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Tungray Technologies Inc Reports Unaudited 2024 First Half Financial Results

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SINGAPORE, Dec. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Tungray Technologies Inc (“Tungray” or the “Company”), a global Engineer-to-Order (ETO) company, today reported its unaudited financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2024.

First Half 2024 Financial Highlights

Total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2024 increased by 1.5% to $5.4 million, compared to $5.3 million in the same period of 2023.Gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was 46.7%, compared to 53.5% for the same period in 2023.Operating loss for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was $0.9 million, compared to an operating income of $0.1 million for the same period in 2023.Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was $0.8 million, compared to net income of $0.2 million for the same period in 2023.

Recent Developments and Strategic Highlights:

Cost-Cutting Measures:
The Company has implemented targeted cost control actions aimed at reducing expenses, enhancing operational efficiency, and renegotiating supplier contracts.

These actions include:

Identifying and utilizing high-trade volume suppliers.Leveraging volume to negotiate favorable rates for common-use components.

Revenue Enhancement:
To drive sales growth, the Company is exploring potential horizontal strategic partnerships to access new, high-value capabilities.

These initiatives include:

Introducing new lines of business through potential partnerships with existing companies.Utilizing the “market-for-tech” model to leverage Singapore’s hub position for regional business expansion.Exploring technologies and services such as metal 3D printing for precision engineering, standardized manufacturing of medical components, and contract repair work for aviation components, such as aircraft engine fan blades and turbines.Enhancing sales and market penetration by hiring a dedicated business-focused market and sales manager. This initiative will focus on:Increasing market penetration of non-printer related markets in the Southeast Asia (SEA) region.Focusing primarily on the semiconductor, automotive and non-printer related consumer product sectors.

Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements

During the course of preparing the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company identified misstatements in its previously issued consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as below, and as a result the Company has restated the previously issued consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2023 in accordance with ASC 250 Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, to reflect the effects of the restatement adjustments and to make certain corresponding disclosures.

The categories of adjustments and their impacts on previously issued financial statements are described below and identified in the column entitled “Reference”:

a. The Company failed to record the correct income tax expense, taxes payable and retained earnings due to improper identification of non-deductible expenses which were not detected because of not performing a reconciliation between the financial statements and tax return. Such failure has resulted in the misstatements of “Income tax expense”, “Net income attributable to Tungray Technologies Inc”, and “Foreign currency translation adjustment” for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The impact to the accumulated other comprehensive loss and foreign currency translation adjustment was a result of the foreign currency translation difference to the misstatement.

b. The Company failed to take the purchase option into consideration for the finance lease and used the incorrect useful life for the assets amortization. Such failure has resulted in the misstatement of “Cost of revenue”, “Net income attributable to Tungray Technologies Inc” and “Foreign currency translation adjustment” for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The impact to the accumulated other comprehensive loss and foreign currency translation adjustment was a result of the foreign currency translation difference to the misstatement.

The effects of restatement adjustments to the line items are as below:

For the six months ended June 30,

2023

As previously

reported

Adjustment

 Reference 

As restated

Cost of revenues

$

2,480,629

$

12,590

 b

$

2,493,219

Income tax expense

(88,638)

(16,853)

 a

(105,491)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

(305,719)

12,507

a, b

(293,212)

Management Commentary

Mr. Wanjun Yao, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tungray, commented, “This year, we faced challenges that impacted our year-over-year performance, particularly in revenue growth and profit margins. To remain viable amidst the price competition, we are implementing aggressive cost-cutting measures and seeking efficiencies in production. In addition, to complement our cost-cutting measures, we are also exploring new revenue streams and focusing on higher-margin products to improve profitability.”

“Despite significant headwinds from fierce price competition, our commitment to innovation and quality improvements remains unchanged, and we remain focused on delivering sustainable growth and innovation as our long-term strategy. During this reporting period, we expensed $0.4 million in R&D expenses, a slight increase compared to the same period last year. We are confident that our ongoing initiatives will position us well when market conditions improve.”

“As we move forward, we are dedicated to adapting to the evolving market landscape. To enhance Tungray’s business portfolio and adapt to high-growth markets, we are actively exploring 3D metal printing solutions tailored for high-end sectors such as commercial aviation, offshore marine, and oil & gas industries in which Singapore serves as a strategic hub. We believe potential expansion into 3D metal printing will complement our current product and service offerings and positions us to compete well in the provision of advanced, precision-engineered components. We are confident that this strategic initiative will elevate Tungray’s market presence, generate new revenue streams, and ultimately create greater value for our shareholders. We anticipate that the steps we’re taking now will yield improvements and help us return to a sustained growth trajectory in the upcoming years.”

First Half 2024 Financial Results

Total Revenues

Total revenues increased slightly by 1.5% to $5.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to $5.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

Revenues from customized products increased by $0.5 million or 11.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily driven by the delivery of a major customization project during the period.Revenues from standardized products decreased by $0.4 million, or 30.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2024, mainly due to the impact of increasing industry competition resulting in lower sales pricing.

Cost of Revenues

Total costs increased by 16.2% to $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to $2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. 

The cost of revenues for customized products rose by $0.6 million, or 31.3% for the same period ended June 30, 2024, in line with the revenue increase.The cost of revenues for standardized products decreased by $0.2 million, or 21.1% for the same period ended June 30, 2024, corresponding with the revenue decline due to increased industry competition.

Gross Profit

Gross profit was $2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, representing a decrease of 11.4% year over year from $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. Gross margin was 46.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to 53.5% for the same period in 2023. The decrease in gross profit and gross margin was mainly due to the increase of raw materials and labor costs.

Gross profit for customized products was $2.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, a decrease of 3.6% as compared to $2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. Gross margin for customized products was 48.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2024, and 56.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2023.Gross profit for standardized products was $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, a decrease of 42.1% as compared to $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. Gross margin for standardized products was 37.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2024, and 44.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses were $3.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, representing an increase of 26.5% year over year from $2.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

Selling expenses increased by $0.1 million or 38.8% from $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase was mainly due to an increase of advertisement expense for business expansion.General and administrative expenses increased by $0.6 million or 29.8% from $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to $2.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase was mainly attributed to a $0.5 million increase in salary and benefits for talent retention, as well as a $0.1 million increase in professional service fee related to the Company’s initial public offering during the six months ended June 30, 2024 as compared with the same period last year.R&D expenses increased slightly by 3.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2024 as compared with the same period last year. The increase was consistent with the R&D plan the Company previously set out.

(Loss) Income from operations

Loss from operations was $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to income from operations of $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

Other Income, net

Total other income was $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.

Income tax expense

Income tax expense increased by approximately $20,000 or 19.6%, from $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024.

Net (Loss) Income

Net loss was $0.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to net income of $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

About Tungray Technologies Inc

Tungray Technologies Inc is an Engineer-to-Order (ETO) company that provides customized industrial manufacturing solutions to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the semiconductors, printers, electronics, and home appliances industries. With research, development and manufacturing bases in Singapore and China, Tungray designs, develops, and delivers a wide range of industrial products ranging from customized manufacturing machineries, direct drive and linear direct current motors, to induction welding equipment. As an ETO company with more than two decades of experience, Tungray takes pride in its ability to deliver quality customized industrial solutions that fulfil its customers’ unique needs and specifications. For more information, visit the Company’s website at http://tungray.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements other than statements of historical fact in this announcement are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Investors can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “aim,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “potential,” “continue,” “is/are likely to” or other similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company’s registration statement and in its other filings with the SEC.

For more information, please contact:

Investor Relations:
Bill Zima
Email: tungray@icrinc.com

Tungray Technologies Inc and Subsidiaries

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Stated in U.S. Dollars, except for share data, or otherwise noted)

As of

June 30, 2024

As of

December 31, 2023

As Restated

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash

$

9,965,474

$

10,802,405

Accounts and notes receivable, net

2,732,116

3,574,739

Accounts receivable – related parties

295,487

319,589

Inventories, net

1,424,207

2,283,809

Prepayments, net

831,679

259,950

Prepayments – related parties

1,462,583

1,048,745

Other receivables and other current assets, net

805,048

215,651

Other receivables – related parties

461,924

23,816

Total current assets

17,978,518

18,528,704

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

6,184,336

6,326,369

OTHER ASSETS

    Prepaid expenses and deposits

79,592

23,163

Prepayment for land use right

1,988,386

Long-term investment

206,407

211,271

Operating right-of-use assets

1,594,282

712,261

Intangible assets, net

72,884

55,842

Deferred initial public offering (“IPO”) costs

1,192,734

Total non-current assets

3,941,551

2,195,271

Total assets

28,104,405

27,050,344

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accounts payable

1,280,101

1,048,271

Accounts payable – related parties

515,276

498,923

Contract liabilities

3,859,463

4,010,832

Accrued expenses and other payables

965,192

1,289,941

Other payables – related parties

284,235

670,866

Current portion of banking facilities

156,654

140,162

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

236,305

46,232

Current portion of operating lease liabilities – related party

269,960

123,094

Taxes payable

635,216

1,206,141

Total current liabilities

8,202,402

9,034,462

OTHER LIABILITIES

Banking facilities

1,810,412

1,951,389

Operating lease liabilities

769,997

10,603

Operating lease liabilities – related party

228,627

339,450

Total other liabilities

2,809,036

2,301,442

Total liabilities

11,011,438

11,335,904

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Class A ordinary shares ($0.0001 par value; 400,000,000 and 400,000,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; 11,793,485 and 10,440,000 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)

1,179

1,044

Class B ordinary shares ($0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 and 100,000,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; 4,560,000 and 4,560,000 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)

456

456

Additional paid-in capital

3,135,124

332,574

Retained earnings

14,716,555

15,530,562

Statutory reserves

248,761

248,761

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(913,916)

(284,444)

Total Tungray Technologies Inc shareholders’ equity

17,188,159

15,828,953

NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

(95,192)

(114,513)

TOTAL EQUITY

17,092,967

15,714,440

Total liabilities and equity

$

28,104,405

$

27,050,344

 

Tungray Technologies Inc and Subsidiaries

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Loss

(Stated in U.S. Dollars, except for share data, or otherwise noted) 

For the six months ended

June 30,

2024

2023

(Unaudited)

As Restated

(Unaudited)

Revenue – products

$

5,435,786

$

5,313,634

Revenue – related party

42,790

Total revenues

5,435,786

5,356,424

Cost of revenue – products

2,897,866

2,460,361

Cost of revenue – related party

32,858

Total cost of revenues

2,897,866

2,493,219

Gross profit

2,537,920

2,863,205

Operating expenses:

Selling expenses

300,122

216,168

General and administrative expenses

2,735,835

2,106,952

Research and development expenses

447,234

430,809

Total operating expenses

3,483,191

2,753,929

(Loss) Income from operations

(945,271)

109,276

Other income

Other income, net

172,687

128,614

Lease income – related party

9,855

10,263

Financial expenses, net

44,262

22,074

Total other income, net

226,804

160,951

(Loss) Income before income taxes

(718,467)

270,227

Income tax expense

(126,219)

(105,491)

Net (loss) income

(844,686)

164,736

Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

(30,679)

(38,426)

Net (loss) income attributable to Tungray Technologies Inc

(814,007)

203,162

Net (loss) income

(844,686)

164,736

Foreign currency translation adjustment

(629,472)

(293,212)

Comprehensive loss

(1,474,158)

(128,476)

Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

(30,679)

(36,732)

Total comprehensive loss attributable to Tungray Technologies Inc

(1,443,479)

(91,744)

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted

15,539,074

15,000,000

(Loss) Earnings per common share – basic and diluted

(0.05)

0.01

 

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Pepperstone Appoints Andrew Turnbull to Lead Africa Strategy as Trading Markets Mature

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Nairobi-based appointment strengthens Pepperstone’s investment in Africa as mobile trading grows and regulators across the continent raise standards.

MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Pepperstone, a global online trading provider serving clients in more than 160 countries, has appointed Andrew Turnbull as Head of Africa, strengthening its focus on one of the world’s fastest-evolving online trading regions. Based in Nairobi, Turnbull will lead Pepperstone’s strategy across the continent as traders increasingly turn to mobile-first platforms and regulators move to strengthen oversight of the sector.

Turnbull brings more than 20 years of experience in financial services, including senior roles at ODL Securities and FXCM Europe, where he led institutional sales and partnerships. His experience spans regulated FX and CFD markets, institutional relationships and business development across international markets.

The appointment also comes as Pepperstone invests in owning more of its technology, giving the business greater control over the trading experience and allowing it to respond more closely to the different needs of clients across individual markets.

“Africa is dozens of distinct regulatory environments and trader profiles,” said Marc Boever, Head of EMEA at Pepperstone. “That is why we are putting more resources on the ground and investing in people who understand the region. Andrew’s experience across regulated financial services and institutional partnerships, combined with his growing first-hand understanding of markets like Kenya, makes him the right person to lead our growth across the continent.”

Kenya, where Pepperstone is licensed under the Capital Markets Authority (CMA)*, was one of the first African countries to introduce a formal regulatory framework for online forex trading. That early move has helped create a more mature market, with regulated, licensed brokers increasingly trusted by traders, while Kenya’s experience offers a model for other African regulators looking to bring greater oversight to the sector.

“Kenya’s traders were among the first in Africa to get a properly regulated market to trade in, and that head start shows,” said Andrew Turnbull, Head of Africa at Pepperstone. “There is a growing appetite for online trading across the continent, but every market is different. I’m looking forward to building on Pepperstone’s presence here and working with our teams and partners to better understand and serve the different trading communities across Africa.” 

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* Pepperstone Markets Kenya Limited is licensed and regulated by Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority under licence number 128.

About Pepperstone: Pepperstone is a global fintech and CFD broker serving traders in more than 160 countries. The company provides access to forex, indices, commodities, shares, ETFs and digital asset markets through industry-leading platforms, competitive pricing and a strong regulatory framework.

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Cherubic Ventures Closes $68.88 Million Fund VI as AUM Surpasses $500 Million

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Early Investment Sudo AI Valued at Nearly $2B

TAIPEI, Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cherubic Ventures today announced the close of its sixth fund (Fund VI) at $68.88 million. The fund size reflects the auspicious meaning of the number eight in East Asian cultures, where it is traditionally associated with prosperity and good fortune. With this close, assets under management across the firm’s six funds have surpassed US$500 million.

Investors across all six funds include leading global institutional investors and foundations, as well as publicly listed companies, family offices, successful entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals.

Fund VI maintains the firm’s early-stage focus, investing in AI-native companies across infrastructure, developer tools, enterprise software, healthcare, physical AI and robotics. Sudo AI, a robotics startup in the portfolio, has reached a valuation of nearly $2 billion two years after its founding, joining the ranks of unicorns.

“After ten years, I am more certain than ever about why I chose to invest at the earliest stages,” said Matt Cheng, Founder & Solo GP of Cherubic Ventures. “Working alongside exceptional founders, finding a path through uncertainty, and ultimately changing an industry is what keeps driving me.”

Investing Across AI, From Infrastructure to Industry Applications

As AI reshapes industries, Cherubic Ventures continues to look for founders using the technology to build new products and redefine markets. Since 2024, the firm’s AI-native investments have spanned infrastructure, developer tools, enterprise software, healthcare, physical AI and robotics.

In robotics, Sudo AI was co-founded by Hao Su, a leading researcher in embodied AI and 3D vision and co-author of PointNet, and serial entrepreneur Robin Han. Its sudo R1 robotic system is trained through virtual simulation and can reliably handle objects it has never encountered without relying on real-world manipulation data. This addresses a key bottleneck to deploying robotics at scale. Cherubic Ventures was its earliest institutional investor.

Cherubic Ventures is also an early investor in Entire, the developer platform founded by former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke. The company raised US$60 million earlier this year, the largest seed round ever for a developer tools startup.

While Fund VI is still at an early stage, its portfolio companies have already raised more than $500 million in subsequent funding. Other notable investments include AI-powered patent technology platform Patlytics, along with healthcare and drug development companies Max AI, Generation Lab and therapiAI.

A Decade Alongside Founders, Supporting the Next Generation

Founded in 2015, Cherubic Ventures was among the first venture firms in the world to adopt the solo GP model. It has invested in more than 200 companies globally, with early investments including Hims & Hers, Flexport, Calm, Paidy, 91APP and Astranis

Across its portfolio, Cherubic Ventures has been the earliest institutional investors in dozens of companies that went on to become unicorns. Hims & Hers is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and 91APP on the Taipei Exchange, while Paidy was acquired by PayPal for US$2.7 billion.

Fund VI marks the beginning of Cherubic Ventures’ second decade. “The past ten years have made me more certain that believing in founders before the answers are clear, and backing them through uncertainty, is at the heart of early-stage investing,” Cheng said. “In the next decade, we will continue to ‘Stay Early’ and work with the most exceptional founders to build the future we want to see.”

About Cherubic Ventures
Founded in 2015, Cherubic Ventures is a global early-stage venture capital firm that started in Taipei and has built a strong presence in the U.S. market. The firm backs outstanding founders from day one and was among the first venture firms in the world to adopt the solo GP model. Notable investments include Hims & Hers, Calm, Flexport, 91APP, Paidy, Formation Bio and Astranis. To date, Cherubic Ventures has invested in more than 200 startups and brings together more than 500 founders and investors in a distinctive global community.

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Agentic AI Has Arrived. Is Your Workforce Ready to Leverage It?

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Enterprises are deploying AI agents faster than they are building the certified talent to run them. Closing that gap is now the real differentiator.

Authored by, Vikas Mathur, Vice President, Trainocate India

MUMBAI, India, Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Across the enterprise programs we run every week at Trainocate, the conversation has changed. A year ago, leaders asked us what generative AI could do. Today they ask why their agentic pilot has not reached production. Agentic AI has arrived — the question is no longer whether it works, but whether the workforce is ready to leverage it.

The platforms have done their part. AWS, Microsoft, Google Cloud, Databricks and others have moved agent frameworks, orchestration layers and governance tooling into general availability. What has not kept pace is the workforce. Adoption forecasts keep climbing; the cancellation forecasts climb with them, and for reasons that have little to do with the models themselves.

40%+

of agentic AI projects are forecast to be scrapped by the end of 2027 — on escalating cost, unclear business value and inadequate risk controls.

Source: Gartner

Our own view, formed across thousands of enterprise learners, is simpler than any forecast: Technology is not the constraint. The certified, deployment-ready workforce is.

India’s AI Talent Equation: One Million Roles, One in Six Skilled

India has the demand and the ambition. The constraint is supply. Estimates put the national AI talent pool at 1.25 million by 2027 — real growth, but well short of a market compounding at 25–35% a year. On current trajectories the gap widens before it closes.

We see the consequence directly in client conversations. Skills mismatch, not headcount, is what delays deployment — and on most enterprise shortlists, demonstrable and certified capability now outranks the degree.

Figure: The agentic readiness gap — adoption is outpacing certified capability.

From Prompt Engineering to Agent Orchestration: Three Capability Shifts

From operator to orchestrator. Every prior automation wave asked people to use a tool. Agentic AI asks them to direct one. The working skill is decomposition — mapping a process into the steps an agent may own, the tool-calling boundaries it must respect and the human-in-the-loop checkpoints between them. That is delegation and process design before it is programming, which makes it teachable well beyond the engineering bench.

From reviewing output to governing outcomes. When AI drafts an email, a human reads it before it goes. When an agent provisions infrastructure or triggers a payment, reading it afterwards is too late. Enterprises need people fluent in least-privilege identity, data lineage and governance, evaluation harnesses, escalation thresholds, observability and cost control. In our experience, this is where most agentic programs are thinnest.

From individual courses to cross-functional readiness. One production agentic workflow touches data engineering, application development, identity and security, LLMOps and the business function it serves. Certifying one persona while the rest stand still guarantees the pilot dies at handover. The unit of skilling must become the team.

What we see

Agentic pilots rarely stall on model quality. They stall because too few people can scope what an agent may own, design its guardrails, and stay accountable when it acts alone.

Trainocate enterprise delivery experience

Why Vendor-Authorized Certification Is the New Deployment Prerequisite

Credentials are often said to date quickly in a field moving this fast. We find the opposite. Agentic concepts are universal; implementation is not. Identity and access design, data governance, retrieval and grounding, model selection, evaluation and cost management behave differently on AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and Databricks — and those differences decide whether an agent survives production.

Vendor-authorized certification remains the only independently verifiable proof that an engineer can build and operate on a given stack. Foundational credentials also give HR, finance, risk and procurement a shared vocabulary with engineering — and agentic decisions are risk decisions as much as technical ones.

2 in 5

Employers now prefer demonstrable AI skills and certifications over academic degrees. Skills-based hiring is no longer emerging — it is the default.

Source: NASSCOM–Indeed India AI Talent Report, 2026

Experiential Learning: Turning Training Investment into Production Capability

Nobody learns to supervise an autonomous system from a slide. Trainocate’s Experiential Learning Model was built on that premise — one continuous journey rather than a catalog of courses:

Learn from practitioners. Instructor-led and virtual instructor-led training delivered by vendor-authorized, actively certified instructors.Reinforce on demand. Self-paced digital learning and curated learning paths that keep pace with quarterly platform releases.Build in live environments. Hands-on labs in real cloud sandboxes — agents, tool-calling, guardrails and failure modes, not screenshots.Prove it on real work. Capstone projects mapped to the organization’s own agentic and cloud use cases.Certify the capability. Structured exam preparation and readiness checks that convert learning into a verifiable credential.Measure the outcome. Governance dashboards tracking completion, certification attainment and skill progression for L&D and business sponsors.

That model now runs through our AI Mastery Program, which spans foundational to advanced tracks for both business and technical roles across AWS, Microsoft, Google Cloud, Databricks and vendor-neutral content — with agentic system design, multi-agent orchestration and AI governance sitting in the advanced tiers, and sandbox labs and industry capstones throughout.

The results hold up: Close to 80% certification attainment across enterprise programs and a 4.90/5.00 delivery CSAT. As an authorized training partner for AWS, Microsoft, Google Cloud, Databricks and more, operating across 24 countries, we have run this model at scale — over one lakh professionals certified within a single global enterprise account, and agentic AI labs delivered across six Indian cities this year. Four consecutive AWS Global Training Partner of the Year awards and six appearances on the Training Industry Top 20 suggest the model travels.

30%

of enterprise application software revenue will be driven by agentic AI by 2035 — up from 2% in 2025.

Source: Gartner

A Twelve-Month Skilling Blueprint for CHROs and L&D Leaders

Assess against use cases, not catalogs. Benchmark capability against the specific agentic workflows the business intends to run.Build a spine, not a stack. Foundational AI and cloud fluency organization-wide; certified specialization for those who will design, secure and govern agents.Skill the workflow, not the individual. Move cross-functional cohorts together — data, application, security, business — so nothing stalls at handover.Instrument on outcomes. Track certification attainment, time-to-productivity and pilot-to-production conversion. Seat-hours measure activity, not readiness.

Two Budget Cycles: The Window for Workforce Readiness

15%

of day-to-day work decisions will be made autonomously by 2028 — up from effectively zero in 2024.

Source: Gartner

That is not a distant horizon. It is two budget cycles away.

Models are becoming a commodity; every enterprise buys them at roughly the same price. The durable differentiator is the depth of certified talent that can point those models at the right problems and stay accountable for what they do. Treat skilling as infrastructure — continuous, measured, certified — and your agents scale. Treat it as an event and the pilot stays a pilot.

Agentic AI has arrived. The question every board should be asking is whether its workforce is ready to leverage it.

Build a Certified, Agent-Ready Workforce

Trainocate partners with enterprises to build agentic AI and cloud capability at scale — from foundational fluency to certified specialization across AWS, Microsoft, Google Cloud, Databricks and more, delivered through our Experiential Learning Model and AI Mastery Program. To design a skilling roadmap for your workforce, write to cloudacademy@trainocate.com or call +91 9223361686.

About Trainocate

Trainocate is a global IT training and workforce skilling organization and an authorized training partner for AWS, Microsoft, Google Cloud, Databricks and more, operating across 24 countries. Trainocate delivers cloud, data and AI capability to enterprises through its Experiential Learning Model and AI Mastery Program, combining instructor-led training, self-paced digital learning, hands-on sandbox labs, industry capstones and vendor-authorized certification. The company is a four-time consecutive AWS Global Training Partner of the Year and has appeared six times on the Training Industry Top 20. Trainocate India operates as Networks India Pvt Ltd. For more information, visit www.trainocate.com/in.

About the Author

Vikas Mathur is Vice President at Trainocate India, where he leads the Cloud, Data & AI competency business. He works with enterprise L&D and technology leaders across India and Asia on cloud and AI workforce readiness, and can be reached at cloudacademy@trainocate.com or +91 9223361686.

Data sources referenced: Gartner (agentic AI adoption, project cancellation, governance maturity, autonomous-decision and market-share forecasts, 2025–26); McKinsey (State of AI, agent pilot-to-production); NASSCOM and MeitY (India AI job demand and AI-skilled share); NASSCOM–Deloitte (AI talent pool projection); NASSCOM–Indeed India AI Talent Report 2026 (skills-based hiring). Trainocate figures are from our own enterprise delivery data.

Contact: cloudacademy@trainocate.com | +91 9223361686

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