Kimia Hamidi is Co-Founder and CEO at NationGraph, an AI-native intelligence platform transforming how businesses sell to state, local, and education government entities. NationGraph raised $18M Series A led by Menlo Ventures in February 2026 and previously secured $4.5M seed funding led by XYZ Venture Capital.

Kimia previously founded Buyer, a negotiation-as-a-service platform acquired by Ramp in 2021, where he served as Head of Savings and launched AI-powered price intelligence tools. He studied Economics and Business at the University of Victoria and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from UBC Sauder School of Business.

Under Kimia's leadership at Ramp, the savings team helped customers realize an average of $21,500 in savings on vendor contracts. He also founded Ghostit, a content creation and lead generation company, and held product roles at SaaSquatch and Pretio Interactive.

NationGraph provides procurement intelligence by parsing millions of public sector sources to surface buying signals, contract expirations, and RFP opportunities for vendors. The platform integrates with CRMs and automates workflows to help businesses move from reactive to proactive government sales strategies.

NationGraph is making government procurement transparent and accessible, helping vendors identify opportunities before competitors and navigate the complex SLED market. The company is backed by investors who built OpenGov, Clever, and other iconic public sector companies.