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This quarter’s flash report shows more of the same from last quarter, and the forecast indicates a steady finish for the year. This is good news! The return to growth paired with ongoing gains in operating efficiency is holding, showing…
Over the past few years, excitement surrounding the use of AI in go-to-market (GTM) has reached a fever pitch, with many leading voices predicting a fundamental shift in the way companies sell and market their products. To understand the degree…
For decades, robotics has captured the imagination of innovators and technologists alike. From Hal 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey to Baymax in Big Hero 6, robots have symbolized the future of technology—a cutting-edge vision of what’s possible. Despite their…
Our flash reports use real data from a representative sample of enterprise software startups and public companies to help founders contextualize their own numbers with their peers and within the larger economic climate. Check out our Q1 update and our…
Two years ago it was unclear if AI security and reliability was anyone’s problem. Now, it’s starting to look like everyone's problem. After all, it turns out that owning a product that might spew heinous slurs and leak all your…
Using technology to improve the insurance experience for brokers, agents, and their clients is complex and challenging. These hurdles are precisely what make innovation so important and impactful. Vertical-specific GTM requires specific market knowledge and expertise. Selling to brokers is…
The theme of 2024 is cautious optimism. With improved ARR growth rates across the board and two consecutive quarters of median GAAP revenue growth improvement, it looks like the worst is over. So, where do we go from here? We're…
Scale’s quarterly Scale Studio Flash Updates use our proprietary data platform, Scale Studio, to analyze a representative sample of enterprise software startups and provide a real-time look into industry growth rates and the health of the software market. Today, we…
Software engineers have effectively been on a path of self-erasure from day one. Once upon a time, they noblely set forth into this world to lead the charge on innovation and champion human progress. Time and time again, they built…
As we kick off the 2024 annual planning season, we’re sharing an early view of what we’re seeing in early-stage startups to give sense of what’s to come next year. We hope these “whisper numbers” can help you calibrate your…
