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Procurement ai,
Agentic Negotiator

Supplier cost assessment and Sourcing

C$200,000 seed
October 2026
Finux Labs

The complexity of Supplier Sourcing

Price, volume, freight and delivery terms can trigger repeated offers and counteroffers
Buyer Offers and counteroffers Supplier
Buyer and Supplier repeated negotiation offers and counteroffers
Each revision can trigger another quote, cost calculation and approval.
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Repeated negotiation rounds take time

Initial customer hypothesis: manufacturers and distributors with 20–499 employees
Each pricing round adds time and coordination cost
Buyer: procurement manager
Partner: finance and operations

Pricing rounds

Repeated offers and clarifications stretch time to agreement.

Coordination

Teams reconcile price, volume, freight and delivery terms.

Rework

Revised quotes trigger new comparisons and internal reviews.

Approval

Decision makers need clear terms and a traceable agreement.

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The procurement decision assistant

Proposed workflow: agents initiate preliminary terms, then people review the agreement
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Set the strategy

Define demand, service targets, budget and sourcing constraints.

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Compare the bids

Normalize supplier terms and calculate total annual cost.

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Agents negotiate

Buyer and Supplier Agents exchange offers within agreed limits.

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People decide

Review initial terms, refine details or approve the agreement.

Agents propose the initial agreement. People review details and approve final terms.
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Supplier Cost Explorer

Working alpha for transparent supplier cost assessment
Supplier Cost Explorer Alpha Tool Screenshot
Alpha capabilities
  • Buyer and supplier input editors
  • Five annual cost components
  • Live rankings and scenarios
  • Worked formulas and CSV export
sourcing-alpha.connextium.xyz
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ABC Electronics illustrative case, USD. Demonstration data. Alpha status does not establish commercial traction.
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The ABC Electronics cost assessment

Three supplier bids evaluated on the same demand and service assumptions
Supplier 3
$117.9k
Supplier 2
$98.8k
Supplier 1
$128.0k
Material
Transport
Ordering
Cycle carrying
Safety stock
US$98,777
Supplier 2
lowest modeled annual cost
US$19,108
below Supplier 3 with more inventory and a longer mean lead time
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Illustrative annual costs in USD. 52 weeks, 95% cycle service, price-only inventory value. Supplier 3 freight: $7.25/100 lb.
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Finance Decision Intelligence

Working alpha for financial visibility and supplier payment planning
Finance Decision Intelligence (FDI) Alpha Tool Screenshot
Alpha capabilities
  • Financial KPIs and reports
  • Cash forecasts and payables
  • Validated CSV imports
Planned connection: sourcing scenarios in cash planning.
fdi-alpha.connextium.xyz
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Actual guest sample workspace. Displayed financial values are USD demonstration data, not Finux Labs results.
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Buyer and supplier agents negotiate first

Proposed capability: preliminary pricing agreement with a human decision at the end
Buyer Procuring Agent Avatar

Buyer Procuring Agent

Target cost, demand, volume and service constraints

Offer / counteroffer
Within authorized limits
Supplier Agent Avatar

Supplier Agent

Price bounds, capacity, freight and delivery limits

Initial agreement

Proposed pricing and terms

Human Reviewer Male Avatar

Human review and decision

Human Reviewer Female Avatar
Review details, revise or approve
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Roadmap capability. Agents propose terms. Authorized people review, refine or approve the final agreement.
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A focused Canadian entry market

Manufacturing and wholesale SMEs provide a starting universe, not a qualified customer list
85,785
Canadian manufacturing and wholesale businesses with 1–499 employees
46,793 manufacturing SMEs 38,992 wholesale SMEs
Illustrative addressable model
5% meet the initial profile ≈ 4,289 potential accounts
C$1,500 annual subscription ≈ C$6.4m / year
Annual-plan subscription scenario. Usage fees remain unmodeled.
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ISED, Key Small Business Statistics 2025, December 2024 counts. Fit rate and subscription value below are planning assumptions.
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A focused position in an active market

Proposed focus: agent negotiation with traceable costs and a human approval step
Alternative Established strength Finux Labs’ proposed focus
Excel and Copilot Flexible analysis inside familiar workbooks A consistent supplier cost model with traceable assumptions
SAP Ariba Broad sourcing workflow and AI agent capabilities A narrow entry workflow for smaller procurement teams
Fairmarkit Automation for repetitive sourcing events Inventory, freight and cash trade-offs in buyer preparation
Finux Labs Two working alpha tools Agent negotiation with human review and finance checks
Finux Labs
Competitor scope reflects official descriptions. Finux Labs’ dual-agent negotiation and finance connection remain planned.
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Subscription and transaction fees to validate

Base pricing plus transaction-count and transaction-value fee options
C$1,200
8-week paid pilot
One purchasing category · A scoped negotiation and outcome review
C$1,500 / year
or C$150 / month
Workspace subscription
Usage fee basis Calculation Pricing status
Transaction count Completed transactions × fee Per-transaction fee to validate
Transaction value Approved value × agreed rate Value-based rate to validate
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All prices CAD. Usage rates and whether fees combine remain to validate. Pilot fees do not count as subscription ARR.
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Three paid pilots establish the first proof

A founder-led entry through Canadian manufacturing and distribution networks
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paid Canadian pilots targeted within 18 months
Pilot scope: one buyer, a willing supplier, one category and a finance reviewer.

Recruit

Founder outreach to buyers and ERP advisors.

Run

Real quotations and agent limits. A buyer-approved baseline.

Measure

Pricing rounds and staff time. Finance-verified outcomes.

Convert

Paid renewals and references. A repeatable onboarding process.

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The evidence behind each decision

Proposed agent negotiation with deterministic cost checks and human approval

Quotations and mandates

Source-linked inputs

Buyer / Supplier Agents

Mandate-bound negotiation

Cost engine

Verified calculations

Initial agreement

Human review and approval

Human review and approval

Authorized final decision

Finance impact

Cash and payment scenarios

Approved terms and records · ERP integration roadmap
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Potential defensibility: approved term histories, cost-model coverage and measurable customer outcomes.
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Founder experience and execution plan

Ju He (Terence), founder and builder · juhe.terence@gmail.com
10+ years
Enterprise application development and integration across banking, supply chain finance, insurance and e-commerce
Trade Finance, Procurement, Enterprise Cloud, Agentics, Agents Engineering B.C.-based development

Months 1–6

Quotation extraction and review · Reproducible cost comparisons

Months 7–12

Buyer and Supplier Agent negotiation · Human review and first paid pilots

Months 13–18

Three paid pilots and renewal tests · Initial recurring revenue target

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An 18-month plan for C$200,000

An 18-month seed plan for agent-assisted negotiation and three paid Canadian pilots
C$200k
18 months · ≈C$11,100 monthly budget
Target: three paid pilots and initial recurring revenue.
Use of funds C$
Founder and engineering 120,000
Procurement and pilots 18,000
Cloud, AI and tools 12,000
Customer acquisition 20,000
Legal and security 10,000
Contingency 20,000
Total 200,000
Finux Labs
Government R&D support may extend runway, subject to eligibility and approval. The base plan excludes unapproved assistance.
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November 02—03, 2026 / The Nest, UBC

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