MACH Alliance Announces BILDIT as Winner of Inaugural FutureMACH Pitch Day Event
'BILDIT represents the new wave of MACH-native innovators,' said Kelly Goetsch, co-founder and former president of the MACH Alliance. 'They've solved the decades-old personalization problem in eCommerce.' Share
Created by the MACH Alliance to support innovative MACH-aligned startup companies into their next phase of growth, the FutureMACH program was open to North American pre-seed, seed or Series-A startup technology companies with less than $2 million in annual recurring revenue.
An esteemed panel of elite judges from top global VC firms evaluated entrants on their market opportunity and vision, product differentiation, applications of AI and automation, and alignment with MACH's innovation principles. These judges included:
Gary Benerofe, general partner, Mu Ventures
Mara Chaben, principal, Hawke Ventures
Laura Chau, general partner, Canaan Partners
Christina Fa, principal, NewView Capital
Sam Thompson, founding partner, Progress Ventures
Scot Wingo, co-founder & CEO, ReFiBuy.ai
Ben Winn, VP content & communities, FirstMark
With deep expertise in emerging tech and market disruption, FutureMACH's judges will provide invaluable mentorship, strategic insights, and potential access to influential investment networks to this year's cohort of entrants. Additionally, BILDIT will receive a brand and storytelling workshop provided by The BaaS Company, a spotlight feature in a MACH Alliance webinar or insights piece, a facilitated introduction to five MACH Alliance member companies of its choosing and a discounted membership into the MACH Alliance Startup ISV category upon qualification.
BILDIT, a personalization-oriented Content Management System, was chosen for its novel approach of using AI, MACH technology and external data sources to deeply personalize shopper experiences.
'BILDIT represents the new wave of MACH-native innovators,' said Kelly Goetsch, co-founder and former president of the MACH Alliance. 'They've solved the decades-old personalization problem in eCommerce.'
For more details and information on the upcoming UK/Europe competition, visit www.machalliance.org/futuremach.
About MACH Alliance
The MACH Alliance is a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization, governed by an independent board and does not endorse specific vendors, members or otherwise. The Alliance was formed in June 2020 to help enterprise organizations navigate the complex modern technology landscape. It aims to guide and show the business advantage of open tech ecosystems that are Microservices based, API-first, Cloud-native SaaS and Headless. All MACH Alliance members meet certification principles that are published on the website.
The MACH Alliance welcomes technology companies and individual industry experts who share the same vision for the future. Learn more at machalliance.org, read here about MACH certification and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
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