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The AI Software Report with RJ LumbaEnterprise Data Connectivity: CData Software’s Amit SharmaWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
In this episode, we speak with Amit Sharma, Founder and CEO of CData Software, a data connectivity company that helps organizations connect applications and analytics tools to enterprise data across 350+ sources. CData provides real-time data access and data replication through a single platform used to reduce data silos and simplify integration across SaaS, databases, and big data environments. CData’s platform is used by more than 10,000 customers worldwide, including organizations such as Office Depot, Bayer, FedEx, and Intel.
Amit founded CData an...
2026-03-1922 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaModernizing Legacy Insurance Systems: BriteCore’s Raymond VilleneuveWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
In this episode, we speak with Ray Villeneuve, CEO and board director of BriteCore, a cloud-native core insurance platform built for property and casualty insurers and MGAs. BriteCore supports policy administration, billing, and claims in a unified system, with configuration tools to launch new products and built-in reporting and analytics. The platform also includes portals for agents and policyholders, and is used by more than 100 insurers across North America.
Ray has served as CEO and a board director at BriteCore since 2021...
2026-03-0418 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaUnifying Data Across Silos: Tamr’s Anthony DeightonWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
In this episode, we speak with Anthony Deighton, CEO of Tamr, an AI-native master data management (MDM) solution that unifies, cleans, and enriches fragmented enterprise data to produce “golden records” for generative AI initiatives, automation, and decision-making. Tamr’s patented approach combines machine learning and AI agents with human refinement and oversight, delivering value in days or weeks and giving organizations 360-degree views that link data across silos in real time.
Anthony previously served as Tamr’s chief product officer and general...
2026-02-2519 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaAI Translation at Scale: Smartling’s Bryan MurphyWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
In this episode, we speak with Bryan Murphy, CEO of Smartling, an AI translation platform built to help organizations translate and localize content across channels. Smartling’s LanguageAI™ combines AI and machine learning to automate parts of the translation workflow, integrate with existing tech stacks, and support translation quality at scale. The platform is used by hundreds of brands, including OpenAI, Apple, Disney, Shopify, Pinterest, Pepsi, and Verizon.
Bryan is a three-time CEO with a background in e-commerce and SaaS leadership, incl...
2026-02-0417 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaRetail Pricing Optimization: Engage3’s Edris BemanianWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
In this episode, we speak with Edris Bemanian, CEO and board member of Engage3, a retail pricing and analytics company that helps retailers and brands understand and optimize their Price Image. Engage3 combines competitive pricing data, predictive analytics, and price optimization models to help retailers balance customer perception, margin performance, and store traffic. Its platform is used across grocery, convenience, mass, and specialty retail to support localized pricing decisions in highly competitive markets.
Engage3 works with many of the world’s la...
2026-01-2123 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaPersonalizing Digital Experiences: Piano’s Trevor KaufmanWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
In this episode, we speak with Trevor Kaufman, CEO of Piano, a digital experience platform that helps organizations understand customer behavior and deliver personalized experiences across channels. Piano unifies customer data, analyzes engagement and behavior metrics, and enables companies to tailor content, offers, and journeys in real time. The platform is widely used by global media, aviation, financial services, and retail organizations managing direct-to-consumer relationships at scale.
Kaufman joined Piano’s founding team in its early days as Tinypass and helped gr...
2026-01-1424 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaScaling Performance for AI Workloads: VDURA’s Ken ClaffeyWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
In this episode, we speak with Ken Claffey, President and CEO of VDURA, a company building data infrastructure for high-performance computing and AI workloads. VDURA’s platform is built on the PanFS parallel file system and combines flash-first performance, software-defined services, and a global namespace to support on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. The company serves more than 1,000 organizations operating AI pipelines, digital twins, and large-scale scientific and enterprise compute.
Claffey joined the company to lead its evolution from a hardware appliance mo...
2025-12-2322 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaPowering High-Performance AI: Cerebras’ Andrew FeldmanWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
In this episode, we speak with Andrew Feldman, Co-Founder and CEO of Cerebras Systems, a company developing high-performance AI compute infrastructure for training and inference. Cerebras is known for its Wafer Scale Engine—currently the largest processor built for AI—and for its CS-3 systems, which can be clustered into some of the world’s largest AI supercomputers. Enterprises, research institutions, and government agencies use Cerebras technology on-premise and through the Cerebras Cloud to accelerate model development, real-time inference, and large-scale experimentation.
Befo...
2025-12-1120 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaAI-Powered Customer Experience: Inbenta’s Melissa SolisWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
In this episode, we speak with Melissa Solis, CEO of Inbenta, an AI customer experience platform used by more than 1,000 companies worldwide. Founded in 2005, Inbenta offers a suite of Conversational AI tools—including Chat, Search, Assist, Knowledge, and Learn—that help enterprises automate user interactions, improve support workflows, and serve customers across 100+ languages.
Melissa brings more than three decades of leadership experience across insurance and technology. Before joining Inbenta, she co-founded GIACT Systems and served as CEO through its acquisition by Refi...
2025-12-0923 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaAI for Better Presentations: Prezent’s Rajat MishraWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
In this episode, we speak with Rajat Mishra, Co-Founder and CEO of Prezent, an AI-powered business communication and presentation platform used across Fortune 2000 enterprises. Prezent helps teams create structured, audience-tailored, brand-consistent presentations through a combination of AI agents, software tools, and expert services—streamlining workflows and improving communication effectiveness across large organizations.
Before launching Prezent, Mishra held senior leadership roles at Cisco, Mu Sigma, McKinsey, and Microsoft. He now leads Prezent as it supports tens of thousands of professionals across more th...
2025-12-0418 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaAdvancing Autism Care: CentralReach’s Chris SullensWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
In this episode, we speak with Chris Sullens, CEO of CentralReach, a software and services platform used across autism and IDD care settings—from ABA practices to multidisciplinary clinics and PreK–12 special education programs. The platform supports more than 185,000 professionals globally and continues to expand its capabilities across home, school, and community environments.
Chris joined CentralReach with a long history of leading and scaling customer-centric SaaS businesses. Before this role, he spent a decade as President and CEO of WorkWave, where he g...
2025-12-0220 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaStrengthening Security Operations: Stellar Cyber’s Subo GuhaWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
In this episode, we speak with Subo Guha, Senior Vice President of Product Management at Stellar Cyber, a security operations platform used by organizations in more than 50 countries by over 14,000 customers. Stellar Cyber brings SIEM, NDR, Open XDR, and AI-driven analytics together in a unified system designed to help security teams detect, investigate, and respond to threats more efficiently.
Subo spearheads the development of their award-winning AI-driven Open XDR solutions. With more than 25 years of experience, Subo has held senior leadership...
2025-11-2619 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaHarnessing Quantum AI: Multiverse Computing’s Enrique LizasoWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
In this episode, we speak with Enrique Lizaso, Founder and CEO of Multiverse Computing, a company developing quantum and AI software for enterprises across industries. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Spain, Multiverse has expanded across Europe and North America, offering tools that improve efficiency and performance through quantum computing and artificial intelligence. Its key products include CompactifAI, which compresses AI models for real-time use, and Singularity, a platform that applies quantum and quantum-inspired algorithms to industrial and financial applications.
Before founding...
2025-11-2122 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaSimplifying Governance and Risk: MetricStream’s Marc LevineWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
In this episode, we speak with Marc Levine, Chief Executive Officer of MetricStream, a company helping organizations manage governance, risk, and compliance more effectively. MetricStream’s AI-first platform unifies risk, compliance, audit, cyber, and resilience functions on a single low-code cloud solution used by over one million professionals across 35 countries. Its tools automate evidence collection, testing, and reporting, allowing teams to focus on strategic decision-making and performance.
Marc became CEO in 2025 after more than two decades in enterprise SaaS, data, and an...
2025-11-2021 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaOptimizing Java Performance: Azul Systems’ Scott SellersWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
In this episode, we speak with Scott Sellers, President, CEO, and Co-Founder of Azul Systems, a company dedicated exclusively to building high-performance Java runtime solutions. Founded in 2002, Azul provides trusted, standards-compliant Java platforms used by 36% of the Fortune 100 and many of the world’s leading enterprises. Its products, including Zulu and Zing, power mission-critical applications that require speed, reliability, and scalability.
Before founding Azul, Scott co-founded 3dfx Interactive, a pioneering graphics processor company later acquired by NVIDIA. At Azul, he leads a...
2025-11-1223 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaPowering the AI Era: DDN’s Alex BouzariWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
In this episode, we speak with Alex Bouzari, Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of DataDirect Networks (DDN), a company specializing in large-scale data infrastructure for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. DDN has supported over 500,000 GPUs and has enabled tens of exabytes of data across enterprise AI, analytics, and research workloads. Its technology underpins critical operations for organizations such as NVIDIA, NASA, PayPal, and many others.
Alex co-founded DDN in 1998 alongside Paul Bloch to address the data bottlenecks in emerging supercomputing environments. Today...
2025-11-0524 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaReimagining Time at Work: Clockwise’s Matt MartinWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
In this episode, we speak with Matt Martin, Co-Founder and CEO of Clockwise, an AI-powered calendar assistant used by more than 40,000 organizations including Atlassian, Asana, and Uber. Clockwise has helped create over seven million hours of focused work by automatically optimizing schedules across teams and time zones. Its platform learns individual preferences and reshapes meetings and focus time to help people work more effectively.
Before launching Clockwise in 2016, Matt worked in software engineering and management at Salesforce and began his career...
2025-10-2924 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaData Platform Leader: Starburst’s Justin BorgmanWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
In this episode, we speak with Justin Borgman, Founder and CEO of Starburst, a data platform that provides fast, secure access to distributed data across clouds, on-premises systems, and hybrid environments. Built on open source Trino, Starburst helps organizations unify their data without costly migrations, enabling advanced analytics and AI at scale. Today, the company is trusted by enterprises in more than 60 countries for mission-critical applications.
Justin founded Starburst in 2017 after serving as Vice President and GM at Teradata, which acquired...
2025-10-2120 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaModernizing Auto Repair: AutoVitals’ Jon BelmonteWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
In this episode, we speak with Jon Belmonte, CEO of AutoVitals, a SaaS platform designed for independent auto repair shops. AutoVitals helps shops manage digital vehicle inspections, workflow, marketing, and customer communication, enabling teams to run more efficient operations while keeping customers informed throughout the repair process.
Jon has led AutoVitals since 2019, building on a career of scaling technology companies across SaaS, e-commerce, and digital media. Earlier, he served as CEO of Active Network, guiding its $1 billion sale to Vista Equity...
2025-10-1620 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaBuilding the Fabric for AI: Enfabrica’s Rochan SankarWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
Today, we speak with Rochan Sankar, Co-Founder and CEO of Enfabrica, a company developing foundational networking technologies for the age of AI and accelerated computing. Enfabrica’s hardware-software co-design approach enables modern data centers to connect GPUs, CPUs, and memory more efficiently, supporting the scale and performance required for today’s AI workloads.
Rochan is a 25-year veteran of the semiconductor and networking industry. Before founding Enfabrica, he led Broadcom’s Data Center Ethernet switching business, where he was responsible for bringi...
2025-10-1520 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaPersonalizing Customer Messaging: Aampe’s Paul MeinshausenWelcome to The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
Today, we speak with Paul Meinshausen, Co-Founder and CEO of Aampe, a B2B SaaS company that helps consumer technology businesses deliver continuously personalized customer experiences. By using reinforcement learning, Aampe automates personalization, testing, and optimization for messaging and in-app interactions, enabling teams to adapt to user preferences in real time. The company works with brands across Europe, Asia, and North America to strengthen customer engagement.
Paul previously co-founded PaySense, a fintech credit platform in India that was acquired by PayU...
2025-10-0924 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaScaling Enterprise Software: Shop Circle’s Luca CartechiniThis episode is brought to you by The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
Today, we speak with Luca Cartechini, Co-Founder and CEO of Shop Circle, a technology group building AI-powered software that supports the core operations of modern enterprises. Shop Circle scales mission-critical B2B products from launch to market leadership, embedding AI to automate workflows, turn data into action, and drive growth.
Luca began his career in equity research at Jefferies covering European technology companies and later worked in venture capital before founding Shop Circle in 2021.
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2025-10-0720 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaMaintenance Software Leader: Limble’s Bryan ChristiansenToday, we speak with Bryan Christiansen, Founder and CEO of Limble CMMS, a modern maintenance management platform that helps facility and maintenance teams organize, automate, and streamline their work.
A self-taught developer turned entrepreneur, Bryan launched Limble in 2015 after exploring underserved markets and discovering the daily challenges faced by maintenance professionals. His focus on customer problems and practical solutions turned Limble into a trusted tool for industries ranging from manufacturing and energy to hospitality and agriculture.
Today, Limble supports thousands of organizations worldwide and has helped customers save over $134 million in annual downtime costs.
2025-10-0219 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaUnlocking Digital Potential: Optimizely’s Alex AtzbergerThis episode is brought to you by The Software Report, a leading information source on software companies and solutions.
Today, we speak with Alex Atzberger, Chief Executive Officer of Optimizely, a leading marketing technology company that helps brands create, optimize, and deliver high-impact digital experiences through an AI-powered operating system for marketers.
Since becoming CEO in 2019, Alex has led Optimizely through a period of strategic growth, including a major rebrand and a series of successful acquisitions. His leadership has positioned the company as a top choice for enterprise marketing teams worldwide.
Optimizely’s co...
2025-09-3019 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaData-Intelligence Leader: Alation’s Satyen SanganiIn this episode, we speak with Satyen Sangani, the Co-Founder and CEO of Alation, an enterprise software company, whose data catalog serves enterprises in organizing and consolidating their data. Nearly 600 global enterprises — including 40% of the Fortune 100 — rely on Alation to realize value from every data and AI initiative.
Alation is backed by Thoma Bravo, Riverwood Capital, Salesforce Ventures and other notable investors.
Since 2012, Satyen and his team have been passionate about helping enterprises create thriving data cultures where anyone can find, understand, and trust data. Prior to founding Alation, Satyen spent a decade at Oracle where...
2024-12-1121 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaMastering Risk Management: LogicGate’s Matt Kunkel and Jon SeiglerIn this episode, we speak with Matt Kunkel and Jon Siegler, the Co-Founders of LogicGate, a global market-leading SaaS company enabling cybersecurity, governance, risk and compliance teams to easily and effectively accelerate their GRC program maturity. The organization's platform has received numerous praise from industry experts and analysts, noting the user experience is second to none.
Based in Chicago, LogicGate serves almost 400 brands across the globe - simplifying the complex to help GRC leaders be more efficient, productive and effective. They have expertise in FinTech, Banking, Healthcare, Hospitality, Energy and many other industries.
Matt and J...
2024-11-0625 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaAhead of the Data Boom: Compass Datacenters’ Chris CrosbyIn this episode, we speak with Chris Crosby, the CEO of Compass Datacenters, a company that designs and constructs data centers for some of the world’s largest hyperscalers and cloud providers on campuses across the globe.
The company has taken in over $4 billion of capital and is backed by Ontario Teachers and Brookfield, among others.
In 2011, Chris’ vision was to focus on greenfield projects and deliver customizable, scalable, sustainable, and low-cost data centers in an expedited time frame. Since its inception, Compass Datacenters has embraced sustainability with the efficient use of land, green energy, water...
2024-10-0919 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaA Platform That Developers Love: Netlify’s Chris BachIn this episode, we speak with Chris Bach, the Co-Founder of Netlify, a platform for developers to build highly-performant and dynamic websites, e-commerce stores and applications.
In 2015, Chris and his team saw that the web would be endlessly more performant, secure and scalable if it would move off the traditional monoliths to a new decoupled architecture. By uniting an extensive ecosystem of technologies, services and APIs into one workflow, Netlify unlocks new levels of team productivity, while saving time and money.
Netlify has raised over $200 million from Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer, Bond, EQT and other notable...
2024-09-2526 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaIntelligent Integration Leader: Workato’s Vijay TellaIn this episode, we speak with Vijay Tella, the Co-founder and CEO of Workato, a platform for intelligent integration and workflow automation.
In 2013, Workato was founded by Vijay Tella, Gautham Viswanathan, and Harish Shetty. Their intention was automating workflows through a no-code platform. Prior to Workato, Vijay was CEO of Qik, a consumer video communications company acquired by Skype.
Workato has raised over $400 million and is backed by Battery Ventures, Altimeter, Insight Partners, Norwest, and other notable investors.
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2024-07-2319 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaSupercharging Behavioral Data: FullStory’s Scott VoigtIn this episode, we speak with Scott Voigt, the Founder and CEO of FullStory, a behavioral data platform that helps technology leaders make better, more informed decisions.
In 2014, Scott teamed up with two former Innuvo colleagues to develop the earliest iterations of Fullstory. Scott’s mission is for organizations to understand their customers like never before. FullStory’s platform allows businesses to create world-class experiences that increase funnel conversion, easily detect malicious behaviors and fraud, and identify their highest-value customers effortlessly.
Prior to co-founding Fullstory, Voigt led marketing at Silverpop before the company was acquired by I...
2024-07-1623 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaCloud Communications Maestro: Alianza’s Brian BeutlerIn this episode, we speak with Brian Beutler, the Founder and CEO of Alianza, which delivers the only true cloud-native, carrier-grade communications platform built for service providers.
In 2009, after previous years of helping businesses embrace cloud communications, Brian decided to take that same model and help service providers with their next-generation infrastructure. Service Providers that are powered by Alianza are growing faster, drastically simplifying their operations, and delivering better customer experiences.
Before Alianza, Brian founded GetFon, which was sold to AT&T/Alestra in 2008.
Brian supports Water for South Sudan. To learn more a...
2024-07-0925 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaData Pioneer: Hammerspace’s David FlynnIn this episode, we speak with David Flynn, the CEO and Co-Founder of Hammerspace, which delivers a global data environment which spans across data centers, AWS, Azure, and Google cloud infrastructure.
David is a recognized leader in IT innovation and has been architecting disruptive computing platforms since his early work in supercomputing and Linux systems. Early on, David had a fascination with understanding how things work, a passion for technology, and the potential to make significant contributions to society through innovation.
Before Hammerspace, David pioneered the use of flash for enterprise application acceleration as founder...
2024-06-2522 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaIndestructible Data Centers: Armada’s Dan WrightIn this episode, we speak with the Co-Founder and CEO of Armada, Dan Wright. Armada is the world’s first full-stack edge computing platform, revolutionizing connectivity, compute, and AI solutions.
Armada enables companies to rapidly deploy, operate and monitor a complete modular data center to the remote corners of the world.
Before Armada, Dan was the CEO of DataRobot and COO of AppDynamics. He is invested in the future of technology as an investor, advisor, and board member for various visionary startups, including Abnormal Security, Avi Networks (acquired by VMware), and Embrace.
Dan is...
2024-06-1024 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaSupercharging AI infrastructure: Celestial AI’s David LazovskyIn this episode, we speak with David Lazovsky, the Co-Founder and CEO of Celestial AI. Founded in 2020, Celestial AI is the creator of the Photonic Fabric™ technology platform, a pioneering optical compute and memory fabric solution for supercharging AI infrastructure.
David leads the company in using his in-depth knowledge of semiconductors, data/telecommunications, photonics, clean energy industries, and extensive international business experience.
His impressive career background includes being an Executive Chairman of POET Technologies, Venture Partner at Khosla Ventures, and founder of Intermolecular.
David supports the Canary Foundation. To learn more about this organ...
2024-05-2124 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaGlobal Leader in Data Movement: Fivetran’s Taylor BrownIn this episode, we speak with Taylor Brown, the Co-Founder and COO of Fivetran, a platform that helps customers use their data to power everything from AI applications and ML models, to predictive analytics and operational workloads.
In 2012, Fivetran was founded by Taylor Brown and George Fraser. They participated in startup accelerator Y Combinator in 2013. By responding to the needs of customers, Brown and Fraser found their product market fit in 2014 and continued to grow from there.
Today, thousands of global brands, including Autodesk, Condé Nast, JetBlue and Morgan Stanley, trust Fivetran to move their most...
2024-04-2323 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaFreight Management Simplified: Loadsmart’s Felipe CapellaIn this episode, we speak with Felipe Capella, the Co-Founder and CEO of Loadsmart, which leverages cutting-edge technology and industry expertise to deliver optimized, reliable, and transparent freight services and solutions.
Loadsmart was founded in 2014 and went on to gain capital backing from investors like Maersk, Ports America, TFI, CSX, BlackRock and Softbank. From day one, Felipe has been responsible for all product strategy and development.
Previously, Felipe was an attorney at Inter-American Development Bank in Washington DC and before that an associate with Sullivan & Cromwell in New York.
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2024-04-0927 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaThe Future of Mainstream AI: Dataiku’s Florian DouetteauIn this episode, we speak with Florian Douetteau, the Co-founder and CEO of Dataiku, the platform for Everyday AI, enabling data experts and domain experts to work together to build data into their daily operations, from advanced analytics to Generative AI.
Florian co-founded Dataiku in 2013 - he envisioned a future for businesses with AI to become mainstream through the collaborative effort of everyone in the company, not just data scientists or technical experts. Today, more than 500 companies worldwide use Dataiku across industries including life sciences, logistics, retail, manufacturing, energy, financial services, software, and technology.
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2024-03-1421 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaDigital Workplace Transformation: AvePoint’s TJ JiangIn this episode, we speak with Tianyi Jiang (TJ), CEO and Co-Founder of AvePoint, an independent software vendor of SaaS solutions to migrate, manage and protect data.
More than 17,000 customers trust AvePoint’s Confidence Platform to optimize their SaaS operations and secure collaboration. AvePoint’s SaaS solutions are also available to managed service providers via more than 100 cloud marketplaces.
TJ co-founded AvePoint in 2001 and has served as the company’s CEO since 2005. TJ was recently named a Top 50 SaaS CEO of 2023 by The Software Report.
TJ launched MaivenPoint, an edtech company that enables educato...
2024-03-0729 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaRevolutionizing Code Intelligence: Sourcegraph’s Quinn SlackIn this episode, we speak with Quinn Slack, the Co-founder and CEO of Sourcegraph, a leading code intelligence platform revolutionizing how developers understand, fix, and automate their code.
Founded in 2013, Sourcegraph uses the power of AI with Cody, their AI coding assistant, to help developers better understand their code. Over one million engineers use Sourcegraph to improve code security, efficiently onboard developers, promote code reuse, resolve incidents, and boost code health.
Before Sourcegraph, Quinn was the Co-founder of Blend Labs, which created a platform to transform consumer banking experiences and streamline workflows for their teams. C...
2024-03-0523 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaElevating The Software Experience: Pendo’s Todd OlsonIn this episode, we speak with the Founder and CEO of Pendo, Todd Olson. Pendo’s software product experience platform allows companies to make product intelligence actionable with speed and scale, giving rise to a new generation of companies that put product at the center of everything.
A three-time entrepreneur, Olson teamed up with fellow product leaders and technologists from Red Hat, Cisco, and Google to launch Pendo in October 2013. Its customers include the world’s leading companies, including Verizon, Morgan Stanley, LabCorp, OpenTable, Okta, Salesforce, and Zendesk.
Todd’s passion for helping digital teams build...
2024-02-2228 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaDominating The E-Commerce Experience: Bloomreach’s Raj De DattaIn this episode, we speak with Raj De Datta, the Co-Founder and CEO of Bloomreach, a leading software platform for digital commerce experiences that powers brands representing 25% of retail E-Commerce in the US and the UK. He is also the best-selling author of "The Digital Seeker" - a playbook for digital teams to win big.
Founded in 2009 by Raj De Datta and Ashutosh Garg, Bloomreach was primarily focused on creating products centered around site search, which later evolved to include additional tools for merchandisers, such as product recommendations. They unify real-time customer and product data so businesses...
2024-02-1521 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaBoosting Sales Productivity: Mindtickle’s Krishna DepuraIn this episode, we speak with Krishna Depura, the Co-Founder and CEO of MindTickle, a sales-readiness platform that helps fast-growing companies prepare their sales and customer success teams effectively, through building seller knowledge, skill sets, and winning behaviors.
Created in 2011, MindTickle’s goal was to create frameworks and solutions to help influence revenue leaders who want to create high-performance teams. These world-class companies include Johnson & Johnson, Splunk, and Wipro.
Before founding Mindtickle, Krishna most recently was the Director of Product Management at PubMatic. Additionally, Krishna has worked with leading companies and startups, including Microsoft, Tejas Netw...
2024-02-0818 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaAn Effective Clean Energy Entrepreneur: Palmetto’s Christopher KemperIn this episode, we speak with Palmetto’s Founder and CEO, Christopher Kemper. Palmetto offers a Clean Energy Operating Platform, which makes it easier and more affordable for homeowners to source their energy from renewables like solar power.
Chris sees Palmetto as the ultimate platform to make the most significant impact on mitigating climate change and he is constantly seeking ways to compound their impact for the betterment of the environment, people, and consumers.
Chris is currently a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Environment Programme and a Chairman for Pay It Forward For Climate.
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2024-02-0623 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaWorld’s Leading Conversational AI Platform: Yellow.ai’s Raghu RavinutalaIn this episode, we speak with Raghu Ravinutala, Co-Founder and CEO of Yellow.ai, a global leader in Conversational AI that delivers autonomous, human-like experiences for customers and employees to accelerate enterprise growth.
Raghu co-founded the company with a vision to make customer and enterprise interactions more effective and effortless. Since its inception, Raghu and his team have successfully expanded Yellow.ai’s presence across the U.S., Southeast Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Japan, Australia and Latin America with over 1,000 customers in over 85 countries.
Previously, Raghu worked for 16 years with leading tech companies such as...
2024-02-0220 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaCreating a Safer Internet: Aura’s Hari RavichandranIn this episode, we speak with Hari Ravichandran, the Founder and CEO of Aura, a mission-driven technology company dedicated to creating a safer internet for everyone.
In 2014, after Hari’s credit card information was stolen, he was inspired to start Aura and today, the company offers an easy-to-use, integrated suite of services trusted by more than one million customers.
Previously, Hari founded Endurance Group (Nasdaq:EIGI), a leading provider of cloud services for small businesses with worldwide operations and over 5 million customers.
He is also the Founder and CEO of Jump Ventures, a sca...
2024-01-2628 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaConquering Digital Assets Trading: Talos’s Anton KatzIn this episode, we speak with Anton Katz, Co-Founder and CEO of Talos. Founded with Ethan Feldman in 2018, Talos provides an institutional-grade technology infrastructure that supports the full lifecycle of digital assets trading, from price discovery to execution through to settlement.
The original vision of Talos was to build an intuitive system from the ground up, leveraging the latest technology and harnessing the power of blockchains to surpass what could be done in traditional markets.
Before co-founding Talos, Anton was Head of Trading Technology for AQR Capital Management. Before that, he was the Director of So...
2024-01-1926 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaAccessing Global Talent: Oyster’s Jack MardackIn this episode, we speak with Jack Mardack, the Co-Founder and Chief Impact Officer of Oyster, a human resources platform for globally distributed companies.
Oyster automates cross-border employment and makes it easy for growing companies of all sizes to tap the global talent pool and provide a great employment experience to remote hires around the world.
Jack Mardack’s mission was to redress the unequal distribution of job opportunities by encouraging organizations to think more globally about their talent. He is motivated by a vision of the world in which no talent is wasted because of...
2024-01-1624 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaEnterprise-Scale AI: SambaNova Systems’ Rodrigo LiangIn this episode, we speak with Rodrigo Liang, the Co-Founder and CEO of SambaNova Systems. Customers turn to SambaNova to quickly deploy state-of-the-art generative AI capabilities within the enterprise. Its purpose-built enterprise-scale AI platform is the technology backbone for the next generation of AI computing.
Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the company was founded in 2017 by industry luminaries and is backed by investors including SoftBank, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Intel Capital, Google Ventures, and other notable investors.
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2024-01-0219 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaHiring The Best and Brightest: SmartRecruiters’ Jerome TernynckIn this episode, we speak with Jerome Ternynck, the Founder and CEO of SmartRecruiters, a next-generation platform that serves as the hiring operating system for 4,000 customers like Bosch, LinkedIn, Skechers, and Visa. The company is backed by Mayfield, Salesforce and Insight.
Jerome is an entrepreneur with a strong interest in recruiting and technology. His overall goal is to bring the economy to its full potential by removing friction in the labor market and eradicating unemployment.
Jerome has also previously founded MrTed Ltd, Talents Technology, and Accord Group ECE.
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2023-12-2918 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaThe Most Advanced Recruiting Platform: Gem’s Steven BartelIn this episode, we chat with Steven Bartel, the Co-Founder and CEO of Gem, a leading recruiting platform that combines ATS, CRM, AI Sourcing, scheduling, and talent marketing. With nearly 100 integrations, Gem works alongside LinkedIn and other well-known job sources.
Co-founders Steven Bartel and Nick Bushak were previously engineering managers at Dropbox and Facebook, both companies that at the time were looking to rapidly hire and expand. Steven and Nick knew that managing and nurturing relationships with top talent was going to require a new kind of software—built specifically for recruiters—that could automate tasks, track touc...
2023-12-2621 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaData-Powered Consumer Brands: Amperity’s Derek SlagerIn this episode, we speak with Derek Slager, the Co-Founder and CTO of Amperity, a customer data platform that helps brands build the unified first-party customer data foundation they need to grow revenue, reduce costs, save time, and stay compliant.
Founded in 2016, Amperity’s main drive in business is to enable larger consumer brands such as Wyndham and Alaska Airlines, to develop and maintain a unified view of their customer, using patented AI and ML methods. Now with more than 400 brands on their roster, Amperity is a trusted resource for turning data into business value.
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2023-12-0520 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaBusiness AI Maestro: Fractal’s Srikanth VelamakanniIn this episode, we speak with Srikanth Velamakanni, Co-Founder, Group Chief Executive & Executive Vice-Chairman of Fractal, a provider of artificial intelligence to companies. Fractal's businesses include: Crux Intelligence , which provides AI driven business intelligence; Eugenie.ai for sustainability; Asper.ai for revenue growth management; and Senseforth.ai, conversational AI for sales and customer service.
Since its founding in 2000, the company has raised more than $680 million from TPG, Apax, TA Associates and other notable investors and has empowered more than 100 Fortune 500 companies with its AI, data, and analytics-driven business strategies.
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2023-11-2827 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaA 1000x Faster Database Solution: ClickHouse’s Aaron KatzIn this episode, we speak with Aaron Katz, Co-Founder and CEO of ClickHouse. ClickHouse is an open-source database management system which allows users to generate analytical reports using SQL queries in real-time.
Its technology works 100-1000x faster than traditional database management systems, and processes hundreds of millions to over a billion rows and tens of gigabytes of data per server per second.
Before founding ClickHouse, Aaron helped grow salesforce.com between 2002 - 2014 from a private, 200 employee startup, to a $200 billion market leader. He was also part of the team that took Elastic public and...
2023-11-0121 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaBest in Class Revenue Platform: Clari’s Andy ByrneIn this episode, we speak with Andy Byrne, CEO and Co-founder of Clari. Clari is a platform that uses AI and machine learning to support sales teams by integrating with their existing CRM systems.
Thousands of sales, marketing, and customer success teams at leading companies, including Okta, Adobe, Workday, Zoom, and Finastra, use Clari’s execution insights to make their revenue process more connected, efficient, and predictable.
The company is backed by Blackstone, Silver Lake, Sapphire Ventures, Tenaya, Bain Capital, Sequoia and other notable investors.
Prior to Clari, Byrne was a founding executive at...
2023-09-0623 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaThe Future of Software Sales: Tackle’s John JahnkeIn this episode, we speak with John Jahnke, the CEO of Tackle, the leading solution built to help software companies generate revenue through a data-driven Cloud go-to-market (Cloud GTM).
John is a business and technology leader with a successful track record of building great teams to drive emerging technology patterns.
Tackle works with more than 550 software companies including CrowdStrike, HashiCorp, Lacework, New Relic, VMware, and many more at every stage - from companies scaling their go-to-market to the largest software companies in the world.
They are venture backed by three of the world's...
2023-07-2625 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaGame Changer In Web Development: Vercel’s Guillermo RauchIn this episode, we speak with Guillermo Rauch, Founder and CEO of Vercel, the frontend cloud that gives developers the frameworks, workflows, and infrastructure to build a faster, more personalized web.
Founded in 2015, the company has raised over $300 million dollars and is backed by GGV Capital, Accel, Bedrock Capital, CRV, and other notable investors.
Vercel unlocks developer potential and enables users to go from idea to global application in seconds. Vercel enables customers like Under Armour, Nintendo, The Washington Post, and Zapier to build delightful user experiences on the Web.
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2023-06-1523 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaThe Enterprise 5G Revolution: Celona’s Rajeev ShahIn this episode, we speak with Rajeev Shah, the Co-Founder and CEO of Celona, the enterprise 5G company that enables a new generation of AI-powered business critical apps in the enterprise and helps organizations accelerate their digital transformation journey.
Before founding Celona, Rajeev was the VP of product management and marketing for Federated Wireless, where he launched the industry’s first and leading Spectrum Access System. Prior to Federated, Rajeev held multiple product management leadership positions at Aruba Networks, including creating its Cloud Wi-Fi business.
Taking advantage of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum, Ce...
2023-05-3118 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaTransforming The Hiring Process At Scale: Fountain’s CEO Sean BehrIn this episode we speak with Sean Behr, CEO of Fountain. Founded in 2014, Fountain started with a vision to transform the hiring of hourly workers. The company’s purpose-built solution is designed to help companies hire high volumes of workers, faster by combining the power of automation with a data-driven applicant tracking system.
The company is backed by B Capital Group, Softbank, DCM Ventures, and Y Combinator, among others.
Sean joined Fountain as CEO in 2020. Prior to joining the company, he served as CEO and Founder of Stratim (acquired by KAR), an intelligent mobility and fl...
2023-03-2222 minThe AI Software Report with RJ LumbaScaling Software Companies: Invoca CEO Gregg JohnsonIn this episode, we speak with Gregg Johnson, the CEO of Invoca. Gregg is a seasoned software leader who previously led Salesforce Marketing Cloud’s social marketing product line, where he integrated $1 billion of M&A investments into the Salesforce product portfolio. He is also a successful entrepreneur.
Invoca is the cloud leader in AI-powered conversation intelligence for revenue teams that enables marketing, sales, customer experience, and eCommerce teams to understand and immediately act on the information consumers share via conversations.
The company has raised $184 million from leading venture capitalists including Upfront Ventures, Accel, Silver Lake...
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