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Sydney-based sales team initiates platform support ticket after discovering significantly more contacts than expected. Investigation concludes that data is correct.
MELBOURNE, Australia and SINGAPORE, May 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Firmable, Asia-Pacific's leading AI-native sales platform, has confirmed the safe recovery of approximately 15,000 Australian accounting firm decision-makers previously unaccounted for in the data holdings of a leading global B2B data provider.
The contacts, which include finance directors, CFOs, managing partners, and senior decision-makers across accounting firms throughout Australia, were located on the Firmable platform during a routine free trial. The discovery was made by a Sydney-based sales professional who was trialing the platform.
Upon finding roughly 20,000 relevant contacts in Firmable compared to approximately 5,000 in the incumbent global provider's database, he immediately suspected a technical error and contacted support.
After a thorough review, the Firmable team confirmed no error had occurred. The contacts had been there the whole time.
"We understand the confusion," said Paul Perrett, co-CEO of Firmable. "When someone has been using a global platform and then opens ours, the difference in coverage can be genuinely disorienting. We want to reassure users that if Firmable is showing you significantly more contacts than you expected that is the platform working correctly. The data is real. The people exist. In this case, they are safely at work as finance decision makers in Australia."
The incident is believed to be part of a broader pattern in which sales professionals transitioning from global data platform providers to Firmable report unexpectedly complete coverage across their markets. Firmable's support team has noted a consistent theme: users assume the volume is a bug. It is not.
Unlike platforms built on recycled third-party data feeds optimised for North America, Firmable assembles its proprietary contact and account data through AI-driven web aggregation, LLM-based extraction, and continuous entity resolution across ANZ and APAC. The result is a dataset built for the region, rather than one in which the region is an afterthought.
The 15,000 recovered contacts are now available for immediate prospecting. Firmable wishes them well.
About Firmable
Firmable is Asia-Pacific's leading AI-native sales platform. Over 1,000 customers across Australia, New Zealand, and markets in Southeast Asia use Firmable to build prospect lists, monitor buying signals, and run sales engagement on proprietary, continuously refreshed data. Firmable was co-founded by Leigh Jasper, Paul Perrett, and Karthik Venkatasubramanian, who previously scaled Aconex to a $1.6 billion acquisition by Oracle. For more information, visit firmable.com.
Sydney-based sales team initiates platform support ticket after discovering significantly more contacts than expected. Investigation concludes that data is correct.
MELBOURNE, Australia and SINGAPORE, May 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Firmable, Asia-Pacific's leading AI-native sales platform, has confirmed the safe recovery of approximately 15,000 Australian accounting firm decision-makers previously unaccounted for in the data holdings of a leading global B2B data provider.
The contacts, which include finance directors, CFOs, managing partners, and senior decision-makers across accounting firms throughout Australia, were located on the Firmable platform during a routine free trial. The discovery was made by a Sydney-based sales professional who was trialing the platform.
Upon finding roughly 20,000 relevant contacts in Firmable compared to approximately 5,000 in the incumbent global provider's database, he immediately suspected a technical error and contacted support.
After a thorough review, the Firmable team confirmed no error had occurred. The contacts had been there the whole time.
"We understand the confusion," said Paul Perrett, co-CEO of Firmable. "When someone has been using a global platform and then opens ours, the difference in coverage can be genuinely disorienting. We want to reassure users that if Firmable is showing you significantly more contacts than you expected that is the platform working correctly. The data is real. The people exist. In this case, they are safely at work as finance decision makers in Australia."
The incident is believed to be part of a broader pattern in which sales professionals transitioning from global data platform providers to Firmable report unexpectedly complete coverage across their markets. Firmable's support team has noted a consistent theme: users assume the volume is a bug. It is not.
Unlike platforms built on recycled third-party data feeds optimised for North America, Firmable assembles its proprietary contact and account data through AI-driven web aggregation, LLM-based extraction, and continuous entity resolution across ANZ and APAC. The result is a dataset built for the region, rather than one in which the region is an afterthought.
The 15,000 recovered contacts are now available for immediate prospecting. Firmable wishes them well.
About Firmable
Firmable is Asia-Pacific's leading AI-native sales platform. Over 1,000 customers across Australia, New Zealand, and markets in Southeast Asia use Firmable to build prospect lists, monitor buying signals, and run sales engagement on proprietary, continuously refreshed data. Firmable was co-founded by Leigh Jasper, Paul Perrett, and Karthik Venkatasubramanian, who previously scaled Aconex to a $1.6 billion acquisition by Oracle. For more information, visit firmable.com.
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Relief as Firmable locates 15,000 accounting decision-makers reported missing at leading global B2B data provider
MACAO, May 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The BEYOND Expo 2026 has shown what the future looks like as it delivers on its mission of 'Empowering Asia, Bridging the World' with a heavyweight showcase of the latest emerging technology and ideas from Asia. Held at The Venetian Cotai Expo with the theme "AI: Digital to Physical" the expo focuses on bringing AI from digital to the physical world. With the launch of many new products, nearly 800 exhibitors, the focus is on embodied intelligence, robotics, spatial computing, AI agents, open ecosystems, and global capital. For the first time, the expo features smaller innovative entities such as OPCs (one-person companies), allowing independent entrepreneurs and individual creators to showcase their work alongside leading brands.
Following an Opening Ceremony that attracted over 1,000 guests from China, the EU, Middle East, Southeast Asia, South America, UK, US and other countries, the show has already attracted high level visitors, including corporate executives, entrepreneurial leaders, investors, local government representatives, international partners. Over 500 international and leading tech media from all over the world have also joined creating a global innovation exchange platform that transcends regions, industries, and ecosystems.
At the opening ceremony, Jason Ho, co-founder of BEYOND Expo explained "BEYOND Expo aims to connect Asian innovation with global partners, creating more opportunities for exchange in technology, investment, sports, and entertainment. We don't just have brilliant software companies building AI models; we have the powerhouse factories, advanced hardware innovators, and the infrastructure that actually gives AI its physical body. That is why we believe Asia is where BEYOND belongs. From next-gen chips to Physical AI, we don't just design the digital future-we actually manufacture it."
Setting the tone for BEYOND Expo, the Opening Ceremony speakers included Deepu Talla, Vice President Robotics & Edge AI at NVIDIA; Mark Nicholas Cutis, Senior Advisor for Strategic Projects in the Office of the Managing Director and CEO at the Abu Dhabi Investment Committee (ADIC); Felix Zhang, Founder and CEO of Pudu Robotics; Chi Xu, Founder and CEO of XREAL; and Matt White, Global Chief Technology Officer for AI at the Linux Foundation.
BEYOND Expo 2026 is moving into its last day following two days packed with keynotes and panel discussions across seven main stages. Summits included BGlobal Summit, International Investment and Financing Summit, Physical AI Summit, Digital AI Summit, Japan Technology Forum, Korea Technology Forum, Asia -Europe Technology Forum, Asia-Latin America Technology Forum, SheTech Women's Technology Summit, Web2+3 Summit, AI Beauty & Health Summit, as well as business matchmaking sessions, BEYOND Awards, and BEYOND HACK DAY, covering areas such as technology demonstrations, industry exchanges, cross-regional cooperation, investment and financing matchmaking, developer ecosystem, and innovative project showcases.
From the technological evolution of physical AI to the industrial application of embodied intelligence, and further to the participation of spatial computing, AI agents, global capital, developer ecosystems, and cross-regional cooperation, BEYOND Expo 2026 explores the digital to physical from multiple dimensions. Artificial intelligence is moving from screens, text, and cloud models to robots, wearable devices, spatial computing, industrial systems, and real-world execution.
Visit BEYOND Expo 2026 at The Venetian Macao's Cotai Expo
BEYOND Expo 2026 is being held at The Venetian Macao's Cotai Expo. As Macao's largest integrated resort operator, Sands China has an extensive range of MICE offerings across its properties: The Venetian® Macao, The Parisian® Macao, and The Londoner® Macao. Sands Lifestyle provides a one-stop destination offering, seven Forbes five-star hotels accommodation, world-class entertainment venues, spectacular recreation and leisure options, unrivalled shopping experiences and dynamic dining options, attracting top event planners from around the world to host major events here.
A full list of participating companies can be found here: Beyond Expo 2026 Exhibitors
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About BEYOND Expo
The BEYOND International Technology Innovation Expo (BEYOND Expo) is Asia's leading annual technology event. Serving as a dynamic platform since 2021, BEYOND Expo not only showcases global technological innovations but also provides a unique opportunity to foster innovation upgrades across diverse industries and regions.
BEYOND Expo has attracted participation from Asia's Fortune 500 companies, multinational corporations, unicorn companies, and emerging startups. Through a multifaceted approach involving expos, summits, and various activities, BEYOND Expo has successfully cultivated an innovative ecosystem, propelling collective development in the Asia-Pacific region and the global technology innovation industry. www.beyondexpo.com
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AI: Digital to Physical | BEYOND Expo 2026 Leads Transformative Global Direction of Tech
AI: Digital to Physical | BEYOND Expo 2026 Leads Transformative Global Direction of Tech
AI: Digital to Physical | BEYOND Expo 2026 Leads Transformative Global Direction of Tech
