To the Housatonic community,
We hope this message finds you well as we head into the Thanksgiving break. It’s been an active fall here at Housatonic. Below are a few highlights from our portfolio, team and community.
Portfolio News
We are pleased to announce the following C-suite and senior leadership appointments:
Gaurav Khanna, Chief Product Officer at AccuSourceHR
Jocelyn Karney, Chief Financial Officer at AccuSourceHR
Katharine Reagan, Chief Revenue Officer at Guardian
Edwin Haghnazari, Chief Commercial Officer at CellBio
Jenna Gawronski, VP of Sales at Brainfuse
Housatonic Events
In September, Housatonic hosted a talk with Miranda Nash exploring the implications of AI and agentic architectures on vertical market software and SaaS businesses. Miranda led Applied AI strategy within Oracle’s Fusion Applications division, overseeing the integration of predictive models, generative AI features, and AI agents into ERP, human capital management, supply chain management, CRM, and other enterprise solutions. She has been at the forefront of embedding AI capabilities at scale, guiding strategy across multiple product areas and bringing transformative features to market. You can view the talk here. Password: Q5BD#&7y
In November, Housatonic hosted a virtual coffee session on "SEO for LLMs" exploring how companies can optimize their online presence so that ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google Gemini, and other AI models recommend their products and services to potential customers. The session was led by Andrew Coleman and Monica Niblack, CEO and President of LQ Digital, a Housatonic portfolio company specializing in this emerging area. Andrew and Monica have been at the forefront of helping businesses adapt to this shift, as an increasing number of sales leads now originate from large language models. You can hear the talk here. Password: Housatonic
Industries & Focus Areas
We remain committed to backing business builders in vertically focused software, business services and healthcare services. We are currently supporting the executives below through our Executive In Residence Program:
