Discover"World of DaaS"Zip CEO Rujul Zaparde - procurement, AI agents and YC insights
Zip CEO Rujul Zaparde - procurement, AI agents and YC insights

Zip CEO Rujul Zaparde - procurement, AI agents and YC insights

Update: 2025-08-19
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Rujul Zaparde is the co-founder and CEO of Zip, the $2.2 billion AI platform for procurement trusted by OpenAI, Anthropic, Snowflake, and hundreds of leading enterprises. He previously co-founded FlightCar, which raised over $40 million and was acquired by Mercedes-Benz. A former Airbnb product manager and Y Combinator visiting partner, Rujul has built Zip into the category-defining leader in procurement orchestration.

In this episode of World of DaaS, Rujul and Auren discuss:

  • Why everyone hates procurement departments
  • Building 50+ AI agents for enterprise workflows
  • The future of autonomous business processes
  • YC's evolution and startup quality over time


Looking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to http://worldofdaas.com/ for our podcast, newsletter and events, and follow us on X at @worldofdaas

You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Rujul Zaparde on Linkedin at @rujulz

Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant https://thepodcastconsultant.com


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Zip CEO Rujul Zaparde - procurement, AI agents and YC insights

Zip CEO Rujul Zaparde - procurement, AI agents and YC insights

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