Chakri Gottemukkala

o9 Appoints 25‑Year Sales Veteran as Its New CRO

by | Jul 22, 2025
Brett Theisen was previously chief revenue officer at QAD, a global software company specializing in enterprise resource planning and supply chain solutions for the manufacturing sector.
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D CEO and Dallas Innovates revealed the winners of the 2024 Innovation Awards at an event on January 24, 2023 held at On the Levee in the Design District.
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D CEO, Dallas Innovates Honor Top Innovators at 2024 Awards
At the annual Innovation Awards event, Dallas Innovates and D CEO revealed the winners in 17 categories and recognized all 74 North Texas finalists.
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The Last Word: o9 Solutions’ Chakri Gottemukkala on Building a Multi-Billion-Dollar Digital Brain
by | Nov 27, 2023
Dallas-based o9 Solutions has defied the odds in the world of tech unicorns. In just three years, o9's valuation has nearly quadrupled to hit $3.7 billion recently, bucking a trend of declining values for later-stage tech companies.
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How Dallas’ o9 Solutions Built a Multi-Billion-Dollar Digital Brain
by | Nov 16, 2023
The nearly quadruple unicorn started with a prescient vision, hit the market at just the right time, and could gallop into the elite ranks of decacorns. But for o9, it's all about the clients. With giants like Walmart, Google, and Samsung, o9 is laser-focused on helping them make better decisions, faster, with its Digital Brain. As o9 Solutions CEO Chakri Gottemukkala says, the $3.7 billion AI-powered enterprise decision platform has hit its stride. Now his sights are set on ambitious 10x growth.
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Chakri Gottemukkala, co-founder and CEO, o9 Solutions, Inc. [Photo: Business Wire]

Dallas’ o9 Solutions Raises $116M in Latest Funding Round for a $3.7B Valuation

by | Jul 19, 2023
The new round was led by General Atlantic’s BeyondNetZero with existing investors KKR and Generation Investment Management also participating. As o9 leverages AI to help create "more sustainable supply chains," it also announced a new board member.
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o9 Solutions Targets Supply Chain Disruptions With New Supply Sensing Platform
by | Oct 3, 2022
Dallas-based unicorn o9 Solutions is using its Digital Brain technology to predict weather patterns, transportation hiccups, and employment fluctuations months before problems occur. Then its digital twin technology can recommend solutions. CEO Chakri Gottemukkala says o9's new Supply Sensing tool applies longstanding methods to "predicting and steering clear of future supply disruptions."
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Al Gore to Keynote Dallas Unicorn o9 Solutions’ Annual Digital Transformation Event in April

Former Vice President Al Gore will be a keynote speaker at o9 Solutions’ annual digital transformation event, aim10x global 2022. Gore, who is co-founder and chairman of Generation Investment Management, will join 70-plus top presenters, o9 Solutions announced....

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Chakri Gottemukkala, co-founder and CEO, o9 Solutions, Inc. [Photo: Business Wire]
Dallas Unicorn o9 Solutions Announces $296M in New Funding and a $2.7B Valuation
by | Jan 26, 2022
o9 Solutions, an enterprise AI software platform provider, today announced $296 million in equity investments from a group including General Atlantic and its climate investing venture BeyondNetZero; Generation Investment Management; and existing o9 investor KKR. The company—which had a 400% increase in annual recurring revenue in Q4 2021—is now valued at $2.7 billion. "We have an unprecedented opportunity in front of us," says Co-Founder and CEO Chakri Gottemukkala.
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Meet the Finalists: The Innovation Awards 2022, Presented by Dallas Innovates and D CEO

Now in its third year, the program from Dallas Innovates and D CEO honors 78 disruptors and trailblazers driving a new vision for innovation in North Texas.
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Patrick Brandt (left) and Aakash Kumar (right), who co-founded labor management platform Shiftsmart in 2015, are among the finalists for the 2021 Entrepreneur Of The Year Southwest Region Award. [Photo: Courtesy Shiftsmart]
The Unstoppables: EY Names 46 Entrepreneur Of The Year Southwest Finalists for 2021
by | Jun 5, 2021
These "audacious business leaders" from 38 companies were picked by a panel of judges. Here are the finalists.
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