Bengaluru, India, August 11th, 2026, TechnologyWire

TripleDart Crosses $7M ARR at 50% EBIT Margin, Making the Case for Bootstrapped “Services-as-Software”

TripleDart, a bootstrapped B2B growth company, today announced it has crossed $7 million in annual recurring revenue while operating at a 50% EBIT margin. The company says software, not additional headcount or capital, drove the jump.

The milestone lands in the middle of a heated debate. Venture investors have poured more than $300 million into “services-as-software” startups this year alone, betting that labor-heavy services work can be run at software-level margins. Most funded players in the category have picked a single slice of marketing to prove that out, design, or content, or SEO. TripleDart says it has done it across the entire inbound marketing function, which it believes makes it the first company in India to do so.

The engine behind the shift is Slate, an AI-agent platform TripleDart built in-house after concluding no existing tool could do the job. Slate’s agents run live SEO, content and AI-visibility work, while a “cowork” mode lets client teams work alongside the agents directly, the company’s attempt at building a marketing function that behaves like a product rather than an agency.

TripleDart has grown to 120 people over four and a half years, and now manages more than $200 million in ad spend across over 300 client companies, including General Electric, SentinelOne, ByteDance, Sage and Glean in the US, and WeWork, Cognizant and MakeMyTrip in India.

“The services-as-software wave has raised hundreds of millions to prove one thesis: that you can run a services business at software margins,” said Shiyam Sunder, Founder and Managing Director, TripleDart. “We proved it without a single dollar of funding, and we did it for every marketing service, not one slice. At TripleDart, we don’t see ourselves as an agency that bolted on some software- we rebuilt the function as software from day one. When a bootstrapped team can do that profitably, the ‘agency’ label stops fitting. That’s a category, not an agency.”

TripleDart’s numbers are one data point in a larger argument the market is still having: whether services businesses can genuinely be rebuilt at software margins, or whether venture funding is required to get there. TripleDart’s position is that the model works in India, profitably, without a funding round.

About TripleDart

TripleDart is a Bengaluru-based B2B growth partner that has rebuilt the full inbound marketing function as software. Working with more than 300 companies across the US and India and managing over $200 million in ad spend, the bootstrapped company operates at software-level margins through its in-house AI-agent platform, Slate. Its clients include General Electric, SentinelOne, ByteDance, Sage, Glean, WeWork, Cognizant and MakeMyTrip.

Website: https://www.tripledart.com/ 

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Miami, FL 33166, United States, 17th Aug 2026 – Pullner, a well-known manufacturer of OEM and ODM filtration solutions, has reported sustained demand for filtration cartridges from operators in the power generation sector during the past twelve months. The company said order volumes for cartridge products supplied to thermal, combined-cycle and cogeneration facilities have held steady, with enquiries linked to scheduled maintenance intervals, plant life-extension work and tightening water quality requirements at generating stations.

Filtration equipment performs several distinct roles within a generating facility. Cartridges are commonly installed in boiler feedwater and condensate polishing circuits, in lubricating and turbine oil systems, in closed cooling water loops, and in pre-treatment stages ahead of demineralisation or reverse osmosis units. Each duty carries different requirements for micron rating, flow capacity, chemical compatibility and operating temperature, which means a single site may specify several cartridge types across its systems.

Pullner supplies high-flow, pleated, string wound, membrane and stainless steel cartridge formats, together with the filter housings in which those elements are installed. The company said the mix of formats requested by generating facilities has remained broadly consistent, with high-flow and pleated elements accounting for the larger share of volume in water treatment duties, and stainless steel elements more often specified where elevated temperatures, aggressive cleaning regimes or repeated reuse are involved.

Several factors appear to be supporting the pattern of demand. Operators of older thermal plants are extending asset life rather than commissioning replacements, which sustains consumable spending on maintenance items. Facilities in coastal and arid regions increasingly draw makeup water from desalinated or recycled sources, adding pre-treatment stages that rely on cartridge filtration. Plants running on more variable load profiles, in response to the growth of intermittent renewable generation, also cycle equipment more frequently, which can shorten service intervals.

“Demand from generating facilities has been steady rather than seasonal, and that reflects the fact that filtration is tied to maintenance schedules instead of new construction,” said Lucy, Sales Manager at Pullner. “Most of the enquiries received over the past year have come from plants that are already operating and are either standardising the elements held in stores or adjusting specifications after a change in feedwater quality.”

A substantial share of the cartridges supplied to the sector is produced under OEM and ODM arrangements, where Pullner manufactures to a customer’s drawing or develops an element to meet a defined performance specification. Work of this kind can involve matching end cap configurations and sealing arrangements to existing housings, selecting media grades and materials suited to a particular fluid, and confirming dimensional compatibility so that replacement elements fit equipment already installed on site. The company said the approach is frequently requested by plants that operate housings from multiple original suppliers and prefer to consolidate replacement elements with a single manufacturer.

Technical support forms part of the supply process. Pullner provides sizing assistance, media selection guidance and documentation covering materials of construction and test data. Orders are coordinated through the company’s office in Miami, Florida, a location that provides access to distribution routes serving North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. Generating facilities in those regions often operate in conditions that place additional demands on filtration equipment, including high ambient temperatures, elevated dust loads and saline water sources.

Experience across other sectors also informs the work. Pullner supplies filtration products to microelectronics, petrochemical processing, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, desalination and automotive manufacturing. The company said requirements developed for one industry are often transferable — media validated for petrochemical service, for example, may suit fuel and lubricating oil duties at a generating station, while elements developed for desalination plants have application at seawater-cooled facilities.

“Planned capacity additions and ongoing refurbishment programmes across several markets suggest that consumable filtration requirements will continue,” Lucy said. “Development work over the coming period is focused on extending the range of housing-compatible formats and on materials suited to higher operating temperatures, both of which have been raised repeatedly by customers in the generation sector.”

Pullner manufactures filter cartridges and housings for industrial and commercial applications, working with clients on catalogue items as well as custom-configured products. The company operates from Miami, Florida, and serves customers across a range of process industries, including microelectronics, petrochemical, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, desalination and automotive. The reported pattern of orders from power generation customers reflects continued maintenance activity at existing facilities rather than a change in the company’s product range.

For additional information about power plant filter cartridge options and related industry developments, contact Pullner at 8473 NW 61st St, Miami, FL 33166. Enquiries regarding the company’s products, housings, technical support and specification assistance can be directed to +1 786 475 3729 or by email at info@pullner.com. 

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Chicago, IL 60638, United States, 17th Aug 2026 – Lontto, a renowned manufacturer of block and brick making machines, has outlined the scope of its clay brick production equipment range for construction suppliers assessing options for fired and unfired brick output. The company said the range spans extrusion-based systems, hydraulic pressing units and ancillary preparation machinery, with configurations available for operations of differing scale. The summary is intended to give distributors, contractors and materials producers a clearer view of the specifications, output capacities and support arrangements attached to each equipment category.

Clay brick production remains a widely practised construction material process, particularly across South Asia, Africa, the Middle East and parts of Latin America, where clay deposits are accessible and fired brick is the standard walling material. The manufacturing sequence generally involves extracting and crushing raw clay, screening out oversized material, mixing the clay with water to a workable consistency, forming the mixture into shaped units, drying the units to reduce moisture content, and firing them in a kiln to achieve final strength. Equipment selection at the forming stage determines dimensional consistency, density and the volume a plant can produce within a given shift.

Lontto’s range addresses that forming stage through several equipment categories. Extrusion systems, sometimes described as vacuum extruders, compact prepared clay through a die to produce a continuous column that is then cut to length by an automatic cutter. These systems are generally selected by operations producing perforated or solid units at higher volumes. Hydraulic pressing units, by contrast, form individual blocks under compaction and are commonly used where clay is combined with a stabilising agent, allowing units to cure without kiln firing in some applications. Preparation equipment within the range includes clay crushers, roller mills, box feeders and mixers, each intended to condition raw material before it reaches the forming stage.

“Suppliers approaching this category often ask for a comparison rather than a single recommendation, because the correct equipment depends on the clay itself, the required unit format and the power available at the site,” said Chao Zhang, CEO of Lontto. “Setting out the full range in one place makes it easier for a buyer to match a specification to a production target instead of working backwards from a machine that was chosen before those variables were assessed.”

Output capacities across the range vary according to configuration, with smaller pressing units suited to project-based or regional production and larger extrusion lines intended for continuous plant operation. Power options include electric and diesel drives, a distinction that matters for operators working in areas where grid supply is intermittent. Die and mould tooling can be changed to alter unit dimensions, which allows a single machine to serve more than one product format across the life of a plant.

Equipment supply is accompanied by installation and training services. Technicians assist with site layout, commissioning and calibration, while operator training covers material preparation ratios, machine handling, routine maintenance intervals and fault identification. The company said that maintenance practice has a measurable effect on equipment life in clay processing environments, where abrasive material and moisture place sustained demand on wear components. Spare parts, including dies, cutting wires and liner plates, are supplied on request.

Demand for fired and stabilised clay units has remained steady in markets where housing construction is expanding and where brick production is organised around smaller regional plants rather than centralised facilities. Equipment suppliers to those markets are increasingly asked to provide machinery that can be operated and maintained locally, without dependence on specialist servicing arrangements. Lontto said that requirement has informed the mechanical design of much of its range, with an emphasis on serviceable components and documented maintenance procedures.

“The direction over the next several years appears to be toward greater automation at the forming and stacking stages, alongside continued demand for simpler machines in markets where labour is available and capital is constrained,” Zhang said. “Both categories are expected to remain part of the range, and development work is proceeding on control systems and tooling durability rather than on replacing existing configurations.”

Lontto is based in Chicago, Illinois, and manufactures block and brick making machinery for domestic and export markets. The company’s catalogue includes concrete block machines, mobile block making machines, compressed earth block machines and clay brick forming equipment, supported by installation, commissioning and operator training services. The equipment range outlined for construction suppliers reflects the company’s existing product line rather than a change to its manufacturing scope.

For additional information about clay brick making machine and related industry developments, contact Lontto at 4992 S Austin Ave, Chicago, IL 60638, USA. Enquiries regarding the company’s products, equipment, installation support and training programmes can be directed to 708 260 8300 or by email at lontto66@gmail.com.

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