SilkFlo, Kognitos and Ema voted top technology pitches at ISG events in London and New YorkSTAMFORD, Conn., July 24, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Solutions for helping enterprises manage automation and AI pipelines, build automated workflows and deploy a universal AI "employee" won ISG Startup Challenges at recent events in London and New York hosted by Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a leading global technology research and advisory firm.ISG Startup Challenges feature entrepreneurs behind innovative solutions who deliver pitches on how their technology will add the most value to a business or community. Event judges question the presenters, and audience members vote for the technology they are more likely to implement within their own organizations.Audience members at the ISG Digital Business Summit, June 25–26, at the Royal Lancaster London Hotel, voted SilkFlo the ISG Startup Challenge winner. SilkFlo is a SaaS platform for automation and AI pipeline management. Its founder Alexander Leonida pitched against Mark Green, CEO and founder of change management provider Change Rebellion, and Thomas Naylor, founder of business-to-business directory Hifo.co, which matches buyers and sellers of technology services and solutions."The ISG Market Lens™ Artificial Intelligence Study found the top enterprise priorities for AI are to create a long-term AI strategy or roadmap and identify AI use cases that build new revenue streams or improve customer experience," said Karen Healy, partner and global leader of ISG Events. "Given the strong marketplace interest in harnessing AI, it’s no surprise the ISG Startup Challenge winners at our events this spring were pitching solutions for developing, launching and governing AI."Erick Pringle, builder, Kognitos, won the Startup Challenge at the ISG Future Workplace Summit, May 13–14, at the Convene 360 Madison event space in New York City. Kognitos uses natural language processing automation and large language models to enable business users to build automated workflows using everyday English

Wipro and Kognitos Inc. have announced a collaboration to deploy GenAI-based Business Automation Solutions. Wipro's Digital Operations and Platforms will use Kognitos' platform to enhance productivity in areas like order management and finance services. Additionally, Wipro Ventures invested in Kognitos during its Series A funding round. The partnership aims to leverage AI for automating complex business processes and achieving operational efficiencies at scale.