“If we don’t become a decacorn, we will be disappointed.”
Chakri Gottemukkala
Co-Founder and CEO
o9 Solutions
.…on how his Dallas-based company built a multi-billion-dollar digital brain.
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.
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—companies valued at $10 billion or more. 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 Gottemukkala says, the AI-powered enterprise decision platform has hit its stride. Now his sights are set on ambitious 10x growth.
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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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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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O'Neil Digital Solutions, a leader in customer communications management solutions, has announced the appointment of David J. Blanton as its new CEO. Blanton joins O'Neil from Cognizant where he served as senior vice president of cloud, infrastructure and security. Blanton brings "an impressive track record" from his previous technology leadership roles at companies like Cognizant, Atos, and Unisys, the company said. Chairman W. Scott O'Neil said Blanton's decades of expertise will help drive O'Neil's strategic growth in the right direction. The appointment comes as Plano, Texas-based O'Neil continues expanding its position as a thought leader in customer experience and digital…
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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.
