Tenkara Ops Agents

Tenkara (Tenkara Labs, Inc.) was founded in 2024 and is datelined in San Francisco in its funding press release. It builds AI operations and supply chain software for mid-market manufacturers whose small back-office teams handle supplier sourcing, compliance paperwork and freight.

The platform is built around a Command Center that consolidates ERP data, purchase orders and email, with agent modules on top for procurement, freight, quality, demand planning, financials, cash flow and production planning. Named customers on the site include food, supplement, cosmetics and chemical brands such as Sphere Trading Co., Simple Sugars and Elm & Rye.

• Command Center: centralizes ERP, purchase orders, email and company data.
• Procurement agent: sources and qualifies alternative suppliers and calculates live DDP costs.
• Freight agent: quotes spot freight, books vetted carriers and tracks loads.
• Quality agent: digitizes quality documents, flags compliance gaps and supports lot traceability.
• Demand planning: runs routine orders early and models inventory against cash flow.
• Custom modules: builds additional agents for a specific manufacturer workflow.

Vietnamese food, cosmetics or chemical exporters could automate supplier RFQs and freight booking. Manufacturers with ERP and email-heavy purchasing could use the Command Center for supplier risk and cost drift monitoring.

Consolidates operational data from ERP, purchase orders and email into one view. Automates supplier sourcing, freight quoting and quality documentation. The site claims a 20% reduction in procurement spend and over 30% fewer receiving delays. Deployment is described as going live in days.

Mid-market manufacturers face volatile supply chains and lean back-office teams, which drives demand for AI agents that handle procurement, freight and compliance. Vietnamese exporters and contract-supplier networks face similar sourcing and logistics coordination loads.

Founded 2024 by Benjamin Stern (CEO), Evan Adkins and Jonah Stillman. Raised $7M in March 2026 led by True Ventures with HF0, WndrCo and others. Press release datelined San Francisco, March 30, 2026.