Q&A with Mike Becker: Why Vocap Partners Doubled Down on ketteQ with a $20M Series B

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to sit down with Mike Becker, Managing Director at Vocap Partners and a ketteQ’s Board of Directors member, for a candid conversation about why he believes ketteQ is uniquely positioned to lead a generational shift in supply chain planning. Vocap first led our Series A round, and now, with our $20M Series B announcement, they’re doubling down. Mike shared what originally drew him to ketteQ, why this moment matters, and what he sees ahead for the future of supply chain planning.

Q: What initially drew you to ketteQ and compelled you to lead the Series A round?

Mike Becker:
We saw a massive opportunity. There was clear white space in the market for next-gen supply chain planning technology, and ketteQ’s team had the clarity to build from scratch, not patch legacy systems. Their team’s deep supply chain experience gave them a unique edge.

Q: Why did you decide to lead the Series B?

Mike Becker:
It was an easy decision. The company had real momentum with a growing list of marquee customers, strong customer retention, and market traction. The patent-pending PolymatiQ™ solver engine and adaptive planning model were delivering. And the team? Deep, mature, proven, and ready to scale.

But what stood out most was ketteQ’s ability to drive measurable business value at speed.  

While most enterprise software companies take years to show results, ketteQ delivers impact in months, not years. Whether it’s improving forecast accuracy, accelerating revenue through better promise dates, or reducing excess inventory, the outcomes are fast, tangible, and financially significant. That kind of velocity and value creation is rare in this market, and it signals a company not just ready to scale but prepared to lead.

Q: What excites you most about ketteQ’s long-term potential?

Mike Becker:
The market opportunity is massive. $10B+ and growing, and ketteQ is uniquely positioned to lead. What excites me most is that this isn’t just an incremental improvement over legacy supply chain planning tools. It’s a fundamentally different approach built from the ground up to solve today’s problems: volatility, uncertainty, fragmented systems, and the need for real-time responsiveness.

With its agentic AI architecture and adaptive planning capabilities, ketteQ brings a new level of intelligence, speed, and configurability that legacy platforms simply weren’t designed to handle. This isn’t about tweaking what’s already out there but redefining what’s possible. That’s why I believe ketteQ has a clear path to becoming the Salesforce of supply chain planning.

Q: What signaled you that they were building something fundamentally different?

Mike Becker:
The team has intimate knowledge of pretty much every legacy supply chain planning platform, and they started with a clean slate with no legacy constraints or technical debt. The platform is built for speed, AI, and uncertainty. It’s purpose-built for modern, distributed supply chains.

Q: How urgent is the problem ketteQ is solving?

Mike Becker:
Very. Every supply chain is under pressure to modernize. The demand for AI-powered, cloud-native systems has gone from optional to essential.

Q: Why is this space ripe for disruption?

Mike Becker:
Most legacy supply chain systems were built before the smartphone. That alone tells you how outdated things are. Global shocks and volatility have only made the cracks more visible. Companies are ready for change.

Q: How is ketteQ positioned to lead that change?

Mike Becker:
Their adaptive planning engine, powered by PolymatiQ, utilizes an agent-based architecture to automate thousands of real-time scenarios. It’s a shift from static planning to probability-based, responsive decisions. Add native Salesforce and Agentforce integration, and you’ve got serious momentum.

Q: How is ketteQ different from legacy vendors?

Mike Becker:
Legacy vendors are stuck with slow, batch-based systems. ketteQ delivers results in months, not years. They’ve had 100% implementation success, which is rare in this space. They’re flexible, real-time, and built to scale.

Q: What makes ketteQ’s speed so different?

Mike Becker:
They move at the speed of their customers. Fast deployments. Nimble teams. No rigidity. The platform flexes to each business, not the other way around.

Q: Why does it matter that ketteQ started from scratch?

Mike Becker:
It means they weren’t boxed in by legacy architecture. They could build for what’s next: AI, cloud, scalability without compromise. That’s how you lead the next generation.

Q: What’s the advantage of building on Salesforce and integrating with Agentforce?

Mike Becker:
It aligns sales and operations in one system of engagement. Native integration speeds up adoption and implementation, and derisks the decision for CTOs and CIOs. It also unlocks channel leverage in the Salesforce ecosystem.

Q: How did the founders’ background shape ketteQ’s vision?

Mike Becker:
Their deep experience at Barkawi and Genpact, implementing hundreds of legacy systems, gave them a front-row seat to everything that didn’t work. That led to a rare combination of empathy, insight, and bold thinking.

Q: What gives you confidence in their ability to execute?

Mike Becker:
This is a focused, founder-led team with deep supply chain expertise. They attract great talent and deliver real results. They’ve got both vision and execution, which is a rare combo.

Q: What about delivering measurable customer value?

Mike Becker:
That’s where ketteQ excels. They redefine what “time to value” means. Customers are seeing better forecasts, smarter inventory, and improved service in just a few months. The results are tangible and fast.

Q: Out of the thousands of investments you see, what made ketteQ stand out?

Mike Becker:
They checked every box: huge market, breakthrough technology, veteran team, world-class customer retention. ketteQ didn’t just stand out, they jumped off the page.

Q: What’s the broader mission ketteQ is fulfilling?

Mike Becker:
They’re making the world’s supply chains better by helping companies prepare for the unpredictable, making supply chains smarter, faster, and more resilient, and empowering people with tools, not replacing them.  

Q: What does this $20M Series B mean for ketteQ?

Mike Becker:
One word: leadership. This isn’t just funding; it’s validation. It lets ketteQ expand global implementations, scale partner enablement, invest further in AI and autonomy, and deepen integration with Agentforce. It’s fuel for the next phase of growth.

Wrap-Up: Why This Matters

At ketteQ, we’re not just building software but reshaping what’s possible in supply chain planning. With a clean-slate architecture, proven team, and agentic AI at its core, the company delivers speed, adaptability, and measurable results where legacy systems fall short. As Vocap’s continued investment underscores, this is more than momentum; it’s leadership. And for organizations ready to modernize, the future is already in motion.

Want to learn more?

Visit the Series B landing page to explore the full press release, read our in-depth blog post, dive into the investor FAQ, and watch an exclusive video interview with CEO Mike Landry.