Graphite Connect Elevated to The Hackett Group’s 2025–2026 ‘50 to Know’

‍LEHI, Utah – February 24, 2026 — After 4 years on the 50 to Watch list, Graphite Connect, the leading provider of automated supplier management and procurement orchestration, announced today that it has been named to The Hackett Group’s 2025–2026 50 to Know. 

This annual assessment recognizes the most impactful solution providers shaping the global procurement landscape. The 50 to Know list is compiled by The Hackett Group’s Solution Intelligence analysts (formerly the Spend Matters™ analyst team). Selection is informed by year-round market monitoring, detailed briefings, and a rigorous, data-driven evaluation of approximately 220 vendors globally. 

“We've seen the Graphite Supplier Network grow rapidly in the last 12 months, with over 700,000 suppliers and over 1 million supplier updates happening every single month,” said Conrad Smith, CEO of Graphite Connect. “Our patented network is delivering game-changing results for our customers — something we dub the Network Effect. When a supplier connected to 12 companies updates data in their profile, it is shared with all of those connected companies, triggering things like risk remediation plans, performance reviews or alerts to the internal teams working with that supplier.”

Graphite has been included in The Hackett Group’s Future Five and 50 to Watch consistently for the last 5 years. It was selected as one of only 4 companies elevated from the 50 to Watch list this year.

“Over time, the Graphite Connect platform has expanded beyond its original network concept with stronger governance, workflow-driven supplier management and deeper support for risk, compliance and collaboration,” said Bertrand Maltaverne, Lead Analyst, Upstream Procurement. ”Reflecting its growing traction, customer adoption and maturation of its offering, Graphite Connect has moved from the 50 to Watch list to the 50 to Know.”

Find the full lists and more information about The Hackett Group’s procurement technology assessment program at www.thehackettgroup.com/vendor-recognition.

About Graphite Connect

Graphite Connect is a supplier management platform that simplifies, automates, and accelerates the supplier onboarding process. Within the Graphite network, suppliers maintain one shareable profile containing commercial data, documents, and due diligence information. Graphite validates these profiles, automatically scores the risk of each supplier, and integrates with third-party data sources for a holistic risk review. Additionally, custom automated workflows, contract and document management, translation, and in-app communication create one centralized location for procurement to collaborate with suppliers and cross-department stakeholders. This single source of clean, accurate data integrates seamlessly with ERPs and other systems. Do business in minutes, not months.

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