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 and they have first-hand experience with these problems. It is so commonplace that it is…| Scale Venture Partners
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. Vertical software has been largely dismissed by the venture community as a difficult play due…| Scale Venture Partners
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 a skill set that is often underestimated by outsiders. While the market is ripe for…| Scale Venture Partners
Large language models are poised to have an immediate effect on how businesses use software. While the exact scale and impact of AI is not a topic we aim to wrestle with here, the intuitive applicability of this technology across markets seems to have almost single-handedly pulled the broader startup community out of the post-2021…| Scale Venture Partners