MACH Alliance Announces BILDIT as Winner of Inaugural FutureMACH Pitch Day Event

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The MACH Alliance, a not-for-profit industry body dedicated to advancing composable enterprise architecture, has revealed the winner of its inaugural North American FutureMACH Pitch Day event. The winner, BILDIT, will gain access to exclusive mentorship, brand development and introductions to potential investors, fostering growth and innovation within the MACH ecosystem.

“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.”

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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.