Chakri Gottemukkala

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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o9 Solutions Announces New Office in India and Strategic Partnership to Develop Supply Chain Talent
by | Aug 28, 2023
Dallas-based unicorn o9 Solutions said its new Hyderabad office will be a hub for expanding the company's R&D, product management, and global delivery operations in India. It will also develop a "Supply Chain Skills Academy" to help make the Indian city "a world-class talent hub" for the global supply chain.
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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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Dallas Unicorn o9 Solutions Caps Q4 with 400% Recurring Revenue Growth
by | Jan 20, 2022
o9’s Digital Brain AI platform addresses enterprise business planning and decision-making through enterprise modeling, big data analytics, and more. A $100M investment by KKR in 2020 gave the firm unicorn status. Now o9's co-founder and CEO tells Dallas Innovates his company will grow even more in 2022—both globally and in its delivered solutions.
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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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