SentientX, an AI-first transformation partner for consumer products and retail, and Mechanized AI, a pioneer in enterprise AI modernization, announced a strategic partnership on October 1, 2025. The alliance combines Mechanized AI's mAI Modernize suite with SentientX's Time-Shift framework and virtual workforce solutions to reinvent operations, embedding agentic AI at the core for faster, measurable outcomes.
Partnership targets consumer and retail enterprises for legacy modernization.
Integrates mAI Modernize with Time-Shift for AI-native operating models.
Accelerates reinvention of supply chain, finance, and customer engagement.
Reduces timelines from months to weeks with generative and agentic AI.
Focuses on ERP/CRM simplification, autonomous workflows, and governance.
SentientX founded by consumer/retail executives; Mechanized AI launched 2023.
The collaboration addresses technical debt in consumer and retail sectors, using AI to automate ERP, CRM, and data ecosystems. "This alliance changes the game," said Anthony DeLima, Co-Founder and CEO of SentientX. "We're enabling enterprises to reinvent core functions and platforms at once—so they operate from the future." Mechanized AI's CEO Charles Wright added, "Partnering with SentientX helps enterprises modernize at speed while embedding intelligence at the core."
Legacy Modernization: AI-native connectors and APIs for simplified ecosystems.
AI-First Models: Digital colleagues and agentic AI for straight-through processing.
Trust and Scalability: Transparent, compliant AI governance frameworks.
This unites engineering with industry expertise, delivering resilient, scalable AI foundations.
SentientX is the AI-First consulting and technology partner redefining the future of the Consumer Products & Retail sector. The company helps enterprises move beyond experimentation by embedding virtual AI workforces, intelligent resource planning (IRP), and trust frameworks directly into the operating core. This approach enables leaders to achieve faster decision-making, greater resilience, and measurable growth. At the center of SentientX's offering is its proprietary Time-Shift Model and guiding philosophy of Outcome Obsession, which allow companies to operate as if from the future—today. By combining the creative power of Generative AI with the autonomous execution of Agentic AI, SentientX empowers organizations to transform supply chains, finance, and customer engagement into engines of efficiency, profitability, and loyalty. The company was founded by seasoned executives with deep industry expertise in consumer products and retail.
Mechanized AI was launched in 2023 to help companies unlock the power of enterprise AI and accelerate their modernization journeys. Built and backed by a team with over four decades of combined AI/ML experience, our products transform traditional modernization workflows by automating complex, manual processes. The mAI Modernize suite provides AI-powered code analysis and transformation for any tech stack, and automates the discovery and migration of virtual machines to any container or cloud platform.