencies.
• Empowering Supplier Diversity: One of the initial sparks for Teal Book was the need for better visibility into supplier diversity to meet corporate and regulatory reporting requirements, highlighting the platform’s potential to support ESG goals.
• Investment in Thought Leadership: Early on, Teal Book invested in thought leadership to educate the market on the value of a data-first approach in procurement, differentiating itself in a complex landscape.
• The Vision for Teal Book: With a future focused on becoming the gold standard in B2B supplier data, Stephanie envisions Teal Book as an indispensable part of every enterprise software implementation, ensuring data quality and integrity.