Pressure Chamber

Congratulations to the winner of the 12th annual Pressure Chamber, Strudel! Stay tuned for details on Pressure Chamber 2026.

The winner was chosen by a combination of votes from national investor judges and a live audience at The Sylvee. The other Pressure Chamber finalists were Atrility, Maxwave, redelevenlabs and Reliable Residence.

Strudel uses AI to automate complex technical support by analyzing production data and code, cutting resolution time by 65% and saving engineering teams time for product development. The Madison-based startup addresses a $264 billion problem affecting B2B SaaS companies whose engineers spend 30-50% of their time on customer support instead of building products.

View photos from this year’s Pressure Chamber here.