Kojo

Kojo (operating at usekojo.com, formerly Agora) is an AI-powered construction material procurement and inventory management platform engineered to streamline supply chain operations for commercial trade contractors. Founded in 2018 by Maria Davidson, Micah Rodman, and Ryan Gibson, Kojo eliminates the massive material waste, administrative bloat, and manual phone-tag friction traditional specialty contractors face when ordering supplies from the field. Moving beyond paper purchase orders and disconnected spreadsheets, Kojo unites field foremen, warehouse managers, procurement agents, and finance teams within a single digital operating system. Under the hood, its enterprise software architecture—powered by automated mobile order workflows, AI invoice matching, tool tracking modules, and seamless ERP sync with platforms like Procore, Sage, and QuickBooks—natively handles purchase order issuance, vendor price comparison, digital delivery receiving, and automated 3-way invoice reconciliation. What sets Kojo apart is its field-first design that empowers tradespeople (electrical, mechanical, concrete, roofing) to request materials and track tool inventory straight from their mobile devices, driving real-time cost transparency and slashing material overspending across major construction projects nationwide.