Wildcard is a Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) platform that helps e-commerce brands get their products discovered and purchased through AI shopping channels like ChatGPT Shopping, Google Gemini, Amazon Rufus, and Perplexity. Founded by Kaushik Mahorker and Yagnya Patel - both veterans of Scale AI, Tesla, and Amazon - Wildcard addresses the core problem that 67% of products lack the structured attributes AI engines need to recommend them. Their platform provides SKU-level analytics, catalog optimization, and content creation tools so brands can win in the emerging AI-first commerce landscape.
Ejaz Asi is a Lahore-based digital strategist and serial technopreneur with over 20 years of experience at the crossroads of culture, technology, and design. Co-founder of Chameleon Worldwide - a full-service digital agency serving clients from North America to the Middle East - and ALRUG, a handmade carpet e-commerce venture, he is a passionate advocate of User-Centered Design and Ubiquitous Computing. Beyond building businesses, he shaped the next generation as visiting faculty at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, where he created the institution's first-ever Digital Strategy course. Father of three, avid reader, and a persistent optimist about what technology can do for people.
Klaviyo is a Boston-based AI-first B2C CRM platform that unifies email marketing, SMS, push notifications, and customer service into a single data-driven system. Founded in 2012 by Andrew Bialecki and Ed Hallen, it went public on the NYSE in September 2023 and crossed $1.2B in annual revenue in 2025, serving 193,000+ brands in 100 countries. Klaviyo's core edge is its built-in Customer Data Platform that manages 7.3 billion customer profiles and processes 2.5 billion events daily, enabling hyper-personalized marketing at scale for direct-to-consumer brands.
SAP CRM, now branded as SAP Customer Experience (SAP CX), is the customer relationship management portfolio of SAP SE — Germany's largest software company and the world's leading enterprise application vendor. Founded in 1972, SAP CRM has evolved from an on-premise suite launched in 2000 into a comprehensive cloud-native platform encompassing Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud (Emarsys), Commerce Cloud, and Customer Data solutions. Serving 98 of the world's top 100 companies and over 425,000 customers globally, SAP CX differentiates itself through deep native integration with SAP ERP/S4HANA and AI capabilities via its Joule copilot, enabling end-to-end business process automation from back-office operations to customer-facing interactions.