Vladimir Keil is Co-Founder and CEO of Lio (formerly askLio), an AI-powered procurement platform that deploys autonomous agents to automate enterprise purchasing workflows. Lio raised $30M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz in March 2026 and manages billions in enterprise spend for Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies.

Vladimir studied at Technical University of Munich and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen, earning degrees in Industrial Engineering and Management and Digital Technologies. He previously co-founded Gabriel AI, an AI startup that partnered with German law enforcement, and had a profitable startup by age 22.

Vladimir participated in Y Combinator's Summer 2023 batch and received an award from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs presented by Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck. He experienced procurement challenges firsthand while working at large enterprises and consulting firms, inspiring him to build Lio.

Lio serves over 500,000 users and is used by Munich Re, Brose, Novozymes, Walmart, and Schaeffler. The platform has helped customers automate 75% of outsourced procurement tasks within six months and complete processes in minutes that previously took weeks.

Lio's AI agents manage billions of dollars in enterprise spend and execute end-to-end procurement workflows across ERPs, contracts, and systems. The company was recognized by ProcureTech100 alongside Microsoft and Palantir and won the BME Procurement Excellence Award with Rehau.