Interos launches iQ platform for supply chain risk
Tue, 5th May 2026 (Today)
interos.ai has launched iQ, a second-generation supply chain risk platform with new tools for reputational risk, tariff exposure and multi-tier supply chain tracing.
Aimed at large businesses and government agencies, the platform is designed to help organisations identify supplier risk beyond direct vendors and link those risks to financial exposure.
interos.ai is positioning iQ as an update to its existing supply chain intelligence platform, with a stronger focus on predictive analysis and workflow integration. Users can match enterprise resource planning identifiers against its knowledge graph to assess supplier exposure in dollar terms and identify alternative suppliers before disruption affects operations.
The launch comes as companies face growing pressure to monitor deeper layers of their supplier networks. interos.ai says most businesses understand and monitor only 2% of their supply chain, leaving limited visibility into lower-tier suppliers, where disruption, misconduct or geopolitical events can emerge.
Those blind spots contribute to wider losses across global supply chains. interos.ai cited annual disruption costs of USD $2.5 trillion and said 90% of organisations do not learn about sub-tier supplier disruptions for 48 hours or more.
Three modules
At launch, iQ includes three modules: iTariffs, iTracing and iReputation. Each addresses a different category of supply chain risk that companies often struggle to detect quickly or measure in financial terms.
iTariffs maps tariff exposure across Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers. Teams can examine potential cost impact by country and product category and identify suppliers most exposed to tariff changes.
iTracing focuses on product-level visibility across multi-tier supplier networks. Customers can connect the tool to bills of materials to assess which products, components and materials are affected by a disruption or trade restriction.
iReputation focuses on reputational issues within supplier networks. It combines interos.ai supplier intelligence data with Dataminr's real-time monitoring of social media and news sources to detect signs of corruption, financial distress, scandals and regulatory breaches as they emerge.
According to interos.ai, iReputation monitors developments every 20 minutes and scores events by severity. The tool is intended to reduce the time risk teams spend reviewing raw information and improve their ability to respond early.
The product also reflects growing concern about supplier behaviour and external influence. interos.ai said reputational risks can include adverse corporate conduct, negative financial developments and foreign influence across the supply chain.
Financial focus
A central part of the iQ launch is expressing supply chain risk in financial terms. interos.ai said its ERP matching process helps companies move from broad risk signals to estimated dollar exposure, which could make supply chain monitoring more relevant to finance teams and senior executives.
That financial framing is especially prominent in iTariffs and iTracing, where users can estimate the operational and commercial impact of sudden tariff changes, import restrictions or geopolitical events. The tools are intended to show whether a specific event affects the products and components a company actually uses.
"iQ will surface the best suggestions and for the first time, allow for seamless integrated ERP workflow and end-to-end execution," said Yardley Pohl, chief product and technology officer at interos.ai.
"iQ helps prioritize the suppliers and locations that matter most, assign owners, and start mitigation in the tools they already use. By bringing your specific materiality into interos.ai.ai, organizations can quantify exposure in dollars and communicate risk in the language CFOs use every day," Pohl said.
Customer demand
interos.ai said the initial release is available to select customers. The company serves Fortune 1000 companies and federal departments, and says more than a quarter of the Fortune 100 use its platform.
The launch also points to stronger demand for tools that go beyond direct supplier checks. As trade policy shifts, geopolitical tensions and online scrutiny affect supply chains more quickly, companies are looking for earlier warning signs from lower tiers of their networks.
One customer, Vantage Data Centres, said supply chain visibility has become more important as operating conditions grow less predictable.
"Working in the data center industry today requires a high level of agility," said MaryAnn Hylton, TPRM at Vantage Data Centres.
"To be agile, we need visibility into potential third-party risks. interos.ai.ai has provided us with additional insight into potential risk domains," Hylton said.