Tato Raises $5M to Fix ERP Implementations with AI-Native Platform

Led by Canada's first Microsoft Distinguished Enterprise Architect, Tato empowers system integrators to consistently deliver large-scale IT projects on time and on budget

MONTREAL, Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Tato, the AI-native project platform purpose-built for system integrators, today announced a $5 million Seed round led by Ridge Ventures, with participation from Myriad Venture Partners, Betaworks, RRE Ventures, and others. The funding will be used to scale the team as it continues to fix implementation problems that have crippled digital transformation for decades.

Since the 1990s , high-profile ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) disasters have tormented companies like Nike, Hershey, PG&E, Waste Management, and Hewlett-Packard. Many Fortune 500 businesses spend up to 5% of annual revenue—hundreds of millions or more—to license, implement, and support ERP solutions. However, by 2027, more than 70% of recent ERP projects will fall short of desired business goals. Up to 25% will fail entirely.

Tato bridges the gap between agentic AI and seamless ERP implementation. Its AI-powered solution facilitates massive IT projects featuring dozens of workstreams, hundreds of stakeholders, constant changes, and stringent deadlines and budgets. Like a trusted colleague, Tato captures communications from calls, chats, and project management apps. This data then enters a real-time knowledge base that keeps teams organized and proactively flags issues.

Tato is primarily used by system integrators (SIs) to help manage ERP implementations. It simplifies communication, team onboarding, risk management, and other challenges faced by system integrators.

"I spent years watching ERP projects fail, companies lose millions, people lose their jobs," said Justin Delisle, Tato co-founder and CEO. "AI can finally give projects the memory and foresight they've lacked."

Tato's key product features include:

• Capture and organize every interaction: Tato connects to meetings, chats, and project tools, automatically capturing activity and tagging it by participants, project references, and AI-driven analysis for accurate, secure organization.
• Enterprise security built in: With single-tenant architecture and SOC 2 compliance, Tato offers enterprise-grade security, flexible deployment, and context-aware access for every team member.
• Instant insights from project activity: Tato generates RAID logs, AI-assisted reports, and real-time summaries so teams stay informed and can track every decision.

"You couldn't find a better team to transform ERP implementation," said Akriti Dokania, Partner at Ridge Ventures. "Tato's co-founders are domain experts and proven company- and product-builders. Justin is a globally recognized leader in the space. He speaks the language of system integrators stuck in ERP purgatory."

Justin was Canada's first Microsoft Distinguished Enterprise Architect and the youngest to receive the honor, one of 23 in the world at the time. His experience in enterprise IT consulting and project leadership, which includes the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics and other systems, spans more than a decade. Before founding Tato, Justin helped over 60 businesses implement ERPs.

Justin co-founded Tato with Head of Product Vlad Lokshin, a repeat founder who founded DarwinApps and Turtle, and Head of Go-to-Market Mathieu Chrétien, who helped scale Talent.com to more than $100 million in revenue.

Consulting firms like Gestisoft, Syntax, and Talan use Tato to keep IT projects on track. Tato decreased Gestisoft's time spent on grunt work by 75% and reduced its team member onboarding time by 50%.

"We're rolling out Tato across all of our projects," said Frédérique Lacroix, Project Manager at Gestisoft. "We were skeptical at first, but the ability to instantly retrieve context from meetings we had weeks ago was a game-changer. What used to take days now takes minutes. Tato gives us back the time to focus on what matters, and in the end, the customer benefits most."

Tato also works with enterprises such as Héroux Devtek, a landing gear manufacturer. Tato saved Héroux Devtek more than $500K by resolving scope disputes and many hours a week in efficiency.

"Working with Tato on our SAP ERP implementation was one of the best decisions we made," said Michael Parke, IT Director at Héroux Devtek. "On a multi-site project spanning Canada, the US, the UK, and Spain, I couldn't be everywhere at once. Tato automatically captured key details and decisions, even for meetings I missed, and acted as an unbiased third-party if any disputes arose. Tato's visibility and recall are crucial for projects of this scale."

About Tato

Founded in 2023, Tato is an AI-native project intelligence platform purpose-built to improve delivery of large-scale IT implementations, especially ERP projects. It captures all project communications, structures project data into a real-time knowledge base, and proactively surfaces risks, decisions, and updates across the project lifecycle. Learn more at www.tato.co

About Ridge Ventures

Founded in 2007, Ridge Ventures is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm investing in founders who are redefining how the world interacts with data and code. Ridge takes a fast, flexible, and founder-focused approach, and backs companies delivering advanced technologies, new distribution models, and incredible user experiences. Find out more at www.ridge.vc

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