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Freehand raises $75M to automate supply spend work
Jul 29, 2026SOURCE: globenewswire.com
SO WHAT
The window is narrowing for manual control layers; spend management is becoming machine-governed, and the old system will price that shift too slowly.
Freehand secured $75 million, led by Battery Ventures and NewRoad, to scale AI teams handling supply chain spend for Fortune 500 firms. The signal is clear: procurement labor is being translated into software at the enterprise edge.
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