Supply chain chaos in recent years put a spotlight on everything from port backups to last-mile delays, spurring a wave of startup activity (and significant funding) across the board. Some segments are packed with well-capitalized players, but others still have…
Four words describe our newest investment in Range: AI for wealth management. Great investments start like this—a straight-forward concept, a simple description, and a massive market. Wealth management may take the prize for the most massive incumbent industry that mostly…
The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is plagued by two major problems: project delays and cost overruns. Of major projects, only 8.5% finish on time and on budget. Whether building a bridge or renovating a bathroom, talk to anyone…
For the last two decades, vertical software has sat in the shadow of horizontal software. Despite some fantastic success stories like Veeva, Procore, and Toast, the SaaS and cloud evolution has been written by leaders in marketing, HR, and finance.…
From hand-drawn sketches and scrapped prototypes to powerful AI-driven simulations at lightning speed, hardware product development has come a long way. As former hardware engineers ourselves, we know firsthand the grueling processes that have historically stymied innovation. Today, we’re betting…
Selling your first $1M+ deal is a watershed moment. It validates the value of your product and, more importantly, that you can extract that value from customers. It brings in crucial ARR, retires a big chunk of pipeline, generates confidence…
We’re excited to announce our participation in Sixfold’s Series A. Sixfold automates and augments pieces of the underwriting process to enable carriers to underwrite higher priority, higher volume submissions in a fraction of the time. The platform delivers a step-function…
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…
As we’ve written before, we’re particularly interested in software that supports the work of insurance brokers. Brokers provide a service that we know is resilient in the current market. Customers care about having an agent that is experienced, knowledgeable, and…
Scale has been attending both ITC and Money20/20 for the past decade. For both conferences, this year’s was the first since ChatGPT was made generally available and LLMs exploded onto the scene. The impact of LLMs have varied widely by…
