Analyst Recognitions

Driving success with Arkestro: Insights from analyst and experts

We don’t want to toot our own horn, but…

Predictive Procurement empowers users to improve win-rates while strengthening supply chain agility. Various analysts and industry experts have recognized Arkestro. We’ve been recognized by Gartner®, Spend Matters, and Ardent Partners has even said Arkestro has, “the potential to harmonize…and help sourcing and procurement professionals scale their expertise and best practices (while also driving impactful results).” Read more on what the experts are saying about Arkestro.

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The Hackett Group’s 2025-2026 “50 to Watch”

We’re proud to share that Arkestro has been named to The Hackett Group’s 2025-2026 “50 to Watch” procurement provider list. The recognition highlights fast-rising providers pushing procurement technology forward through innovation and differentiated solutions. The lists are compiled by The Hackett Group® Solution Intelligence analysts, formerly the Spend Matters™ analyst team. We’re honored to be included among companies shaping what’s next in procurement.

DARCY 2025 Top 10 Innovator — Completions

Arkestro was recognized by Darcy Partners as a 2025 Top 10 Innovator in the Completions space. This designation is awarded to companies that are moving the needle in meaningful ways, based on operator feedback from pilots and deployments, as well as engagement signals across the Darcy Connect platform. Darcy’s evaluation reflects where industry interest is accelerating and highlights technologies helping operators address the most pressing challenges in modern completions workflows.

Arkestro Listed as Top Tech — Sourcing in the Spring 2025 SolutionMap

Arkestro was one of 106 procurement technology vendors who underwent the most rigorous functionality and capability assessment of procurement technology in the industry. SolutionMap contains 500+ RFI requirements across 16 procurement technology categories with mandatory demos and impartial, anonymized customer ratings.

“Selecting procurement and finance technology is getting more and more complicated as vendors continue to innovate in different directions and the market expands into adjacent areas of finance and supply chain. Moreover, tech investment stakes are also higher than ever as budgets come under scrutiny and rapid savings/ROI is more important than ever.” – Jason Busch, Founder, Spend Matters

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Lateisha Thomas, Arkestro’s Director of Professional Services, has been honored with the 2025 Women in Supply Chain award by Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

This esteemed award recognizes remarkable female leaders and executives within the supply chain industry, celebrating their outstanding achievements, mentorship, and the exemplary roles they play in paving the way for women at all levels of a company’s supply chain network.

Supply & Demand Chain Executive Names Arkestro’s Edmund Zagorin, Rob DeSantis as Recipients of 2024 Pros to Know Awards

Edmund Zagorin

Founder and Chief Strategy Officer

Rob DeSantis

Co-Founder

Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the only publication covering the entire global supply chain, has named Arkestro’s Edmund Zagorin, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, and Rob DeSantis, Co-Founder, as winners of this year’s Pros to Know awards, in the “Top Procurement Pros” and “Lifetime Achievement” categories, respectively. These awards recognize outstanding executives whose accomplishments offer a roadmap for other leaders looking to leverage supply chain for competitive advantage.

“A majority of procurement leaders believe that supply management technology, predictive analytics, and data science applied to procurement’s Big Data will have a significant impact on their operations over the next few years.”

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Arkestro listed in The Leading 100 List

The Leading 100 List recognizes high-impact technology start-ups that are helping to redefine the future of the brand-to-consumer business model and driving business value for brands as well as retailers. These companies are solving business problems, powering growth, and helping brands deliver on customer expectations through innovative, accessible, and powerful technology solutions.

All companies were vetted and selected using a rigorous methodology which measures Innovation, Business Impact, Commercialization & Customers, Teams and Experience, Competition, Media Buzz, and Investor Value Creation.

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