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Stoneridge Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results

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Strengthening Demand & Expense Control Underpin 2Q Performance

NOVI, Mich., Aug. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Stoneridge, Inc. (NYSE: SRI) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.

2026 Second Quarter Highlights:

Sales growth of 15.1% YoY to $181.4 millionRecord quarterly MirrorEye revenue of ~$37 million (+39% YoY)Record quarterly revenue for Stoneridge Brazil of $20.5 millionNet loss from continuing operations of $5.3 million, or $0.19 per share; improved from a net loss of $11.1 million, or $0.40 per share, in the prior yearAdjusted EBITDA of $5.5 million; best quarterly performance in 24 monthsReaffirming 2026 guidance ranges

“Our second quarter performance reflects disciplined execution of our strategy as we improve our cost structure and focus our resources on the opportunities that will drive long-term value,” said Natalia Noblet, president and chief executive officer. “In Brazil, our strategic shift toward high-value OEM programs continues to position the business for more sustainable, profitable growth. With strong execution across the business, we remain confident in our strategy and are reaffirming our full-year guidance for 2026.”

The exhibits attached hereto provide reconciliation details on normalizing adjustments of non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release.

Second Quarter Results & Commentary

(in millions, except percentages and per share data)

Results

Three Months Ended June 30,
2026

%

2026

2025

Change

Net Sales

$ 181.4

$ 157.5

15.1 %

Gross Profit

36.8

36.3

1.3 %

Gross Margin %

20.3 %

23.1 %

277 bps

Income (loss) from Operations

(1.2)

(4.2)

71.7 %

Income (loss) before taxes from continuing operations

(2.7)

(9.6)

71.6 %

Provision for income taxes from continuing operations

2.6

1.5

65.6 %

Net Income (loss) from continuing operations

(5.3)

(11.1)

52.6 %

Net Income (loss) per diluted common share from
continuing operations

(0.19)

(0.40)

53.4 %

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

28.2

27.8

1.6 %

Adjusted consolidated EBITDA

$   5.5

$   0.8

578.5 %

Adjusted consolidated EBITDA %

3.0 %

0.5 %

251 bps

Consolidated net sales from continuing operations of $181.4 million increased 15.1% YoY. On a core basis, excluding favorable currency translation of $4.4 million and Mexico Manufacturing Agreement revenue of $7.1 million related to the sale of the Control Devices business, revenue improved 7.8% YoY.  The North American commercial vehicle market and Stoneridge Brazil were the primary contributors to second quarter growth.

Gross margin decreased 277 basis points to 20.3% from 23.1% in the second quarter of 2025 as cost leverage on higher sales and benefits from targeted expense control initiatives were more than offset by a combination of higher material costs, stemming from unfavorable currency, strategic inventory-related actions and adverse product mix following the completion of a European regulatory retrofit campaign.

Consolidated net loss from continuing operations totaled $(5.3) million, or $(0.19) per share, compared to a net loss of $(11.1) million, or $(0.40) per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA totaled $5.5 million, or 3.0% of sales, compared to $0.8 million, or 0.5% of sales, in the year ago period.

Second Quarter GAAP Segment Results & Commentary

(in millions, except percentages and per share data)

Revenue

Three Months Ended June 30, 2026

Constant

%

Currency

2026

2025

Change

vs. 2025

Electronics

$     160.9

$     142.7

12.8 %

11.0 %

Stoneridge Brazil

20.5

14.9

37.6 %

25.7 %

Consolidated Net Sales

181.4

157.5

15.1 %

12.4 %

 

(in millions, except percentages and per share data)

Operating Income

Three Months Ended June 30, 2026

%

2026

2025

Change

Electronics

$   4.9

$   2.7

77.2 %

% of segment sales

3.0 %

1.9 %

110 bps

Stoneridge Brazil

2.6

1.0

165.8 %

% of segment sales

12.6 %

6.5 %

607 bps

Corporate

(8.6)

(7.9)

(9.0) %

Consolidated Operating Income

$  (1.2)

$  (4.2)

71.7 %

% of consolidated net sales

(0.7) %

(2.7) %

201 bps

Electronics second quarter sales of $160.9 million increased by $18.2 million, or 12.8%, relative to the second quarter of 2025. Excluding a favorable foreign currency translation impact of $2.6 million and Mexico Manufacturing Agreement revenue related to the sale of the Control Devices business, revenue improved 6.0% YoY. Revenue growth against the second quarter of 2025 was primarily driven by the North American commercial vehicle market. Second quarter adjusted operating margin increased by 12 basis points YoY to 3.0% as the benefits of a higher revenue base and implemented cost initiatives more than offset the cumulative impacts of unfavorable mix, currency and strategic inventory-related actions.

Stoneridge Brazil second quarter sales of $20.5 million increased by $5.6 million, or 37.6%. Excluding a favorable foreign currency translation impact of $1.8 million, sales improved by 25.7%. Higher OEM sales were the primary driver of growth during the quarter. Second quarter adjusted operating income of $2.3 million, or 11.2% of sales, increased 135.5%, or 464 basis points, compared to the second quarter of 2025 as higher sales volume more than offset increased SG&A expense.

Cash and Debt Balances

As of June 30, 2026, cash and cash equivalents totaled $71.5 million with total debt of $151.1 million, resulting in net debt of $79.6 million. The $38.5 million decrease in net debt compared to December 31, 2025 reflects the deployment of proceeds from the sale of the Control Devices business in January and tighter control of working capital during the first half of the year. The Company’s Credit Facility is due to mature on July 1, 2027.  The company expects to refinance the credit facility, and is currently engaged in a global refinancing process.

2026 Outlook & Management Commentary

The Company is reaffirming the 2026 guidance ranges that were most recently updated in May. “We are encouraged by our progress in the second quarter, and believe initiatives to generate operational efficiencies and enhance profitability are beginning to materialize,” said Noblet. “We are also seeing promising signs across the European and North American commercial vehicle markets, which should support growth over the balance 2026.  However, we believe it prudent to balance these positives against ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty. We continue to focus on material cost reductions, quality improvements as well as inflationary cost recovery, and remain committed to executing our long-term strategic plan as we navigate the challenging external environment.”

2026 FULL YEAR
GUIDANCE

(in millions, except percentages and per
share data)

2026

Current

Revenue ($M)

$645

$670

Adj. Gross Margin

21.5 %

22.0 %

Adj. Operating Margin

— %

0.5 %

Adj. EBITDA ($M)

$20

$25

%

3.1 %

3.7 %

The Company has not provided a reconciliation of its full-year 2026 guidance for adjusted gross margin, adjusted operating margin, and adjusted EBITDA (or adjusted EBITDA margin) to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures because the Company is unable to provide such reconciliations without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting with the required precision the timing and amount of various items that have not yet occurred, are out of the Company’s control, or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable reconciling information, which could be material to future results calculated in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s actual results calculated in accordance with GAAP may vary materially from these non-GAAP financial measures presented herein.

Conference Call on the Web
A live Internet broadcast of Stoneridge’s conference call regarding 2026 second quarter results can be accessed at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 6, 2026, at www.stoneridge.com, which will also offer a webcast replay.

About Stoneridge, Inc.
Stoneridge, Inc., headquartered in Novi, Michigan, is a global supplier of safe and efficient electronic systems and technologies. Our systems and products power vehicle intelligence, while enabling safety and security for on- and off-highway transportation sectors around the world. Additional information about Stoneridge can be found at www.stoneridge.com

Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release contain “forward-looking statements” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements appear in a number of places in this press release and may include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company, with respect to, among other things, our (i) future product and facility expansion, (ii) strategic focus following the sale of the Control Devices segment, (iii) acquisition strategy, (iv) investments and new product development, (v) growth opportunities related to awarded business, and (vi) operational expectations. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the words “will,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “designed to,” “believes,” “plans,” “projects,” “intends,” “expects,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “continue,” and similar words and expressions. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by these statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, among other factors:

the ability of our suppliers to supply us with parts and components at competitive prices on a timely basis, including the impact of potential tariffs and trade considerations on their operations and output;fluctuations in the cost and availability of key materials and components (including semiconductors, printed circuit boards, resin, aluminum, steel and copper) and our ability to offset cost increases through negotiated price increases with or reimbursements from our customers or other cost reduction actions, as necessary;global economic trends, competition and geopolitical risks, including impacts from ongoing or potential global conflicts and any related sanctions and other measures, or an escalation of sanctions, tariffs or other trade tensions between the U.S. and other countries;tariffs specifically in countries where we have significant direct or indirect manufacturing or supply chain exposure and our ability to either mitigate the impact of tariffs or pass any incremental costs to our customers;our ability to achieve cost reductions that offset or exceed customer-mandated selling price reductions;the reduced purchases, loss, financial distress or bankruptcy of a major customer or supplier;the costs and timing of business realignment, facility closures or similar actions;a significant change in commercial, automotive, off-highway or agricultural vehicle production;competitive market conditions and resulting effects on sales and pricing;foreign currency fluctuations and our ability to manage those impacts;customer acceptance of new products;our ability to successfully launch/produce products for awarded business;adverse changes in laws, government regulations or market conditions affecting our products, our suppliers, or our customers’ products;our ability to protect our intellectual property and successfully defend against assertions made against us;liabilities arising from warranty claims, product recall or field actions, product liability and legal proceedings to which we are or may become a party, or the impact of product recall or field actions on our customers;labor disruptions at our facilities, or at any of our significant customers or suppliers;business disruptions due to natural disasters or other disasters outside of our control;the amount of our indebtedness and the restrictive covenants contained in the agreements governing our indebtedness, including our revolving credit facility;capital availability or costs, including changes in interest rates;refinancing risk and access to capital markets and liquidity;the failure to achieve the successful integration of any acquired company or business;risks related to a failure of our information technology systems and networks, and risks associated with current and emerging technology threats and damage from computer viruses, unauthorized access, cyber-attack and other similar disruptions;the items described in Part I, Item 1A (“Risk Factors”) in the Company’s most recent Form 10-K.

The forward-looking statements contained herein represent our estimates only as of the date of this filing and should not be relied upon as representing our estimates as of any subsequent date. While we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, except as required by law, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, whether to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions, changes in other factors affecting such forward-looking statements or otherwise.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

This press release contains information about the Company’s financial results that is not presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). Such non-GAAP financial measures are reconciled to their closest GAAP financial measures at the end of this press release. The provision of these non-GAAP financial measures for 2026 and 2025 is not intended to indicate that Stoneridge is explicitly or implicitly providing projections on those non-GAAP financial measures, and actual results for such measures are likely to vary from those presented. The reconciliations include all information reasonably available to the Company at the date of this press release and the adjustments that management can reasonably estimate.

In evaluating its business, the Company considers and uses net debt as a supplemental measure of its liquidity and the other non-GAAP financial measures as supplemental measures of its operating performance. Management believes the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release are useful to both management and investors in their analysis of the Company’s financial position and results of operations. In particular, management believes that adjusted gross profit and margin, adjusted operating income (loss) and margin, adjusted income (loss) before tax, adjusted income tax expense (benefit), adjusted net loss from continuing operations, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted EPS, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, and net debt are useful measures in assessing the Company’s financial performance by excluding certain items that are not indicative of the Company’s core operating performance or that may obscure trends useful in evaluating the Company’s continuing operating activities. Management also believes that these measures are useful to both management and investors in their analysis of the Company’s results of operations and provide improved comparability between fiscal periods.

Adjusted gross profit and margin, adjusted operating income (loss) and margin, adjusted income (loss) before tax, adjusted income tax expense (benefit), adjusted net income loss from continuing operations, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted EPS, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, and net debt should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for gross profit, operating income (loss), income (loss) before tax, income tax expense (benefit), loss from continuing operations, net income (loss), EPS, debt, cash and cash equivalents, cash provided by operating activities or other income statement or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Because not all companies calculate non-GAAP financial measures in the same manner, the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this press release may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies, and the Company’s use of these measures may vary from that of other companies in its industry.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

June 30,
2026

December 31,
2025

(unaudited)

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$       71,514

$       53,057

Accounts receivable, less reserves of $543 and $325, respectively

135,744

89,019

Inventories, net

112,999

106,422

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

24,025

26,956

Current assets of discontinued operations

86,342

Total current assets

344,282

361,796

Long-term assets:

Property, plant and equipment, net

61,117

62,659

Intangible assets, net

33,077

37,632

Goodwill

36,528

37,590

Operating lease right-of-use asset

8,486

9,570

Investments and other long-term assets, net

23,236

22,167

Long-term assets of discontinued operations

19,702

Total long-term assets

162,444

189,320

Total assets

$      506,726

$      551,116

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Accounts payable

$      108,297

$       62,398

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

73,757

65,132

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

29,955

Total current liabilities

182,054

157,485

Long-term liabilities:

Revolving credit facility

151,089

180,942

Deferred income taxes

8,688

9,972

Operating lease long-term liability

5,776

6,601

Other long-term liabilities

9,994

11,604

Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations

4,733

Total long-term liabilities

175,547

213,852

Preferred Shares, without par value, 5,000 shares authorized, none issued

Common Shares, without par value, 60,000 shares authorized, 28,966 and 28,966
shares issued and 28,524 and 28,018 shares outstanding at June 30, 2026 and
December 31, 2025, respectively, with no stated value

Additional paid-in capital

204,854

219,186

Common Shares held in treasury, 442 and 948 shares at June 30, 2026 and
December 31, 2025, respectively, at cost

(9,649)

(27,457)

Retained earnings

43,957

77,150

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(90,037)

(89,100)

Total shareholders’ equity

149,125

179,779

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$      506,726

$      551,116

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Three months ended
June 30,

Six months ended
June 30,

(in thousands, except per share data)

2026

2025

2026

2025

Net sales

$      181,384

$      157,541

$      342,231

$      306,598

Costs and expenses:

Cost of goods sold

144,551

121,192

270,442

234,998

Selling, general and administrative

26,061

25,704

58,590

51,569

Design and development

11,960

14,841

23,365

28,533

Operating loss

(1,188)

(4,196)

(10,166)

(8,502)

Interest expense, net

2,404

3,233

6,089

6,475

Equity in (earnings) loss of investee

(222)

(50)

9

(344)

Other (income) expense, net

(649)

2,222

(179)

1,396

Loss before income taxes from continuing operations

(2,721)

(9,601)

(16,085)

(16,029)

Provision for income taxes from continuing operations

2,555

1,542

3,969

3,118

Loss from continuing operations

(5,276)

(11,143)

(20,054)

(19,147)

Discontinued operations:

Loss (gain) from discontinued operations, net of tax

(1,784)

3,322

(2,592)

Loss on disposal, net of tax

9,817

Loss (gain) from discontinued operations

(1,784)

13,139

(2,592)

Net loss

$       (5,276)

$        (9,359)

$      (33,193)

$      (16,555)

Loss per share from continuing operations:

Basic

$         (0.19)

$         (0.40)

$         (0.71)

$         (0.69)

Diluted

$         (0.19)

$         (0.40)

$         (0.71)

$         (0.69)

Loss per share from discontinued operations:

Basic

$            —

$          0.06

$         (0.47)

$          0.09

Diluted

$            —

$          0.06

$         (0.47)

$          0.09

Loss per share from Stoneridge Inc.:

Basic

$         (0.19)

$         (0.34)

$         (1.18)

$         (0.60)

Diluted

$         (0.19)

$         (0.34)

$         (1.18)

$         (0.60)

Weighted-average shares outstanding:

Basic

28,244

27,788

28,071

27,734

Diluted

28,244

27,788

28,071

27,734

Regulation G Non-GAAP Financial Measure Reconciliations

Exhibit 1 – Reconciliation of Adjusted Gross Profit

(USD in millions)

Q2 2025

Q2 2026

Gross Profit

$          36.3

$          36.8

Add: Pre-Tax Business Realignment Costs

Adjusted Gross Profit

$          36.3

$          36.8

Exhibit 2 – Reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Loss

Reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Loss

(USD in millions)

Q2 2025

Q2 2026

Operating Loss

$          (4.2)

$          (1.2)

Add: Pre-Tax Business Realignment Costs

1.4

Add: Pre-Tax Share-Based Compensation Accelerated Vesting

0.3

0.4

Add: Pre-Tax Brazilian Indirect Taxes

(0.3)

Adjusted Operating Loss

$          (2.5)

$          (1.0)

Exhibit 3 – Reconciliation of Q2 Adjusted Tax Rate

Reconciliation of Q2 2026 Adjusted Tax Rate

(USD in millions)

Q2 2026

Tax Rate

Loss Before Tax

$          (2.7)

Add: Pre-Tax Share-Based Compensation Accelerated Vesting

0.4

Add: Pre-Tax Brazilian Indirect Taxes

(0.5)

Adjusted Loss Before Tax

$          (2.8)

Income Tax Expense

2.6

(93.84) %

Add: Tax Impact from Pre-Tax Adjustments

(0.2)

Add: After-Tax Impact of Valuation Allowances, net

Adjusted Income Tax Expense on Adjusted Loss Before Tax

$           2.4

(85.64) %

Exhibit 4 – Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Loss and EPS

Reconciliation of Q2 2026 Adjusted Net Income and EPS

(USD in millions, except EPS)

Q2 2026

Q2 2026 EPS

Net Loss

$          (5.3)

$        (0.19)

Add: After-Tax Share-Based Compensation Accelerated Vesting

0.4

0.02

Add: After-Tax Brazilian Indirect Taxes

(0.3)

(0.01)

Adjusted Net Loss

$          (5.2)

$        (0.18)

Exhibit 5 – Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA

(USD in millions)

Q2 2025

Q2 2026

Loss Before Income Taxes from Continuing Operations

$          (9.6)

$          (2.7)

Interest expense, net

3.2

2.4

Depreciation and amortization

5.5

5.6

EBITDA

$          (0.9)

$           5.3

Add: Pre-Tax Business Realignment Costs

1.4

Add: Pre-Tax Share-Based Compensation Accelerated Vesting

0.3

0.4

Add: Pre-Tax Brazilian Indirect Taxes

(0.3)

Adjusted EBITDA

$           0.8

$           5.5

Exhibit 6 – Segment Adjusted Operating Income

Reconciliation of Electronics Adjusted Operating Income

(USD in millions)

Q2 2025

Q2 2026

Electronics Operating Income

$           2.7

$           4.9

Add: Pre-Tax Business Realignment Costs

1.4

Electronics Adjusted Operating Income

$           4.2

$           4.9

Reconciliation of Stoneridge Brazil Adjusted Operating Income

(USD in millions)

Q2 2025

Q2 2026

Stoneridge Brazil Operating Income

$           1.0

$           2.6

Add: Pre-Tax Brazilian Indirect Taxes

(0.3)

Stoneridge Brazil Adjusted Operating Income

$           1.0

$           2.3

Exhibit 7 – Reconciliation of Net Debt

(USD in millions)

Q2 2025

Q2 2026

Total Debt

$        164.4

$        151.1

Cash and Cash Equivalents

46.3

71.5

Net Debt

$        118.1

$          79.6

 

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Lumos Launches MCP Governance to Provide Agent Runtime Security

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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Lumos, the identity management platform for the agentic era, is releasing MCP Governance for Claude Code and Codex. MCP Governance checks an AI agent’s permissions at the moment it acts, and blocks the action if policy does not allow it.

Enterprises are rolling out AI coworkers faster than they can govern them. An agent inherits the permissions of the person who launched it, and then works at machine speed. A single employee might delete one Salesforce record by mistake, but their agent can delete a thousand in seconds.

“We spent twenty years learning to govern humans, and we still have not finished,” said Andrej Safundzic, CEO and co-founder of Lumos. “Now we have agents doing the same work ten times faster. Just here at Lumos, with fewer than 200 employees, we measured over 450,000 agent actions in a single week. That kind of scale is impossible to track with old methods.”

The industry has answered this problem with inventory, but registering every agent only tells a security team that an agent exists. It does not tell them what that agent can reach, and it does not tell them what it did.

Lumos is taking a different position. Permissions set the upper bound of what an agent is allowed to do. What the agent actually does happens at runtime, and until now identity teams have had no way to govern that moment. MCP Governance moves the decision to the point of action.

“The teams I talk to are not trying to slow AI down. They are trying to say yes,” said Safundzic. “One customer would not turn on an integration for their marketing team because too many people had access to the underlying tool. That decision cost them pipeline. Governance at the moment of action is how you turn that no into a yes.”

“Identity has always governed what someone is allowed to do,” said Leo Mehr, co-founder of Lumos. “It has never governed what they actually did, because humans move slowly enough that review after the fact was good enough. Agents changed that. By the time you review an agent’s activity, it has already made a few thousand decisions. The only place left to govern is the moment before the action runs.”

MCP Governance extends the work Lumos has already done on non-human identity. Lumos maps every identity and permission across human, machine, and AI identities. MCP Governance covers the other half of the problem, which is control over what those identities do.

MCP Governance is available today for teams running Claude Code and Codex, with support for more agents to follow.

Learn more about MCP Governance by scheduling a demo today.

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Lumos is the first identity platform built around autonomous agents, not manual workflows. Security teams use Lumos to give every human, machine, and AI agent a living control layer that watches and governs access in real time. Traditional identity governance was built for human workflows and periodic reviews. AI makes the problem bigger, messier, and faster: more identities to protect, more permissions to govern, and less time to catch abuse. Lumos helps teams at companies like Mars, Netskope, Assurant, and GitLab move faster, reduce risk, and prove compliance, all while keeping humans in control.

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NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Ande, the AI-native network for corporate entertainment, emerges from stealth with more than $52 million in seed and Series A funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Duration Ventures, and Sierra Ventures, with participation from Bain Capital Ventures.

Enterprises spend an estimated $325 billion a year on entertainment from client dinners and team outings to catering, sporting events, and gifting. Yet the booking and expense management behind it is fragmented across credit cards, AP systems, and consumer apps creating an extremely manual reconciliation process for finance teams.

Ande brings structure to one of the last unmanaged categories of enterprise spend by giving teams a single platform to book entertainment effortlessly, while finance and legal teams keep full visibility and control over every dollar spent.

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“Entertainment is one of the most important things a company does. It builds culture, closes deals and deepens the relationships that matter most. Yet the infrastructure to manage it is broken on both sides of every transaction,” said Lohit Sarma, CEO and co-founder of Ande.

“Ande is the first enterprise channel between corporate buyers and the world’s best entertainment vendors. Part of the reason this is such a hard problem to solve is that venues and entertainment providers don’t have a centralized distribution system to plug into. We had to build it. We’ve spent two and half years working with venues to digitize their data, and train models and agents for these workflows that are unique to enterprises,” continued Sarma.

For venues on the other side of the transaction, Ande is the corporate sales and marketing channel that never existed. Venues have historically had no pipeline into the corporate market. Ande gives them a platform to market to, engage with, and transact with corporate buyers at scale. Among the current partners are 1,600 hospitality venues including some of the largest and most decorated hospitality groups like Altamarea Group, Che Fico, Gracious Hospitality, JKS, The Mina Group, MML, Nobu, Riviera Dining Group, Tao Group Hospitality, Unapologetic Foods, Bacchus Management Group, Wish You Were Here, and Wolfgang Puck. Over 93,000 entertainment venues are on Ande’s network today.

“Our programs are high stakes and high visibility, with our executive leadership team and key customers at the core of each event we host,” said Vicky Chung, Director of Corporate Events at Netskope. “My team and I trust Ande’s platform, and especially the team behind it. I have real-time visibility into what’s happening across every event, and when I need something done right, I know it will be. My team is now focused on reaching the executives that matter and scaling the program vs. worrying about the logistics.”

“Entertainment is every enterprise’s biggest expense line that is not yet well managed. For that reason, there are financial inefficiencies and a poor experience,” notes Arif Janmohamed, Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners and Co-Founder of Duration Ventures. “Ande is the connective tissue, the perfect handshake between corporations and venues. Lohit is an exceptional founder, and the size of the market opportunity is largely unbounded.”

Redpoint Ventures Managing Director Alex Bard notes, “Particularly when we invest in an early-stage company, our confidence has everything to do with the founder and their ambition. Lohit has both startup DNA and the enterprise experience to solve this problem. His vision for Ande is bold and ambitious.”

About Ande

Ande is the AI-native network for corporate entertainment. Over 60 enterprises, including Cloudflare, Salesforce, and McGraw Hill already book, manage, and measure every experience through Ande, moving more than $400 million a year through a network of 93,000 entertainment providers across 90+ cities. For the vendors on the other side of the transaction, Ande is the dedicated corporate channel that’s never existed. Learn more at ande.ai.

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Ascensus Appoints John Shapiro as Chief Product Officer

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Experienced product leader to help strengthen client-centered innovation and advance the company’s next phase of growth

DRESHER, Pa., Sept. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Ascensus, the engine at the center of America’s savings ecosystem, today announced that John Shapiro has joined the company as Chief Product Officer and a member of the executive leadership team. Reporting directly to CEO Nick Good, Shapiro will shape Ascensus’ enterprise-wide product vision and strengthen how the company develops and delivers products, makes decisions, and sets priorities across the business.

As Ascensus continues to enhance the client experience and position the company for its next phase of growth, strong product leadership will play an increasingly important role in helping connect client insights, business priorities, and technology to create more integrated solutions and better outcomes. Shapiro will lead the Product organization and help foster unified, client-focused, and outcome-oriented approaches to product development across the enterprise.

“Ascensus has tremendous momentum, and we’re investing in the capabilities that will help drive our next phase of growth,” said Nick Good, CEO of Ascensus. “Delivering an exceptional client experience is central to that strategy. We want to make it easier for clients and partners to do business with us while creating more connected solutions and better outcomes. John brings a powerful combination of client focus, product leadership, and business acumen, and I’m excited about the impact he will have as we continue to grow and evolve.”

“Ascensus stands out for its clear purpose, talented team, and unique position in the market,” said John Shapiro. “I’m thrilled to join the company at such an important time and help build on its strong foundation by creating solutions and experiences that deliver greater value for clients, partners, and savers.”

Shapiro joins Ascensus from Lightspeed Commerce, where he served as Chief Product Officer. Earlier in his career, he held product leadership roles at Wayfair, Intuit, and Adobe Systems. Throughout his career, he has built and led large-scale product organizations, bringing new ideas to market and helping businesses serving millions of users accelerate growth.

Shapiro earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Stanford University.

About Ascensus
Ascensus is the engine at the center of America’s savings ecosystem. The company makes saving easier by bringing together intuitive technology, AI, and high-touch service to support better financial outcomes for savers, small- to mid-sized businesses, state governments, and leading corporations and financial institutions. Ascensus offers comprehensive qualified and nonqualified retirement plan solutions, third-party retirement plan administration, 529 education and ABLE savings program administration, corporate- and bank-owned life insurance solutions, as well as fiduciary and total rewards services. The company supports over 16 million savers1 and oversees more than $1.3 trillion in assets under administration2 as of August 3, 2026. For more information, visit ascensus.com.

1 Figure includes American Trust Retirement recordkeeping participants
2 Figure includes AmericanTCS AUA

Contact:
Greg Winter, SVP of Communications, Ascensus
gregory.winter@ascensus.com

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