# Why Mentum ## Why We Are Excited About Mentum A shared vision for AI-native supply chains, built by founders who understand both technology and logistics. Mentum was founded by Gustavo Trigos, a YC alum and former BlackRock AI quant with AI engineering, data science, and supply-chain expertise. Mentum built AI agents that automate procurement and supply-chain workflows by using LLMs to aggregate and standardize unstructured, email-driven data, with human-in-the-loop verification. ### R&D Acceleration Mentum has been building AI agents for supply-chain teams at mid-market U.S. manufacturers, complementing Nuvocargo’s NuvoOS roadmap for North America freight. ### Aligned Philosophy Build AI agents for tedious, repetitive work without requiring users to adopt new platforms (email, text, etc.), enabling humans to focus on relationships. ### Production Experience Implemented agents that automate quoting, proposal, and purchase-order workflows; engaged with 300+ VPs/Directors of Supply Chain and visited dozens of factories. ### Founder DNA YC founder DNA and a multicultural team across the U.S. and Latin America, aligned with Nuvocargo’s culture. ## What Mentum Brings Proven AI technology for real-world procurement and supply chain operations. Mentum’s AI agents streamline communication with suppliers and internal requestors, reducing cycle times and administrative workload. Using LLMs, they aggregate and standardize unstructured data from emails, spreadsheets, and documents, then automate subsequent workflows with a human-in-the-loop system for verification and approvals. ### Email-Native Agents Operate in the channels teams already use. ### Human-in-the-Loop Users verify and approve agent actions. ### Quoting / Proposal / PO Automation With suppliers at mid-market manufacturers. ### Built for Supply-Chain Teams Focused on real operational pain points. ### Measurable Results Quantifiable efficiency and cost improvements across supply chain workflows. - **70%** Faster procurement cycles - **$500K+** Savings per 10K requisitions - **15K+** Hours saved annually per customer - **98%** User adoption rate from day one ## What Our Founders Say Hear from the leadership teams shaping the future of AI in logistics. > “Gustavo is a very unique breed of founder...He deeply understands the intersection of agents and supply chain, and has been building technology that is extremely relevant to our roadmap and our vision for how AI will reshape the future of logistics.” > > **Deepak Chhugani** > Founder & CEO, Nuvocargo > “We are excited to bring our expertise together and tackle various complex technical challenges in logistics, across visibility, compliance, financing, pricing optimization, payments orchestration, and more.” > > **Gustavo Trigos** > Founder & CEO, Mentum ## Questions & Answers Everything you need to know about the acquisition and what it means for Mentum's future. ### What happens to Mentum after joining Nuvocargo? The Mentum team, including founder & CEO Gustavo Trigos, is joining Nuvocargo to strengthen our R&D organization and accelerate AI-agent initiatives within NuvoOS. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. ### Why did Nuvocargo acquire Mentum? We share an approach to AI agents: automate tedious, repetitive work in the channels teams already use (email, text), with humans overseeing and managing exceptions. Mentum’s production experience with mid-market U.S. manufacturers complements Nuvocargo’s AI-native TMS roadmap for North American freight. ### What does this mean for existing Mentum customers and partners? Existing relationships continue to be supported, with added resources from Nuvocargo to ensure stability and expanded capabilities.