Blog
Thoughts, updates, and insights from the Qado team.

Aug 2026
Knowledge
Contract Value Leakage: Recover 1–2% of Spend
Up to 9% of contract value is lost after signature. How manufacturers use qado to catch price deviations and contract violations.

Jun 2026
News
Procurement Summit Startup Award 2026: qado takes first
At Procurement Summit in Hamburg the audience voted: qado wins the 2026 Startup Award. Co-founder Nicolas Pardon pitched on the main stage.

Jun 2026
News
qado wins the EY AI Procurement Award 2026
A panel of procurement leaders from Sixt, Continental, Boehringer Ingelheim and Bayer assessed our software and awarded qado in the Operational category.

Apr 2026
Knowledge
The Future of Procurement
AI agents are shifting procurement from task execution to strategic oversight. Learn how buyers can unlock 5 to 10% additional savings in the agent era.

Apr 2026
News
Plug and Play Germany Summit
Teams using AI negotiate more often, with stronger arguments, and generate real savings. Here is how leaders like Krauss Maffei are doing it.

Apr 2026
Knowledge
Why AI Won’t Solve Procurement
AI models are powerful—but without proprietary context, they fail in real business decisions. Why context, not intelligence, is the real moat.

Apr 2026
News
Procurement in Financial Services
Insurtech Insights revealed a clear gap: procurement in financial services handles complex spend without the systems to match. Here is what needs to change.
