Philadelphia, PA – August 25, 2026 – pharosIQ, the B2B data intelligence company built for the next era of go-to-market, has been shortlisted for Best Use of AI in Sales & Marketing at The 2026 A.I. Awards, the international awards program operated by The Cloud Awards.
The recognition highlights pharosIQ’s application of AI within B2B go-to-market intelligence, where its technology helps revenue teams interpret observed buyer engagement and turn complex behavioral data into actionable intelligence for marketing and sales.
The A.I. Awards recognize outstanding applications of artificial intelligence across technology, infrastructure and specific business functions. The 2026 program attracted entries from organizations around the world, ranging from established global technology companies to emerging AI businesses.
James Williams, CEO of The Cloud Awards, said: “We’re very proud to reveal the shortlist in The 2026 A.I. Awards. This first phase of the awards is always extremely exciting, as we are privileged to read about and see for ourselves some of the outstanding work that is happening in the most dynamic area of cloud computing. pharosIQ are well deserving of their shortlist place, and we wish them luck in the next round of judging.”
Anna Eliot, Chief Marketing Officer at pharosIQ, said: “AI in sales and marketing is moving beyond experimentation. The real opportunity is giving AI systems better evidence to work from, so the decisions they influence have a clearer connection to actual buyer behavior and commercial outcomes.
“This recognition reflects the work we’ve done to apply AI to observed first-party buyer engagement and help revenue teams understand what’s happening across their target markets without adding another platform or black box to their stack.”
The shortlist will now progress to the second round of judging. Finalists for The 2026 A.I. Awards will be announced on September 22, with winners revealed in October. The full 2026 shortlist is available at: https://www.cloud-awards.com/ai-awards/2026-shortlist
About pharosIQ
pharosIQ is a B2B data intelligence company built for the next era of go-to-market. Through its proprietary first-party B2B engagement ecosystem and atlasIQ intelligence engine, pharosIQ gives revenue teams visibility into observed buyer behavior across accounts, contacts, topics and buying groups.
Its intelligence and activation solutions help B2B organizations identify where meaningful engagement is occurring, understand how buying activity is developing and apply that intelligence across marketing, sales and AI-driven GTM workflows.
About The Cloud Awards
The Cloud Awards is an international awards program that has recognized industry leaders, innovators and organizational transformation in cloud computing since 2011. Its programs celebrate achievement across cloud computing, software-as-a-service, cloud security, artificial intelligence and financial technology.
Winners are selected by an international judging panel of industry experts. More information is available at https://www.cloud-awards.com/.