
Kowalah is a SaaS platform specializing in AI procurement, designed to help CIOs and IT leaders navigate the complex AI vendor landscape. It provides specialized tools, frameworks, and guidance for AI use case identification, vendor evaluation, risk management, and stakeholder alignment to ensure successful AI adoption and measurable business impact. Founded by Charlie Cowan, Kowalah addresses the challenges of AI procurement by offering AI-specific templates, evaluation frameworks, and governance planning, enabling organizations to reduce procurement risks and accelerate AI implementation. The platform supports various buying team sizes with tiered subscription plans and emphasizes cross-functional AI leadership and governance.

Kowalah is a SaaS platform specializing in AI procurement, designed to help CIOs and IT leaders navigate the complex AI vendor landscape. It provides specialized tools, frameworks, and guidance for AI use case identification, vendor evaluation, risk management, and stakeholder alignment to ensure successful AI adoption and measurable business impact. Founded by Charlie Cowan, Kowalah addresses the challenges of AI procurement by offering AI-specific templates, evaluation frameworks, and governance planning, enabling organizations to reduce procurement risks and accelerate AI implementation. The platform supports various buying team sizes with tiered subscription plans and emphasizes cross-functional AI leadership and governance.
What they do: SaaS platform and services for AI procurement, deployment, change enablement, and managed AI delivery for mid-sized enterprises
Founder: Charlie Cowan
Core offering: 2–3 week AI Impact Sprints plus training and ongoing managed services
Employees: 6
Funding (reported): 100,000 USD (last listed 2018-02-01)
AI procurement, vendor evaluation, governance, and organisational adoption of AI
Enterprise AI / AI services
100000.00