Profiles

Foundation Source: Interview With CEO Joe Mrak About PhilTech, AI, And The Future Of Wealth Management And Philanthropy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:15 AM

Foundation Source is a financial technology and philanthropic services company that helps individuals, families, financial advisors, and institutions establish and manage charitable giving programs. The company provides technology, administration, and specialized expertise across private foundations, donor-advised funds, planned giving, and other charitable vehicles. Under the leadership of CEO Joseph (Joe) Mrak III, Foundation Source has expanded into a broader PhilTech platform through strategic acquisitions and enterprise partnerships. As of year-end 2025, the company supported more than 5,600 private foundations, 20,000 donor-advised fund accounts, and 1,700 nonprofits, while administering more than $55 billion in charitable assets. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Foundation Source CEO Joe Mrak to learn more about his background in financial technology, the emergence of PhilTech, the company's growth strategy, AI-powered philanthropy solutions, and the expanding role of charitable giving within wealth management.

ChipAgents: Interview With Founder And CEO William Wang About Agentic AI And Semiconductor Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:26 AM

ChipAgents is an artificial intelligence company developing agentic AI technology for semiconductor design and verification. The company’s platform combines specialized AI agents with existing engineering tools to automate complex chip development tasks, including design generation, debugging, verification, simulation, and optimization. Pulse 2.0 interviewed ChipAgents Founder and CEO William Wang to learn more about the company's origins, IC-star technology, semiconductor engineering challenges, customer results, collaboration with NVIDIA, and the future of AI-powered chip development.

Nuwellis: Interview With President And CEO Mike McCormick About Precision Fluid Management And Cardiorenal Care

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:16 AM

Nuwellis is a medical technology company developing solutions for patients with cardiorenal conditions, particularly those experiencing fluid overload associated with heart failure, kidney disease, and critical illness. Its flagship Aquadex SmartFlow system provides controlled fluid removal for patients whose conditions have not responded adequately to conventional medical management, including diuretics. The company is also expanding into pediatric renal support, kidney function monitoring, and technologies designed to improve clinical decision-making. Led by President and CEO Mike McCormick, Nuwellis has an established presence in approximately 135 U.S. hospitals, including 47 children's hospitals. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Nuwellis President and CEO Mike McCormick to learn more about the company's precision ultrafiltration technology, expanding pediatric applications, clinical adoption, and strategy for developing an integrated cardiorenal care platform.

Narmi: Interview With Co-Founder Nikhil Lakhanpal About Digital Banking, Practical AI And Community Financial Institutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:00 AM

Narmi is a financial technology company that provides an integrated digital banking platform for community banks and credit unions. Its Narmi One platform supports consumer and business digital banking, account opening, card management, and administrative operations, while incorporating artificial intelligence tools to improve efficiency and customer experiences. Co-founded by Nikhil Lakhanpal and Chris Griffin, the company focuses on helping regional and community financial institutions compete with larger banks and fintech companies through modern, customizable technology. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Narmi Co-Founder Nikhil Lakhanpal to learn more about the company's origins, digital banking technology, practical AI applications, customer success stories, and its recent Innovators Retreat in Detroit.

Datasite: Interview With Chief Technology Officer Raj Bakhru About Agentic AI And The Future Of M&A Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2026

Datasite is a technology company providing secure infrastructure, private-market intelligence, and artificial intelligence capabilities for mergers and acquisitions. Its platform supports approximately 55,000 transactions annually and serves more than 600,000 dealmakers worldwide, combining virtual data rooms, digital boardrooms, proprietary company intelligence, and AI-powered transaction workflows. Through its acquisitions of Grata and Blueflame AI in 2025, Datasite has expanded its capabilities in private-company discovery and agentic AI, introducing products such as Grata Intelligence and Datasite Connect. Raj Bakhru, who co-founded Blueflame AI before its acquisition by Datasite, became the company's Chief Technology Officer in September 2026. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Datasite Chief Technology Officer Raj Bakhru to learn more about his background, the company's AI-powered M&A technology, enterprise security and governance, recent acquisitions, and the future of agentic workflows in dealmaking.

STROIKA: Interview With Co-Founder Yelena Litvinov About Internet Shutdowns, Digital Repression, And Civic Resilience

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2026

STROIKA is an organization focused on building, resourcing, and connecting frontline anti-authoritarian movements around the world. Founded in 2022 by Yelena V. Litvinov and Tatyana Margolin, the organization works with journalists, artists, organizers, and civil society groups operating under authoritarian pressure across regions including Eastern Europe, Eurasia, East Africa, and Southeast Asia. Pulse 2.0 interviewed STROIKA Co-Founder Yelena V. Litvinov to learn more about internet shutdowns, digital repression, communications resilience, and the lessons Americans and organizations can draw from communities that have already experienced prolonged disruptions.

CoverPin: Interview With Investor And Director Steven Choi About AI-Powered Global Compliance And Entity Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 26, 2026

CoverPin is an AI-powered global entity management and compliance platform that helps companies manage corporate registrations, business licenses, tax filings, governance requirements, and insurance obligations. The company supports compliance operations across more than 80 countries and all 50 U.S. states, serving over 100 customers across industries including technology, healthcare, private equity, and consumer businesses. Its platform combines AI automation with local professional expertise to handle regulatory requirements and administrative tasks, allowing organizations to focus on growth rather than fragmented compliance workflows. Steven Choi, an investor and director of CoverPin, is a Bay Area entrepreneur with experience at Google and Uber and involvement in startups that achieved IPO and acquisition exits. Pulse 2.0 interviewed CoverPin Investor and Director Steven Choi to learn more about the company's origins, AI-powered compliance infrastructure, international expansion, customer success stories, and its plans to connect compliance management with commercial insurance.

Recast Software: Interview With Chief Technology Officer Rashmi Sharma About Endpoint Management And Cloud Transformation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2026

Recast Software provides technology for modern endpoint and application management, serving as an operational layer for Microsoft environments by extending ConfigMgr and Intune. Its platform spans application management, third-party patching, endpoint visibility, reporting, and operational tooling across on-premises, co-managed, and cloud deployments. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Recast Software Chief Technology Officer Rashmi Sharma to learn more about the company's evolution, its cloud strategy, and how it is helping IT teams navigate the transition from ConfigMgr to Intune.

Share: Interview With Co-Founder Luis Munoz Aycart About Building A Global Bandwidth Marketplace, Starting In Africa

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2026

Share is a bandwidth marketplace that lets anyone build their own programmable internet network. The company started in Kenya, where it built a network connecting fiber operators, data centers, internet exchanges, and subsea cable capacity, and used it to help local ISPs bring faster, more reliable internet to homes and businesses. That network is now the foundation of a neutral marketplace where the companies that own the internet's infrastructure and the networks that need capacity can trade routes on demand. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Share Co-Founder Luis Munoz Aycart to learn more about the company's model, technology, expansion strategy, and efforts to increase internet access across Africa.

AQi: Interview With Founder And CEO Molly Huyck And COO/CCO Amie Konwinski About Crowdfunding For Women Entrepreneurs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2026

AQi is a Regulation Crowdfunding platform focused on expanding access to capital for women-led businesses while opening private-company investment opportunities to a broader group of investors. The company combines capital raising with hands-on campaign support and an affiliate network spanning areas such as marketing, accounting, legal services, business development, and strategy. AQi is registered with the SEC and is a FINRA member. Pulse 2.0 interviewed AQi Founder and CEO Molly Huyck and COO/CCO Amie Konwinski to learn more about the platform, crowdfunding, and improving capital access for women entrepreneurs.

Sage: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Raj Mehra About AI-Powered Senior Care And Caregiver Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2026

Sage is the first integrated Care Intelligence Platform built for senior living and skilled nursing. Its platform connects staffing, care coordination, resident monitoring, and documentation to help caregivers respond to residents' needs and improve care delivery. The company's products include the Sage Care Platform that helps caregivers stay organized throughout their shift and provides actionable intelligence across communities to drive better, more efficient care. Sage also offers AI-powered hardware including nurse call, fall management and elopement management tools. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Sage Co-Founder and CEO Raj Mehra to learn more about the company's origins, its approach to modernizing senior care, and its plans to expand into skilled nursing and preventative AI.

KODE Labs: Interview With Co-Founder Etrit Demaj About Smart Buildings, AI And KODE OS

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

KODE Labs develops a cloud-native, vendor-agnostic operating system for smart buildings and real estate portfolios. KODE OS connects building management systems, IoT devices, energy systems, controls, analytics, and operational data into a unified platform that gives operators, engineers, and owners one place to manage buildings and portfolios. Its capabilities span centralized BMS control, fault detection and diagnostics, digital commissioning, portfolio analytics, machine-learning-driven optimization, asset management, work orders, sustainability, and AI assistance. Pulse 2.0 interviewed KODE Labs Co-Founder Etrit Demaj to learn more about the company's origins, its approach to building data, and how AI could enable increasingly autonomous building operations.

Clair Health: Interview With Co-Founders Jenny Duan And Abhinav Agarwal About Continuous Hormone Monitoring For Women

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

Clair Health is developing a wrist wearable that gives women continuous, real-time insights into their hormones without blood draws, urine tests, or needles. The device integrates 10 biosensors and more than 100 proprietary biomarkers and is designed around female physiology, with personalized models that adapt to an individual woman’s patterns rather than assuming a standard menstrual cycle. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Clair Health Co-Founders Jenny Duan (CEO) and Abhinav Agarwal (CTO) to learn more about the company’s origins, sensing technology, continuous hormone monitoring, and vision for women’s health.

Studio Atelico: Interview With CEO And Co-Founder Piero Molino About On-Device AI And The Future Of Gaming

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

Studio Atelico is an AI-first game studio developing on-device AI technology intended to make artificial intelligence part of gameplay itself rather than simply a development or content-generation tool. The company is building a proprietary AI engine and its debut game, Bobium Brawlers, a mobile card and dice battler that allows players to create their own creatures through natural-language descriptions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Studio Atelico CEO and Co-Founder Piero Molino to learn more about its approach to on-device AI, creative ownership, AI-native game mechanics, and the future of generative AI in gaming.

Denodo: Interview With SVP And CMO Ravi Shankar About Logical Data Management And Agentic AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2026

Denodo provides a logical data management platform that helps enterprises access and use information across multiple sources without having to move it into a centralized repository. Its technology delivers real-time data with business context and governance, helping organizations support analytics, automation, and increasingly sophisticated AI applications. The company is expanding its platform with agentic AI capabilities designed to help intelligent systems reason and act across different data environments. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Denodo SVP and CMO Ravi Shankar to learn more about the company's technology, its approach to enterprise data management, and its vision for the future of agentic AI.