Find the Right Suppliers to Drive Innovation and Efficiency
Identify reliable suppliers, evaluate their capabilities, and streamline your sourcing strategy with data-driven insights.
Over 1000+ Users and 100+ Brands Trust GreyB
An Urgent Need for Carbon-Negative Packaging Solutions The R&D head of a leading food company sought carbon-negative packaging solutions, focusing on materials, processes, and key players in the value chain. With growing regulatory pressures and increasing consumer demand for sustainable products, their current packaging solutions were becoming a liability. The
Explore Global Suppliers & Make Smarter Sourcing Decisions
Finding the right supplier isn’t just about cost—it’s about quality, reliability, and strategic alignment with your business needs. Our supplier scouting service helps R&D and procurement teams identify, evaluate, and connect with the best-fit suppliers worldwide.
Discover Emerging & Established Suppliers
Access a curated list of suppliers with verified capabilities, ensuring they align with your technical and business requirements.
Assess Supplier Strengths & Risks
Evaluate suppliers based on factors like innovation potential, production capacity, compliance, and market reputation.
Optimize Sourcing & Supply Chain Resilience
Reduce risks and enhance efficiency by identifying alternative suppliers, mitigating disruptions, and ensuring continuity in your supply chain.
Our Core Strengths, Vouched by 1000+ Users
Businesses across industries trust us to simplify supplier scouting and improve supply chain decision-making. With data-backed insights, we help you find and evaluate the right suppliers faster.
Scouted by GreyB
Our research is not only relible on the website information, we talk to startup founders and CEOs to find the right suplier for your company.
Industry-Specific Supplier Research
We focus on technology-driven industries, ensuring you connect with suppliers that meet specialized R&D and production needs.
Comprehensive & Verified Insights
Our research includes supplier innovation, (verified ) production capabilities, and compliance data, helping you make informed choices.
Actionable Intelligence for Faster Decisions
We translate complex supplier research into clear, strategic recommendations, empowering you to build a more resilient supply chain.
Our Methodology: How We Scout Suppliers
Our structured approach ensures you discover the right suppliers efficiently and effectively.
Strategic Alignment
We scan 500+ global data sources including startup databases, accelerators, funding rounds, and industry reports to identify potential partners.
- Startup ecosystem tracking
- Technology and capability assessment
- Quality and compliance checks
Comprehensive Mapping
Expert-driven filtering using proprietary algorithms to filter potential suppliers that align with your requirements
- Capability scoring
- Reliability and track record evaluation
- Strategic fit analysis
Analysis & Evaluation
We evaluate supplier capabilities, risk profiles, and compatibility with your operations.
- Technical assessment
- Operational capacity evaluation
- Cost and risk analysis
Delivery & Integration
Actionable insights delivered in reports and strategic roadmaps to help you onboard suppliers efficiently.
- Supplier shortlist with recommendations
- Partnership feasibility reports
- Integration guidance
Success Stories
Real results from our startup scouting engagements with leading enterprises.
Global Dairy Leader
Dairy Industry
Challenge
A U.S.-based global food and dairy company needed to understand Chile’s plant-based milk market to position its products effectively amid shifting consumer demands and rising competition.
Solution
Research into consumer preferences, buying behavior, competitor claims, and packaging revealed gaps in price, variety, and nutrition. These insights guided strategies for pricing, diversified product lines, and nutrition-focused formulations.
Outcome
The company gained strategic clarity, achieving 15% faster market entry, 25% higher consumer satisfaction, and 20% more product variety in Chile’s plant-based milk sector.
Key Results
25%
Rise in consumer satisfaction
15%
Faster market entry
3
Leading consumer motivations identified
A Global Nutrition Company
Infant Formula
Challenge
The company needed an infant formula tailored to C-section-born babies that could restore gut microbiota, reduce infection risks, and meet parental concerns while ensuring regulatory compliance.
Solution
Through ingredient research and clinical trials, a blend of GOS/FOS prebiotics, Bifidobacterium breve M-16V, Lactobacillus fermentum CECT5716, and targeted vitamins was developed. This met regulations, delivered proven results, and built parental trust.
Outcome
The formula combined prebiotics, probiotics, and vitamins to restore gut microbiota, reduce infection risks, and improve infant health. It supported clear product claims and positioned the company as a market leader in regions with high C-section birth rates.
Key Results
50+
Publications, clinical trials, and patents analyzed
4
Ingredient combinations identified
3
Leading brands benchmarked
Why to choose GreyB your next partner?
Scouted by GreyB
When your innovation discovery requires verified results, GreyB goes beyond desktop research to validate, verify, and benchmark innovations against the metrics that matter most to you. Explore our Scouted By GreyB series to see how we do it for startup and suppliers.
Startup Database
Discover early-stage startups with groundbreaking innovations. By tapping into a curated list of emerging companies, you can identify potential partners, investment opportunities, and disruptive technologies that are shaping the future across industries.
EIC Partner
GreyB is trusted by the European Innovation Council to deliver strategic insights and tailored solutions that drive innovation, reflecting our commitment to helping businesses achieve long-term success.
Accelerate Innovation Discovery with SLATE
AI-driven platform that streamlines innovation discovery. With a centralized database of research, patents, and industry trends, Slate helps you track competitors, explore new materials, and make faster, data-backed decisions in R&D.
Exceptional Team, Rewarding Results.
GreyB’s team brought a refreshingly interactive approach to our 5G wireless invalidation project. I wasn’t used to it, but it worked well. Arjun kept things organized and on track. Preetika, the technical lead, was well-prepared with highlighted passages during our
The simple language summaries are a game-changer for communicating with clients. They understand the patents without getting lost in legal terminology.
As a patent litigator, I need to quickly assess prior art. Global Patent Search AI consistently surfaces the most relevant patents in the top results, saving countless hours.
This tool has dramatically reduced the time I spend on preliminary patent searches. The summaries are remarkably accurate and help me quickly determine relevance.
If I were to give you a testimonial, I will praise for your reporting format especially the level of detail you can capture in the analysis. Another aspect that struck a chord with me is how the file history was
As you know I work with you on FTO matters in consumer products industry. My project technologies are simpler but I need first turnaround times and clean reporting to make a go and no-go decisions. I am happy with the
As you know, I use you for patentability searches and I know you are not the cheapest one, nor do I search for the cheapest vendor. Why I still use you is because you respond fast, you tell me if
Our corporate team has 4 divisions and we need a lot of work on the business use of patent data (Patent-Informatics). I got impressed with your dashboard capabilities, especially when you can ensure the accuracy of data behind the dashboard
I don’t have much to add, most of my requirements are about good quality invalidation search as that’s what our firm is specialized in doing. The star point for me in your capability and services is how well you extend
Arjun and his team delivered top-notch service on the invalidation search project. They kept us informed throughout the process and provided very useful interim reports with high quality technical discussions to achieve an excellent result. It was a seamless project
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Technology Landscape
Startup Scouting
Whitespace Analysis
Market Research
Competitive Analysis
Custom Scouting Solutions?
Not all innovation needs fit in a box—and we get that. If you’re exploring something unique or need to scout a niche technology, startup, or supplier, we’ll tailor a custom project just for you. Whether it’s for a strategic pivot or a next-gen R&D plan, we’ll help you move forward with clarity.
Read Recent Case Studies
An Urgent Need for Carbon-Negative Packaging Solutions The R&D head of a leading food company sought carbon-negative packaging solutions, focusing on materials, processes, and key players in the value chain.
Industries We Serve
Our supplier scouting expertise spans across diverse industries, delivering sector-specific insights and opportunities.
Food & Beverages
Driving innovation in alternative ingredients, sustainable packaging, and health-focused products.
Consumer Goods
AI, quantum computing, cybersecurity, and emerging software platforms.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Digital health, biotechnology, medical devices, and pharmaceutical innovations.
Automotive & Mobility
Electric vehicles, autonomous driving, and next-gen transportation solutions.
Consumer Electronics
Wearables, smart devices, AR/VR, and next-generation consumer tech.
Sustainability & Packaging
Renewable energy, smart grids, energy storage, and sustainability technologies.
Talk to our Leaders With 1500+ Open Innovation Triumphs.
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Most Asked Questions
What is supplier scouting?
Supplier scouting is the process of identifying, evaluating, and selecting suppliers or partners that can provide innovative solutions, meet quality standards, and align with your strategic objectives
How does supplier scouting differ from vendor management?
Vendor management focuses on existing suppliers’ performance and contracts, while supplier scouting is proactive, identifying new partners and capabilities to drive innovation or enter new markets.
What industries do you cover?
We cover multiple industries, including consumer goods, healthcare, automotive, energy, manufacturing, and technology, identifying suppliers with the right capabilities and innovation potential.
How long does a typical supplier scouting project take?
Timeline depends on scope: focused supplier searches take 4–6 weeks, while comprehensive global supplier landscapes can take 8–10 weeks.
What kind of deliverables can I expect?
You will receive supplier shortlists, capability assessments, risk analyses, and partnership recommendations tailored to your operational and strategic goals.
Can GreyB tailor the supplier search for my specific needs?
Yes. We design custom supplier scouting projects based on your technology, quality, cost, and operational requirements.
Do you provide ongoing supplier monitoring?
Yes. Many clients opt for continuous updates on supplier performance, new entrants, and emerging capabilities in their supply chain ecosystem.
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