Invoca Acquires Symbl.ai
If last week Upland quit messaging, this week call-tracking analytics powerhouse Invoca declaratively entered the text-messaging market with the acquisition of Symbl.ai..
One Expert, One Topic — Kyle Blanchard Talks AI, Messaging, and Improving Healthcare
Kyle Blanchard has spent his entire career chasing engagement. First, it was extraterrestrials—he studied physics and astrophysics, landed a job offer with SETI, and almost went down the path of decoding alien signals. But when he realized what the job paid for living in Berkeley, he pivoted. Hard…
Deepgram, AI, and the Return of the Long-Duration Call
Deepgram’s “State of Voice AI” report shows the industry is broadly bullish about using AI for voice interfaces. While the survey contains useful insights, the main takeaway is clear: AI is bringing voice back into the conversation…
One Expert, One Topic — Loyaan Egal Talks Data, National Security, and Knowing Yourself
Loyaan Egal is, quite literally, an African American—born to a Somali father and an American mother.
That kind of cultural whiplash—ninth grade in Saudi Arabia, tenth grade in New York City—does something to you. In Loyaan’s case, it taught him how to adapt fast, read his environment, and say yes when opportunities showed up in unusual packaging…
A Hall of Fame Moment Grounded By Mom’s Advice
Douglas C. Schmidt is a giant in the field of distributed object computing. As an undergrad, I begged and groveled my way into his over-subscribed graduate level class into Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA). Doug is also a UCI School of ICS Hall of Fame inductee.
Now, I am one too..
One Expert, One Topic — Thomas Mancuso Talks Compliance as a Competitive Edge
When Thomas Mancuso moved to San Francisco, he was driving a U-Haul over the Bay Bridge as Governor Newsom announced the statewide COVID-19 shutdown..
Tanla Posts Tepid FY 2025 Results
Debt-free and holding about $120 million in cash, Tanla, India’s largest A2P provider, closed FY25 in better shape than it began. WhatsApp and RCS now generate roughly 29% of enterprise revenue, while reliance on international long-distance (ILD) SMS has slid below 10%.
Mailchimp and What SMS Can Learn from Email
Mailchimp ranks among tech’s greatest bootstrapped exits. With almost no outside capital, the founders sold it for $12 billion, an “infinite IRR” outcome by any measure.
CM.com Releases Q1 2025 Results
CM.com kicks off the Q1 earnings season. It reported increased profitability on declining revenue. Yet ARR increased YoY, and overall message volume remained flat.
The Q4 2024 Valuation Update
The latest market seesaw penalized nearly every player in the cohort. While Sinch’s market cap was up 7%, everyone else fell by double-digit percentages..
