Profiles

Cyclic Materials: Supplying Businesses With High-Quality Recycled Rare Earth Elements And Other Critical Minerals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 21, 2023

Cyclic Materials is a cleantech startup with a mission to create a secure and circular supply chain of rare earth elements and other critical metals in the North American market. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Cyclic Materials’ CEO, Ahmad Ghahreman, to learn more about the company.

CelerData: How This Company Reduces Data Migration And Direct Analysis Costs In Data Lakes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 21, 2023

CelerData is a company that enables enterprises to quickly and easily grow their business with a blazing-fast analytical engine that is 3X the performance/cost of any other solutions on the market. Pulse 2.0 interviewed CelerData co-founder and chief operating officer (COO) Andy Ye to learn more about the company.

Shapes XR: How This Spatial Design Platform Facilitates Collaboration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 19, 2023

ShapesXR is a creation and collaboration platform for XR content and experiences in the metaverse. Pulse 2.0 interviewed ShapesXR founder and CEO Inga Petryaevskaya to learn more about the company.

Rimini Street: How This Enterprise Support Company Is Transforming A $352 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 19, 2023

Rimini Street (Nasdaq: RMNI) is a Russell 2000 Company that is a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support, products, and services, the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software, and a Salesforce and AWS partner. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Rimini Street CEO, President, and Chairman of the board Seth Ravin to learn more about the company.

ZayZoon: How This Financial Enablement Platform Helps Company Employees Make Ends Meet

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 19, 2023

ZayZoon is an Earned Wage Access (EWA) provider for small and mid-sized businesses. And it also works as a powerful corporate social responsibility tool and financial wellness program. Pulse 2.0 interviewed ZayZoon co-founder and president Tate Hackert to learn more about the company.

Leapsome: This Platform Helps Drive Employee Development And Engagement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 19, 2023

Leapsome is an all-in-one intelligent people enablement platform. CEOs and HR teams at over 1,400 forward-thinking companies (including Spotify, monday.com, and Unity) utilize Leapsome’s intelligent people enablement platform to drive employee development, productivity, and engagement. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Leapsome co-CEO Jenny von Podewils co-CEO to learn more about the company.

Gallery Design Studio: Helping Companies Enhance Brands Through Visual Portrayals

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 19, 2023

Gallery Design Studio is a New York City-based design consultancy that specializes in serving high-growth B2B AI-driven software companies. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Gallery Design Studio founder and CEO Caroline Petersen to learn more about the company.

Aryaka: The Story Behind This SD-WAN And SASE Services Powerhouse

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 18, 2023

Aryaka is a company that pioneered the concept of a Zero Trust WAN based on a Unified SASE architecture. The company provides secure connectivity, enabling organizations to work from anywhere in the world without compromising application performance through its patented, integrated technology and services. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Aryaka chief product officer Renuka Nadkarni to learn more about the company.

ISN: Helping Over 78,000 Contractors And Suppliers Globally With Training And Qualifications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 18, 2023

ISN is a global leader in contractor and supplier management. And the company supports nearly 800 Hiring Clients in capital-intensive industries to help manage more than 78,000 contractors and suppliers with operations in over 80 countries. Pulse 2.0 interviewed ISN CEO Joe Eastin to learn more about the company.

WIN: How Family-Building Company Helped Nearly A Half-Million Intended Families

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 18, 2023

WIN is a leading family-building and family-support company providing comprehensive solutions for employers and health plans. The company has helped nearly a half-million intended families on their path to parenthood, drove hundreds of millions of dollars in savings annually for clients, and helped advance a market growing to hundreds of billions of dollars. Pulse 2.0 interviewed WIN President, CEO, and Chairman Dr. Roger Shedlin to learn more about the company.

DTS: How This Professional Services Firm Is Paving The Path To Achieve Compliance With Scalable Cybersecurity Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 18, 2023

HalBar Partners: The Story Behind The Renowned Growth Equity And Operator-Led Investment Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2023

HalBar is a growth equity investment firm that offers secondary market advisory services through an experienced network of founders, entrepreneurs, and cash-flow operating companies. Pulse 2.0 interviewed HalBar Partners co-founder Nate Wasson to learn more about the firm.

StretchDollar: Helping Small Businesses Set Up Simpler And Affordable Health Benefits

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2023

StretchDollar is a company that creates budget-friendly, customizable health benefits for small businesses. They make the group health insurance process dramatically simpler, more affordable, and more accessible for every small business in America. To learn more about the StretchDollar, Pulse 2.0 interviewed Marshall Darr, co-founder and CEO.

Invoke AI: Advancing A Renaissance In Digital Creativity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2023

Invoke AI is a generative AI creation tool and model manager that empowers professionals, artists, and enthusiasts to generate and create visual media while retaining complete ownership of their work, models, and intellectual property. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Invoke AI founder and CEO Kent Keirsey to learn more about the company.

RedKangaroo: Improving Brand Loyalty Through A Sophisticated Rewards Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2023

RedKangaroo is a company that transforms brand loyalty with a sophisticated rewards platform. And the company empowers brand fans to promote their favorite brands and earn exclusive rewards and cashback through an innovative platform. Pulse 2.0 interviewed RedKangaroo CEO and founder Balaji Krishnan to learn more about the company.

Harmonix: Predictions And Advice From Krish Ramadurai

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2023

Harmonix is a venture firm that invests at the nexus of healthcare, life sciences, and deep tech, which was profiled by Pulse 2.0 earlier this year. Given Harmonix’s substantial experience in venture capital and data-driven insights, Pulse 2.0 reached out to Harmonix investment partner Krish Ramadurai to find out its take on a recent PitchBook report that showed a 67% drop in VC fundraising compared to last year and the squeeze that startups have been facing when it comes to raising additional capital.

WeVideo: Offering An All-In-One Platform For Interactive Video Learning

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2023

WeVideo offers a dynamic and all-in-one platform for interactive video learning. The company’s solution seamlessly integrates video creation with layered learning experiences, creating an immersive and engaging environment for students to learn at their own pace. Pulse 2.0 interviewed WeVideo chief executive officer Kevin Knight to learn more about the company.

Vaultree: How This Company Solves Persistent Data Encryption Security Issues

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2023

Vaultree is a company that has developed the world’s first fully functional data-in-use encryption solution that solves the industry’s fundamental security issue: persistent data encryption, even in the event of a leak. Vaultree delivers real-time processing on encrypted data at unmatched speed and scale, seamlessly integrating into existing databases for enhanced efficiency, cost savings, and ROI. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Vaultree CEO and co-founder Ryan Lasmaili.

CropX Technologies: How This Company Is Transforming The $200 Billion Precision Farming Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2023

CropX is an ag-analytics company that develops powerful digital tools that provide advanced insights into agronomic operations and farm data to dramatically boost crop yields, reduce farming’s environmental impacts, and minimize water and energy costs for farms. Pulse 2.0 interviewed CropX chief revenue officer (CRO) John Gates to learn more about the company.

Marketplacer: How This Company Helps Drive Successful And Scalable Online Marketplaces

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2023

Marketplacer is an Australia-based Software as a Service (SaaS) company equipped with the tools and functionality to supercharge commerce, building successful and scalable online marketplaces at speed. Whether you are a retailer, brand, distributor, franchise, or community, Marketplacer makes growth easier. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Marketplacer CEO Jason Wyatt to learn more about the company.

Cognota: Enabling Customers To Gain Better Visibility In The $320 Billion L&D Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 8, 2023

Cognota is a first-of-its-kind software company that enables customers to get better visibility into the training needs of their businesses and consolidate disparate tools they are using so they can make better, more strategic decisions about learning and development (L&D) investments and measure impact. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Cognota founder and CEO Ryan Austin to learn more about the company.

Influ2: This Ad Platform Enables Individual Targeting In A $12 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 8, 2023

Influ2 is a person-based ad platform that enables you to reach specific people within target accounts and see who interacts with your ads. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Influ2 CEO and co-founder Dmitri Lisitski to learn more about the company.

Kantata: How This Company Transforms The Way Professional Services Businesses Work

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 8, 2023

Kantata is a company that develops purpose-built software to provide clarity, control, and confidence to professional services organizations. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Kantata Brand Evangelist Charles Gustine to learn more about the company.

Incremental: Providing Neutral And Holistic Measurement Of Retail Media In A $125 Billion Market

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 8, 2023

Incremental is a company that provides truly neutral and holistic measurement of Retail Media, and Incremental helps brands and agencies isolate the incremental impact of each dollar they spend so they can scale with confidence that their investments will lead to growth. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Incremental CEO David Pollet to learn more about the company.

Valorx: Improving Data Quality And Enabling End-User Productivity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 7, 2023

Valorx’s goal is to help improve data quality and enable end-user productivity and efficiency while maintaining Salesforce as your true system of record. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Valorx co-founder and VP of Revenue Jerret Kasper to learn more.

Deft: How This Company Helps You Find The Best Products

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2023

Deft is an e-commerce search engine that utilizes knowledge graphs and language models. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Deft CEO and co-founder Zach Hudson and CTO and co-founder Alex Gunnarson to learn more.

Vivun: This Company Helps Scale PreSales, De-Risk Forecasts, And Deliver More Demos

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2023

Vivun is known as the world’s leading provider of PreSales software. And the company’s AI-powered platform includes solutions for PreSales Operations, Demo Automation, Product-Field Alignment, and Xpert Analytics. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Vivun co-founder and CEO Matthew Darrow to learn more.

Alaska Energy Metals’ Upbeat Potential On Advancing America’s Electric Future Through Domestic Nickel Exploration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2023

Alaska Energy Metals is an Alaska-based mineral exploration company focused on developing the Nikolai project, a sizable polymetallic exploration target containing nickel, copper, cobalt, chrome, iron, platinum, and palladium. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Alaska Energy Metals CEO Gregory Beischer to learn more about the company.

From Poverty To Private Equity: Bergen Brown Jr.’s Tale of Triumph

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2023

Bergen Brown Jr.’s journey from living in poverty in the inner city and serving in the U.S. Navy to managing the operating expense financial planning for a $100 billion portfolio of 3,000 logistic assets in private equity was a hard-fought battle. And his goal now is to help pave the way for young professionals to achieve freedom from financial adversity. Brown Jr. is a graduate of Temple University and is currently working on his Executive MBA from the Villanova School of Business. In Brown Jr.’s new book, Becoming a Financial Critical Thinker: 5 Step Process for Bulletproof Finances, he breaks down complex ideas into a language that is easy to understand for young adults who want to become financially inclined. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Brown Jr. to learn more about his background.

Prodoscore: How This Company Gives Leaders Visibility Into Employee Productivity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2023

Prodoscore is an AI-powered data intelligence solution dedicated to making teams more successful. By clarifying what employees need to do to maintain optimal productivity without feeling pressured by meaningless metrics, Prodoscore helps empower people, streamline processes, identify opportunities for workforce optimization, and ensure better-informed decision-making. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Prodoscore CEO Sam Naficy to learn more about the company.