Aquiire (originally Vinimaya Inc) - Disrupting B2B Procurement with Real-Time Intelligent Search.
Vinimaya Inc was founded by Mahendra Vora to solve a persistent pain point in enterprise procurement: connecting buyers to multiple suppliers in real time without sacrificing control, compliance, or user experience. Backed by Mahendra Vora in the early 2000s, Vinimaya developed a patented Distributed Search™ technology that enabled large enterprises to search, compare, and purchase from multiple supplier catalogs—across disparate systems—in a single, consumer-like interface.
At a time when e-procurement was clunky, expensive, and siloed, Vinimaya’ s innovation allowed companies to dynamically connect external supplier content into existing ERP and P2P systems (like SAP, Oracle, and Ariba) without the need for duplicating data or onboarding every vendor. Its platform helped Fortune 500 firms drive user adoption, increase spend under management and achieve real-time compliance with negotiated pricing and contracts.
The company rebranded as Aquiire to reflect its evolution into a next-generation real-time procure-to-pay (P2P) platform, combining machine learning, real-time analytics, and seamless catalog integration. Aquiire was ultimately acquired by Coupa Software, a leader in Business Spend Management, validating its strategic importance in the future of intelligent procurement and marked another significant milestone of a tech exit for the Cincinnati region.
