# Powell Software: what it sells, price and AI features

URL: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/powell-software/
Covers: Oct. 1, 2025 to Sept. 1, 2026
Updated: 2026-11-11
License: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: Newsprint, "Powell Software: what it sells, price and AI features", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/powell-software/, updated 2026-11-11

> Powell Software is on the AI internal communications software map. We record 5 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated Sept. 1, 2026.

Powell "transforms Microsoft 365 into the intranet your people actually use." It runs on SharePoint inside the customer's own Microsoft 365 tenant. Buyers are IT, HR and communications teams, often in regulated industries. AI search knows company jargon, AI drafts, translates and targets comms, an AI assistant answers employee questions, and an AI page builder is in development. A governance product readies content for Copilot. Source: [powell-software.com](https://powell-software.com/).

## Facts

- Site: [powell-software.com](https://powell-software.com/)
- Category: Intranets and employee experience platforms
- Status: Active

## On the research maps

### [The AI internal communications software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/internal-communications-software/#co-powell-software)

Powell "transforms Microsoft 365 into the intranet your people actually use." It runs on SharePoint inside the customer's own Microsoft 365 tenant. Buyers are IT, HR and communications teams, often in regulated industries. AI search knows company jargon, AI drafts, translates and targets comms, an AI assistant answers employee questions, and an AI page builder is in development. A governance product readies content for Copilot. Source: [powell-software.com](https://powell-software.com/).

- Category: Intranets and employee experience platforms
- Price: not published; sales-led
- AI capabilities: AI search and answers, Assistant, Content governance, Targeting and personalization, Translation and AI writing
- Scale: Funded challenger: institutional funding disclosed (The vendor states 550+ organizations and 2M+ daily users. Cathay Capital became majority shareholder in October 2025.)

Sources: [powell-software.com](https://powell-software.com/), [powell-software.com](https://powell-software.com/products/powell-intranet/), [powell-software.com](https://powell-software.com/about-us/), [powell-software.com](https://powell-software.com/resources/interest/company-news/), [powell-software.com](https://powell-software.com/resources/blog/whats-new-in-powell/), [powell-software.com](https://powell-software.com/resources/blog/whats-new-in-powell-a-mobile-first-experience/) and [6 more on the map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/internal-communications-software/#co-powell-software).

## Launches and dated events, newest first

### Powell acquires Synigo

Acquisition, Sept. 1, 2026. Powell acquired Synigo, a Netherlands-based digital workplace company whose Synigo Pulse product reaches people on the desktop, in frontline teams and on the move. It is Powell's first acquisition. Terms were not disclosed.

Source: [Powell blog](https://powell-software.com/resources/blog/powell-acquires-synigo/). From [the AI internal communications software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/internal-communications-software/#co-powell-software).

### Powell announces an AI page builder for SharePoint

Launch, July 4, 2026. Powell announced an AI page builder that turns a brief into an intranet page on SharePoint. Users then refine the page by prompt or on a canvas before publishing.

Source: [Powell blog](https://powell-software.com/resources/blog/whats-new-in-powell-ai-capabilities/). From [the AI internal communications software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/internal-communications-software/#co-powell-software).

### Powell outlines AI content creation and agent orchestration

Launch, July 2, 2026. The May 2026 release post describes Powell's AI as a complement to Microsoft Copilot, with AI content creation for communicators, automatic document tagging and agent orchestration that reaches several knowledge sources through one chat. It also introduces sentiment insights and executive summaries in analytics.

Source: [Powell blog](https://powell-software.com/resources/blog/whats-new-in-powell-a-mobile-first-experience/). From [the AI internal communications software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/internal-communications-software/#co-powell-software).

### Powell previews an AI readiness score for Copilot

Launch, March 2, 2026. The April 2026 release notes preview an AI readiness score in Powell Governance that rates a Microsoft 365 environment out of 10 for Copilot and connected agents, plus clean-up actions for overshared content.

Source: [Powell blog](https://powell-software.com/resources/blog/whats-new-in-powell/). From [the AI internal communications software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/internal-communications-software/#co-powell-software).

### Cathay Capital becomes majority shareholder of Powell

Funding round, Oct. 1, 2025. Cathay Capital joined Powell as majority shareholder, alongside its co-founder and chairman, its CEO and its team, to support international growth. The amount was not disclosed.

Source: [Cathay Capital](https://www.cathaycapital.com/powell-enters-a-new-phase-of-international-growth-with-cathay-capital/). From [the AI internal communications software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/internal-communications-software/#co-powell-software).

## Methodology and corrections

How we track launches, and how to report an error: https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology