Warsaw’s SalesPatriot Raises €4.2M to Modernize Defense Procurement and Expand Across Europe
The Polish-American startup SalesPatriot is building a next-generation defense procurement platform — combining AI, structured data, and legacy systems — to speed up supply chains and strengthen Western defense resilience.
Warsaw-based SalesPatriot, a Polish-American startup developing a next-generation procurement platform for defense and aerospace components, has raised €4.2 million in seed funding to modernize how critical parts are sourced, bought, and sold.
The round was led by CRV, with participation from Pear VC, Y Combinator, SV Angel, Liquid2, Uncorrelated Ventures, and a high-profile network of angels including Paul Graham, Rich Miner, Mark Pincus, Steve Blank, and Mati Staniszewski. This brings the company’s total funding to €5.4 million.
“Our vision is to become the default system of record for defense procurement – and eventually, all critical supply chains,” said Nelson Ray, CEO of SalesPatriot. “Wars today are won with logistics and supply chains as much as with new platforms. We’re building the infrastructure to make sure the West is ready.”
A surge in defense-related procurement tech
SalesPatriot’s funding comes amid a surge of investor interest in procurement and defense-related technologies across Europe. In 2025 alone, several European startups raised capital to automate sourcing and manufacturing processes:
- Mercanis (Germany) – €17.3M Series A for AI-driven procurement
- Nvelop (Finland) – €1.2M seed for agentic-AI enterprise systems
- Magentic (UK) – €4.6M to automate supply-chain operations
- 3D Spark (Germany) – €2M for manufacturing SaaS
- Bonx (France) – €7.3M to expand AI-ERP tools
While these firms target general enterprise procurement, SalesPatriot stands out as the only startup focused exclusively on defense and aerospace, and one of few operating from Poland, a rising defense-tech hub in Central Europe.
Building the digital backbone for Western defense
Founded in 2024 by Nelson Ray, Benjamin Rhodes-Kropf, and Maciej Szymczyk, SalesPatriot was born out of frustration with slow, outdated procurement systems still used by major defense contractors.
Ray, a former Aurora Defense Group engineer, witnessed firsthand how teams lost time managing quotes and purchase orders across spreadsheets and email chains. CTO Rhodes-Kropf, who conducted AI research at MIT, joined to integrate machine learning and data structuring into the process.
“We built SalesPatriot from day one to integrate with the messy reality of defense procurement,” said Rhodes-Kropf. “Our workflows don’t force users to change how they work – they remove the manual overhead.”
SalesPatriot’s platform connects ERP systems, government portals, spreadsheets, and unstructured communications into one structured environment. Its AI-driven workflows automate quote processing and order management, enabling suppliers to process orders up to 7x faster — with users already managing over $200 million in annual Pentagon orders.
Polish engineering powering Western defense
In just over a year, SalesPatriot has landed contracts with major distributors including Jamaica Bearings Group, AllClear Aerospace, and STATZ Corporation.
The startup recently opened SalesPatriot House in Warsaw — a hybrid workspace and residence for its growing team — to tap into Poland’s strong engineering base.
“Poland is full of world-class engineers eager to work on meaningful challenges,” said Maciej Szymczyk, Co-founder of SalesPatriot. “With SalesPatriot House, we’re giving them the opportunity to build mission-critical technology side by side with our U.S. team.”
SalesPatriot currently employs 10 people across engineering and business development and plans to grow to 15 by the end of 2025, focusing on full-stack development and scaling commercial operations.
Backed by top-tier investors
Investors view SalesPatriot as a key enabler of Western industrial resilience.
“The ability to build, source, and produce efficiently and domestically is what sustains American competitiveness,” said Caitlin Bolnick Rellas, General Partner at CRV. “SalesPatriot is building the procurement engine for the next generation of defense manufacturers.”
SalesPatriot’s model — housing engineers, providing meals, and offering relocation to its San Francisco HQ — mirrors Silicon Valley’s early “builder culture,” emphasizing rapid iteration and real-world impact.
“SalesPatriot is what great talent looks like in action: deep problem insight, relentless shipping culture, and obsession with customer workflows,” said investor Bartek Pucek. “Wars are won with logistics; logistics today are won with software.”
Looking ahead
Over the next 18 months, SalesPatriot aims to dominate the defense sector, enter commercial aviation, and expand into European and Asian procurement markets. Long-term, the company envisions becoming the trusted infrastructure layer for all mission-critical supply chains — spanning defense, aerospace, and energy.
As the West races to strengthen its defense-industrial base, Poland’s SalesPatriot could play a pivotal role — turning procurement software into a strategic weapon of readiness.
