TK Kong
Head of Ramp Procurement, Ramp
TK is the Head of Ramp Procurement. He previously co-founded Venue, a procurement startup backed by Sequoia Capital and later acquired by Ramp in 2023. Prior to founding Venue, he was employee #20 and the product lead for spend management at Ramp. He graduated from Cornell with a BS in Information Science, Systems and Technology.
Articles by TK Kong
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What is a P-card? Choosing a P-card and how it compares to business credit cards
P-cards simplify expense management and improve spend visibility. Find out how P-cards compare to traditional business credit cards and how to choose one.
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What is direct procurement? Strategies and when to use it
Learn all you need to know about direct procurement, including why it's so important, common challenges, and how to optimize your direct procurement strategy.
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Direct vs. indirect procurement: A comparison guide
Compare direct vs. indirect procurement, their key differences, benefits, and impact on business operations. Learn how to optimize your procurement strategy.
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Unlock new cost savings in 2025 with Ramp Procurement
Ramp Procurement helps you capture unmanaged spend with intuitive workflows that make it easy for employees to follow your policies, keep everyone coordinated, and enable earlier spend visibility. Here’s how we’ve redesigned business purchasing from the ground up.
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5 signs your procurement process needs an overhaul
Software and Tech spend is often one of the five largest spend categories (behind line items like Cloud, Advertising, and Payroll), with an estimated 11% growth in worldwide business spending. Here are the five inflection points every business leader must know.
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Introducing three-way match, intake with AI, and more procurement upgrades
Announcing four core upgrades to our Procurement platform that provide significantly more benefits to our customers at every stage of the intake-to-pay process.