Like many rising corporations, we evolve with each passing 12 months, and 2025 was one other large 12 months in doing so. One studying that rose above the remainder was to not do too many issues and as a substitute relentlessly deal with the product. I’ll be trustworthy—this wasn’t a simple lesson to be taught. As a founder, there’s at all times a temptation to chase each alternative, to construct each function prospects ask for, to broaden into each adjoining house. However saying “no” to good concepts so let’s imagine “sure” to nice execution – that’s what remodeled us this 12 months.
So what does that focus appear to be in apply? DCKAP is an ERP-First Integration platform for Distributors and Producers. Whereas different corporations have been constructing broad iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service) options, we carved out one thing extra particular. For what we do, defining ourselves as an iPaaS was far too obscure. ERP-First Integration captures what we truly do: place a distributor or producer’s ERP on the true coronary heart of their operations, making certain correct, real-time knowledge that retains complete groups on the identical web page. In advertising phrases, you would possibly name this class creation. We name it readability.
Key Product Highlights
As an integration platform, our methods moved large volumes of information reliably for our prospects this previous 12 months. Right here’s what that appeared like:
• 36 million synchronizations – Each time a buyer’s stock updates, an order processes, or pricing adjustments, our platform ensures these adjustments circulation to each related system robotically.
• 6.2 billion document transfers – Meaning particular person knowledge factors—product SKUs, buyer addresses, order line gadgets—all moved reliably between methods.
• 170 million real-time calls (↑9% vs 2024) – When a gross sales rep wants stay stock knowledge or a buyer checks order standing, these prompt requests get dealt with in real-time.
• 2.4 billion API calls (↑11% vs 2024) – That’s the technical spine making totally different software program methods speak to one another, and retaining tempo with our prospects as they develop year-over-year.
2025 Product Roadmap
Our product focus this 12 months centered on three areas: flexibility, attain, and reliability.
Extra Flexibility
We launched workflow variables and inline transformations, giving prospects the ability to customise integrations with out exterior processing. Programs(v2) introduced main scalability enhancements—customers can now improve or downgrade methods as wanted, and system builders can publish a number of variations for various use circumstances.
Broader Attain
10 new methods joined our platform, together with Shopify, BigCommerce, Salesforce, HubSpot, and Adobe Commerce. This enlargement means we will serve extra prospects the place they already work. We additionally launched DCKAP EDI to allow standardized, automated knowledge alternate with buying and selling companions—a crucial want for distributors managing complicated provider relationships.
Regional Reliability
A brand new Canada area occasion went stay to assist regional prospects, enhance efficiency, and meet knowledge residency necessities. Reliability means being near our prospects each in service and in infrastructure.
We additionally started AI experiments exploring learn how to make our platform much more environment friendly and our assist much more responsive. Extra on this to come back!
Increasing Partnerships
Nice integrations don’t exist in isolation—they’re half of a bigger ecosystem. This 12 months, we deepened our partnerships with eCommerce & ERP platform suppliers, Businesses, and different options that assist us serve our prospects extra utterly. When a distributor wants cost processing built-in or requires ERP implementation assist alongside their integration work, we will join them with trusted companions who share our dedication to getting it proper.
These partnerships imply our prospects get complete assist throughout their complete tech stack, not simply the mixing layer. DCKAP takes delight in what these partnerships ship: higher options, fewer complications, and operations that really work collectively.
The Pushed By DCKAP Podcast
It was a one other 12 months full of wonderful friends and insightful episodes all of us can be taught from. The 2025 season of the Pushed By DCKAP podcast exceeded expectations in each means—crossing 2,000 subscribers and surpassing 100,000 views on our YouTube channel.
This 12 months, we sharpened our focus. We introduced recent voices and numerous experience to our viewers—leaders from throughout manufacturing, distribution, and expertise who don’t simply discuss trade traits, however share the impactful sort of insights that assist listeners navigate their very own challenges, encourage their groups, and form the way forward for their corporations.
A private spotlight needed to be listening to a listener name the podcast “a part-time MBA course.” That’s the bar we’re aiming for.
I’m grateful for all our friends, their groups, and the gifted staff right here behind the scenes who make each episode attainable. Thanks additionally to the trade consultants who joined me in our short-form topical movies on LinkedIn this 12 months and all those that watched—proof that there’s urge for food for conversations in a number of codecs.
The Prolonged Group
Group goes past our buyer base—it consists of the scholars, organizations, and even the wildlife we’re dedicated to supporting.
This month marks an thrilling milestone: the inauguration of the DCKAP Incubation Middle on the Authorities Faculty of Expertise (GCT), Coimbatore. This partnership goals to foster innovation and provides college students hands-on expertise fixing actual expertise challenges. Kudos to the staff who remodeled this concept into actuality, working intently with college students from the beginning.
This 12 months additionally marks the third anniversary of the DCKAP Palli initiative. We began this as a method to supply shiny minds from economically challenged backgrounds an opportunity at studying and rising their careers. Many congratulations to the deserving candidates from the brand new 2025 cohort: I look ahead to every part they’ll be set to realize within the close to future.
Ramu and Rhine additionally proceed to shine as superstar members of the DCKAP Group. The guests who’ve come to any of our cubicles at trade occasions would acknowledge them from our a lot celebrated rhino plushes, however each Ramu and Rhine are additionally very actual rhinos that decision the Arignar Anna Zoological Park dwelling. They’ve been a part of the DCKAP group since World Rhino Day 2021, after we first adopted them.
Investing in Our Folks
DCKAP is a group of readers, learners, and vacationers, and 2025 bolstered that tradition. My kudos to members of our Group for upskilling by experimenting in numerous roles, by way of self-directed studying, or taking over sponsored Stanford Steady Studying programs. These investments throughout the group proceed to repay, as we form new leaders from inside.
It was an enormous 12 months for journey as properly. We noticed many new faces attaining new journey milestones, assembly with shoppers, gaining new understanding, and representing DCKAP proudly to the trade. My particular due to the shoppers and companions who took the time to fulfill with the staff. The insights from these conferences have confirmed to be invaluable.
Lastly, our annual staff gathering offsite—lovingly referred to as “Homecoming”—ventured past the US and India for the primary time this 12 months, bringing the whole staff to Sri Lanka. A primary stamp on the passport for a lot of, this journey was undoubtedly one of many main highlights for us this 12 months.
Wanting Forward at 2026
Within the new 12 months, our focus stays clear: fixing integration challenges for distributors and producers. The principle lesson from this previous 12 months in evaluation—do fewer issues, higher—will proceed to information us.
Integration is now not a nice-to-have; it’s vital for companies that need to function effectively, scale sustainably, and keep aggressive. We’ll maintain our dedication to being the very best at what we do: ERP-First Integration.
We’ll proceed investing in our product, deepening partnerships that serve our prospects utterly, and staying related to the trade by way of conversations that matter. The work continues, and the longer term is shiny.
Thanks for being a part of this journey, and to the whole DCKAP group on your continued assist.
Right here’s to 2026.
