Profiles

Kikoff: Interview With Founder And CEO Cynthia Chen About AI-Powered Credit Building And Financial Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:42 PM

Kikoff is a financial technology company focused on making credit building and financial progress more accessible. Its products include the Kikoff Credit Account, rent and bill reporting, credit monitoring, financial education, and AI-powered tools including Fynn, its AI Credit Coach, and AI Debt Negotiation. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Kikoff Founder and CEO Cynthia Chen to learn more.

Vestwell: Interview With Founder Aaron Schumm About Building Financial Savings Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:21 PM

Vestwell is a fintech company focused on expanding access to financial wellness and savings programs, supporting more than 750,000 businesses and over 2.55 million active savers with nearly $56 billion in assets through partnerships with financial institutions, government, and payroll providers. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Vestwell Founder Aaron Schumm to learn more.

NuvemRx: Interview With CEO Scott Seidelmann About Technology-Enabled 340B Pharmacy Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:12 PM

NuvemRx is a technology-enabled pharmacy services company that provides third-party administration, entity-owned pharmacy management, and 340B referral capture services powered by its Apollo data platform and Mission Control, the company's team of clinical and 340B experts.. Pulse 2.0 interviewed NuvemRx CEO Scott Seidelmann to learn more.

BOLTS Technologies: Interview With Founder Yoon Auh About Post-Quantum Cryptography And Hyper Crypto-Agility

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 1:07 PM

BOLTS Technologies is developing technology designed to help blockchains transition to Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC), with its QFlex protocol enabling cryptography and digital signatures to be changed on a per-transaction basis without requiring structural changes to blockchain nodes. The company was spun out of NUTS Technologies to apply its cryptographic inventions to blockchain security. Pulse 2.0 interviewed BOLTS Technologies Founder Yoon Auh to learn more.

Seez: Interview With Founder Tarek Kabrit About AI-Powered Dealership Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:52 PM

Seez develops AI-powered technology for automotive dealerships, with its CARS AI Operating System serving as a shared intelligence layer across customer engagement, dealership operations, sales outreach, and aftersales. The company has evolved from a consumer car-discovery app into an AI-driven operating layer used across more than 2,000 showrooms in 25 countries. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Seez Founder Tarek Kabrit to learn more.

Hivemind Capital: Interview With Partner And Head Of Venture Research Emmanuel Vallod About Frontier Technology Investing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:00 AM

Hivemind Capital is a global investment group operating at the intersection of traditional finance and on-chain ecosystems. The firm manages institutional capital across strategies spanning venture capital, private equity, digital culture, digital asset treasury, liquid tokens, and public equity, while also developing technology infrastructure and conducting research focused on frontier technologies such as AI and blockchain. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Hivemind Capital Partner and Head of Venture Research Emmanuel Vallod to learn more.

Endor Labs: Interview With CEO Varun Badhwar About AI-Native Application Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:02 PM

Endor Labs provides an AI-native application security platform designed to help organizations understand software supply chain risk, prioritize vulnerabilities based on reachability, and secure increasingly AI-generated software without slowing development. The company is expanding across software composition analysis, AI SAST, security code review, and full-stack container reachability. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Endor Labs CEO Varun Badhwar to learn more.

NASCII: Interview With Founder Yane Brunacio About Aerospace Supply Chain Integrity And Resilience

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:00 AM

The National Aerospace Supply Chain Integrity Initiative (NASCII) is an independent initiative focused on developing practical frameworks to strengthen supplier resilience, traceability, governance, compliance, and supply chain integrity across the U.S. aerospace sector. Its work examines issues including supplier risk, counterfeit and unapproved parts, documentation integrity, qualified industrial capacity, and the use of analytics and AI to identify emerging risks earlier. NASCII was founded by aerospace supply chain professional Yane Brunacio. Pulse 2.0 interviewed NASCII Founder Yane Brunacio to learn more.

Dealade: Interview With CEO Scott Yenor About Owner-First M&A Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Dealade is a platform built to help owners of small and midsize businesses understand, improve, and track the value of their companies long before any sale process begins, so that whatever they decide to do with the business, they own the outcome. Recently launched publicly, the company was built by the team behind MidCap Advisors, a New York investment bank with more than 40 years in the deal room, over 400 closed lower middle market transactions, and more than $10 billion in deal value behind it. Dealade stands apart from the bank as a separate, independent company led by CEO Scott Yenor. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Yenor to learn more about the company and what comes next.

Runway Growth Capital: Interview With CFO Carmela Thomson About Growth Lending And Scaling Finance Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Runway Growth Capital is a leading provider of growth loans to both venture and non-venture-backed companies seeking an alternative to raising equity. The firm serves as investment adviser to Runway Growth Finance Corp. (Nasdaq: RWAY), a publicly traded business development company (BDC), and to private investment funds. Pulse 2.0 interviewed newly appointed CFO Carmela Thomson to learn more about her new role and what comes next.and Canada, across technology, life sciences and healthcare, and select consumer sectors.

Pebl: Interview With CEO Francoise Brougher About Its AI-First Global Employment Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2026

Pebl provides an AI-first global employment platform that helps companies hire employees in other countries without establishing local legal entities, while simplifying labor laws, taxes, compliance requirements, and workforce administration. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Pebl CEO Francoise Brougher to learn more.

Flip: Interview With CEO And Co-Founder Brian Schiff About AI-Powered Customer Service

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Flip is a customer service platform that uses voice AI to handle customer phone calls at scale, replacing traditional interactive voice response systems with AI that can understand natural speech, apply brand-specific workflows, and execute actions through integrations. The company focuses on transportation, retail and eCommerce, and healthcare. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Flip CEO and Co-Founder Brian Schiff to learn more.

Spur: Interview With Co-Founder And Chief Strategy Officer Ethan Smith About IP Intelligence And Anonymized Traffic

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Spur is an IP intelligence company that helps security, fraud, and threat intelligence teams identify intentionally obscured internet traffic and understand the infrastructure behind it. Its technology provides context around VPNs, residential proxies, mobile proxies, botnets, and other anonymization services through APIs, data feeds, and session enrichment. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Spur Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Ethan Smith to learn more.

Eltropy: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Ashish Garg About Agentic AI For Credit Unions And Community Banks

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2026

Eltropy develops AI and communications technology for credit unions and community banks, with a platform focused on helping community financial institutions drive growth, improve efficiency and customer experiences, and support regulatory compliance. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Eltropy Co-Founder and CEO Ashish Garg to learn more.

MaintainX: Interview With Chris Turlica, Co-Founder And Head Of MaintainX, An Autodesk Company, About AI-Powered Maintenance And Asset Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

MaintainX is an AI-powered maintenance and asset management platform that gives frontline technicians tools and data designed to make their work simpler, safer, and smarter. Its mobile-first platform supports work order management, predictive maintenance, technician guidance, inventory and parts management, safety compliance, and enterprise visibility across asset-intensive operations. MaintainX became an Autodesk company following the completion of Autodesk's approximately $3.6 billion acquisition in August 2026. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Co-Founder and Head of MaintainX, an Autodesk Company, Chris Turlica, to learn more.

Garrison Growth: Interview With Co-Founder Dave Garrison About The Buy-In Advantage And Employee Engagement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Garrison Growth works with CEOs, executive teams, and organizational leaders across industries to improve leadership, organizational performance, and employee buy-in. Co-Founder Dave Garrison is also the author of The Buy-In Advantage, which explores practical strategies leaders can use to improve productivity, retention, collaboration, and organizational results. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Garrison Growth Co-Founder Dave Garrison to learn more.

Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance: Interview With President And CEO Juliet Abdel About Cross-Border Trade And Regional Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance represents more than 1,200 businesses and supports the Cedar Rapids region through economic development, public policy, business support programs, and community development. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance President and CEO Juliet Abdel to learn more.

Allonic: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Benedek Tasi About 3D Tissue Braiding For Robotic Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 1, 2026

Allonic is developing a manufacturing platform that uses its proprietary 3D Tissue Braiding process to produce complex, compliant robotic structures in a single automated build. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Allonic co-founder and CEO Benedek Tasi to learn more.

Xurrent: Interview With Chief Product Officer Phil Christianson About AI Governance And Human Oversight In IT Service Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

Xurrent develops software for IT service and operations teams, with a focus on IT Service Management automation. As AI takes on more repetitive tasks and increasingly gains the ability to act autonomously, the company is focused on balancing automation with human judgment, governance, auditability, and control. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Xurrent Chief Product Officer Phil Christianson to learn more.

Nium: Interview With Chief Marketing Officer Danielle Gotkis About Global Money Movement Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

Nium is building infrastructure for global money movement, enabling businesses to access capabilities including global payouts, real-time payments, and card issuance through a single platform. The company is also investing in stablecoin infrastructure and AI as it develops a multi-rail approach to global payments. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Nium Chief Marketing Officer Danielle Gotkis to learn more.

rf IDEAS: Interview With President And CEO David Cottingham About Healthcare Third-Party Risk, And Passwordless Authentication

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

rf IDEAS focuses on identity and access technologies, and this discussion examines third-party cybersecurity risk in healthcare, passwordless authentication, FIDO standards, and stronger identity and access management. Pulse 2.0 interviewed rf IDEAS president and CEO David Cottingham to learn more.

Optilogic: Key Takeaways From OptiCon 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 31, 2026

I recently attended part of Optilogic's OptiCon conference, where I sat in on several standout sessions from speakers across the supply chain and logistics space. From an inside look at how 3M is rethinking its global logistics strategy to Amazon's approach to last-mile delivery in Brazil and Castrol's journey building internal supply chain optimization capabilities, the sessions offered a wide-ranging view of how leading companies are using data and design to navigate an increasingly complex operating environment.