Challenges
Freight Cost Overruns Eat Margin
Distributing across multiple geographies means managing freight costs across sea, air, road and rail for every shipment. Unexpected surcharges, route changes and carrier fees regularly erode the margin that made a deal viable.
Supplier Onboarding Is Repeated for Every New Region
Each new supply corridor requires a fresh round of sanctions screening, registry checks, financial due diligence and contract negotiation — processes that are repeated from scratch every time without a systematic approach.
Distribution Agreement Terms Are Inconsistent
Working across multiple suppliers and sub-distributors in different jurisdictions leads to a patchwork of contract terms — inconsistent payment schedules, liability structures and termination rights that create legal and operational risk.
Capital Tied Up in Advance Payments
Paying 30–50% advance to upstream suppliers before receiving goods — while collecting 30-day terms from downstream buyers — creates a structural cash flow gap that grows with every new supply corridor added.
No Single View Across the Supply Network
Distributor operations span multiple supplier deals, shipment statuses, contract versions and payment states simultaneously. Without a unified workspace, maintaining operational visibility requires significant manual coordination.
Partner Risk Changes Without Warning
A supplier that passed KYB checks 18 months ago may have changed ownership, accumulated financial risk or been added to a sanctions list since then. Manual re-verification only happens when something goes wrong.
STELLARI Solution
Source across regions from a single verified network
Search and filter suppliers across multiple commodity categories and geographies simultaneously. Every supplier in the network is pre-screened. Build and manage multi-region supplier relationships from one workspace.
Explore TradeContinuous partner monitoring, not one-time checks
Run initial due diligence on every new supplier and buyer in 60 seconds. Trust Scores update automatically as new signals arrive — sanctions changes, financial risk shifts and adverse media are flagged without manual re-verification.
Explore VerifyStandardise agreement terms across your supplier base
Use a consistent framework agreement template across multiple suppliers. GPT-4o generates jurisdiction-specific clauses while maintaining standard payment, liability and termination terms. All contracts stored in the deal workspace.
Explore ContractsCalculate route costs before locking in pricing
Compare freight costs across all modes before committing to a customer price. Track active shipments across multiple corridors from the same workspace. No freight cost surprises after the margin is already set.
Explore LogisticsBridge the cash flow gap with escrow on both sides
Lock supplier advance payments in escrow to release only on delivery confirmation. Accept escrow-protected payments from buyers. Reduce working capital exposure on every transaction — particularly on first orders with new counterparties.
Explore BankOperational guidance across every corridor
Ask the Agent about specific corridor regulations, tariff codes, Incoterms implications or contract clause interpretation — across any active deal, at any time. Consistent guidance without building internal expertise in every market.
Explore AgentWorkflow
Source and shortlist German chemical suppliers
TradeFilter by commodity "construction chemicals," country "Germany," certification "ISO 9001." 9 verified suppliers returned. Four shortlisted based on volume capacity and export history to MENA. Due diligence initiated in parallel on all four.
Run due diligence on all shortlisted suppliers simultaneously
VerifyFour Verify reports completed in under 4 minutes total. Two suppliers score above 80 (proceed). One scores 71 with a beneficial ownership flag (review recommended). One returns an AML risk flag (decline). Decision data documented for compliance record.
Generate framework agreements with standard distribution terms
ContractsFramework Supply Agreement applied to both approved suppliers: consistent payment terms (30% advance / 70% on BL), standard force majeure, identical liability caps, jurisdiction set to DIFC. Signed within 48 hours.
Compare freight costs across all three Gulf delivery points
LogisticsConsolidated sea freight Hamburg → Jebel Ali, Dammam and Shuwaikh calculated in one session. Multi-leg route identified: single container to Jebel Ali with cross-dock to Dammam and Shuwaikh reduces freight cost by 22% vs. three direct shipments.
Advance payment in escrow, released on corridor-by-corridor delivery
BankAdvance payments locked in escrow per shipment leg. Release triggers set per delivery confirmation at each port. Cash flow gap between supplier payment and buyer collection reduced from 65 days to 22 days.
Product Stack
STELLARI Trade
Search 500+ verified partners across 20+ global regions.
STELLARI Verify
AI due diligence: Trust Score 0–100 in under 60 seconds.
STELLARI Contracts
AI-generated supply agreements with digital signature.
STELLARI Logistics
Multi-modal route planning with real-time freight rates.
STELLARI Bank
Escrow-protected cross-border payments: USDT, BTC, ETH.
STELLARI Agent
GPT-4o AI co-pilot with live deal context, available 24/7.
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