VistaXM recognized as a CRN® 2026 Stellar Startup

CRN Stellar Startup

PartnerPulse helps IT solution providers, OEMs, and MSPs connect customer feedback to revenue

Channel leaders understand that delivering exceptional customer experiences is a requirement for growth.”

— Paul Barr, Chief Revenue Officer, VistaXM

SANDY, UT, UNITED STATES, November 10, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- VistaXM, a Revenue Channel Intelligence company that turns customer signals into revenue strategy for the IT channel, announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has included VistaXM on its 2026 Stellar Startups list in the Business Applications category. This prestigious list highlights fast-rising technology vendors that are driving innovation and fostering growth in the IT channel with groundbreaking products and solutions.

Companies recognized as Stellar Startups must be six years old or younger, and they are selected across categories that include artificial intelligence, business applications, cloud, data center, data platforms and analytics, edge computing/Internet of Things, networking/unified communications, security and storage.

Founded in 2024, VistaXM built PartnerPulse to answer questions that channel leaders have long struggled to answer with data: what key drivers spur customers’ decisions to renew and expand, which accounts are ready to grow, and which are at risk. Its fully managed program measures sentiment across every relevant persona and the key journey stages in the IT buying cycle.

IT solution providers use PartnerPulse peer benchmarks, ecosystem comparisons, and account-level data to see where their service delivery leads or lags, close relationship gaps, and strengthen renewal and expansion efforts. OEMs use it to see how partners represent their brand, how those partners serve their own customers and ecosystem, and measure how well they are delivering and supporting their partner’s businesses. In addition to deep persona analysis, VistaXM analyzes open-text responses, call transcripts, quarterly business review notes, and other relevant data sources to surface sentiment and key drivers at scale. The company provides proactive, real-time recommendations that help partners and OEMs act on signals faster. The data and insights are delivered through VistaXM’s platform that removes the complexity that typically exists in customer feedback programs.

In the coming year, VistaXM will continue to extend coverage across the full OEM-to-partner-to-customer journey, introduce self-service benchmarking, and standardize industry-specific benchmarks for the channel.

Each technology vendor featured on the CRN 2026 Stellar Startups list is distinguished by its commitment to innovation and to delivering cutting-edge offerings that help solution providers stand out in today’s fast-changing IT landscape. This annual list serves as an invaluable resource for solution providers making business-critical strategic decisions and exploring new technologies and services to add their portfolios to give them a competitive advantage and drive success.

“Channel leaders understand that delivering exceptional customer experiences is a requirement for growth,” said Paul Barr, Chief Revenue Officer of VistaXM. “What they have lacked is a cost-effective way to capture the data and tie that investment to revenue. PartnerPulse provides it. By tying customer sentiment to renewal and expansion drivers at the account level, we help IT solution providers, OEMs, and MSPs protect the revenue they have, pursue the growth they are missing, and deliver a clear return on investment. We are honored to be recognized by CRN and are excited about the trajectory we are on.”
Winslow Technology Group is among the IT solution providers using PartnerPulse. “Customer feedback is one of the most valuable assets we have to improve our business.” said Ed Palmer, COO of Winslow Technology Group. “The VistaXM platform and the PartnerPulse program give us a consistent and measurable way to understand our customers’ experience with WTG, while our strong Net Promoter Score reinforces the trust our customers place in our team. More importantly, the feedback helps us turn customer insights into action, allowing us to continually improve how we engage, support, and deliver IT solutions and services that deliver meaningful business outcomes. I highly recommend engaging with the VistaXM team and tapping into their CX and Revenue Intelligence expertise.”

“We’re proud to recognize the innovative companies featured on this year’s Stellar Startups list,” said Jennifer Follett, Vice President, U.S. Content, Executive Editor at CRN, The Channel Company. “These organizations are redefining what’s possible in the IT channel by bringing fresh ideas, transformative technologies and a strong commitment to partner success. We look forward to seeing the impact they continue to make across the industry.”
Coverage of the 2026 CRN Stellar Startups list is available at crn.com/StellarStartups.

About VistaXM
VistaXM is a Revenue Channel Intelligence company that turns customer, partner, and buyer feedback into account-level revenue signals for OEMs, IT solution providers, and managed service providers (MSPs). Its flagship PartnerPulse program is a fully managed program that captures sentiment across every buying persona and identifies the drivers of renewal and expansion. VistaXM gives technology companies defensible data to accelerate customer acquisition, expand relationships, and reduce churn.
For more information, visit www.vistaxm.com.

About The Channel Company
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