Thrillophilia

Certa’s no-code platform makes it easy to digitize and manage the lifecycle of all your suppliers, partners, and customers. With automated onboarding, contract lifecycle management, and ESG management, Certa eliminates the procurement bottleneck and allows companies to onboard third-parties 3x faster.

About Pendo

Pendo is a leading product experience and software analytics platform that helps companies understand how users interact with their software and improve those experiences. It operates in the product analytics and digital adoption space, enabling organizations to combine analytics, in-app guidance, and user feedback in one unified platform.

Pendo – Key Highlights

• Founded in 2013, headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina
• Serves 14,000+ companies globally
• Processes 20B+ daily events and supports 1B+ users
• 850+ employees across global offices
• Raised $350M+ total funding from investors like General Atlantic, Tiger Global, and Sapphire Ventures

Chisel was acquired by Pendo in 2026, marking a key milestone in its journey. The acquisition strengthens Pendo’s push into AI-driven product experience, with Chisel’s agentic capabilities becoming a core part of Pendo’s broader platform vision.

Chisel Labs is an AI-powered product management platform built to help product teams move faster and make better decisions. It operates in the product management and AI SaaS space, bringing feedback, roadmapping, and documentation into a unified system of record.

At its core, Chisel functions as an AI PM Agent, automating workflows like PRDs, research, and feedback analysis - allowing teams to focus on strategy, prioritization, and product outcomes.

About Chisel

Chisel is a lean, globally distributed team with presence across the US and India. The team operates at the intersection of AI, product management, and enterprise SaaS, with a strong emphasis on ownership, speed, and building for real-world product teams at scale. Post-acquisition, the team is now part of Pendo’s broader organization.

🏆 Milestones

• Founded in the early 2020s as a next-gen product management platform
• Built one of the early AI-native PM agents for automating product workflows
• Grew adoption across global teams with integrations like Jira, Salesforce, and Zendesk
• Achieved strong product recognition across PM tooling ecosystems
• Acquired by Pendo (2026) to accelerate AI innovation in product experience

The company offers end-to-end software solutions by combining business domain experience, technical expertise, industry knowledge, and quality-driven delivery model. It guides clients through the full cycle of digital product development, from conceptualization to deployment. The company has a strong history of providing software solutions to various industries, including healthcare, finance, retail, and manufacturing. Its use-cases include developing custom software applications, mobile applications, and web applications. The company's solutions help clients solve their business problems by providing them with innovative and efficient software solutions. The company operates in various industries, including healthcare, finance, retail, and manufacturing. It provides software solutions to clients in these industries to help them improve their business processes, increase efficiency, and reduce costs. The company's solutions are tailored to meet the specific needs of each client, ensuring that they receive the best possible software solution.

Bits In Glass (BIG) is an award-winning software consulting firm that helps organizations improve operations and drive better customer experiences. They specialize in business process automation consulting, helping clients unlock the potential of their people, processes, and data.

Discovr AI is an agentic, AI-native creator advertising platform that helps brands and agencies plan, execute, and measure influencer campaigns with speed, control, and repeatable performance. We automate the campaign lifecycle—from briefs and creator selection to approvals, QA, and reporting—so teams can scale creator programs without scaling headcount. Built for enterprise workflows, Discovr AI brings structured processes, visibility, and measurable outcomes to creator-led advertising

The Company

At Palcode.ai, We're on a mission to fix the massive inefficiencies in pre-construction. Think about it - in a $10 trillion industry, estimators still spend weeks analyzing bids, project managers struggle with scattered data, and costly mistakes slip through complex contracts. We're fixing this with purpose-built AI agents that work. Our platform can do “magic” to Preconstruction workflows from Weeks to Hours. It's not just about AI – it's about bringing real, measurable impact to an industry ready for change. We are backed by names like AWS for Startups, Upekkha Accelerator, and Microsoft for Startups.

MIC Global is a full-stack digital micro-insurance company on a mission to protect individuals from short-term income loss, anywhere in the world. We focus on embedded parametric micro-insurance solutions designed for micro-entrepreneurs, gig workers, and everyday earners whose financial stability can be disrupted by unexpected events. Our approach delivers simple, relevant, and instant protection—helping people stay on their feet when life takes money out of their pocket.

Through our MiIncome digital reinsurance platform, we partner with platform companies, insurers, and brokers to embed tailored insurance products directly into the ecosystems where people live and work. Backed by underwriting capacity from Lloyd’s Syndicate 5183 and MIC Re in Anguilla, we enable global partners to launch scalable micro-insurance programs that address real, underserved needs. MIC Global is redefining insurance by making it accessible, embedded, and truly fit for the modern workforce.

Applix is building an AI-native Manufacturing Operating System (mOS) designed to drive Triple Zero performance - Zero Defects, Zero Delays, Zero Waste.

The platform unifies scheduling, root cause analysis, digital work instructions, and supply chain visibility into one intelligent system that helps factories operate in real time, not in hindsight.

Headquartered in Austin with presence in Chicago and Hyderabad, Applix partners with global manufacturers to modernize shop-floor execution through applied AI.

About the Team

Applix brings together operators, engineers, and AI specialists with deep manufacturing and supply chain expertise. The team works closely with enterprise customers, deploying practical, factory-ready solutions that deliver measurable operational impact from day one.

Milestones

• Founded in 2022
• Built the industry’s first AI-native Manufacturing Operating System (mOS)
• Partnering with leading global manufacturers
• Growing industry presence with 4,000+ LinkedIn followers