SaaS Startups

Employer benefits spend (~$1.5T) is failing to deliver value: ~25% of allocated benefits go unused; employees lack understanding of benefits; HR time burdened; rising regulatory compliance adds...

Patients seeking affordable healthcare abroad face a fragmented ecosystem with hidden fees, long research timelines, travel/visa friction, and no trusted end-to-end solution.

Traditional insurance claim payouts are slow, leaving policyholders without immediate funds for urgent repairs, housing, contractor payments, and essentials.

Las Vegas, NV

Manual, untracked referral payments creating wasted spend and lack of ROI for foot-traffic businesses.

Businesses struggle to deliver AI projects end-to-end (scoping, sourcing and vetting experts, ensuring security/compliance, and managing delivery).

Slow and uncontrolled insurance claims payouts (days to weeks) exacerbate financial instability for policyholders, while insurers lack real-time control and visibility into emergency disbursements.

Manufacturers spend millions printing manuals that are quickly discarded; poor or missing documentation causes support tickets and returns. Customers expect instant digital product support.

California

Administrative burden for mental health practitioners due to fragmented software for scheduling, billing, payroll, and compliance.

Scattered notes across travel, health and productivity lack continuity and lifetime value.

VA

The deck clearly identifies the problem of broken commerce and security in restricted environments, highlighting issues like manual credentialing, low courier success rates, and lack of compatible...

Scattered travel and lifetime notes are hard to organize into actionable health and life insights; travelers need integrated translation, journaling, and health tracking.

Existing senior care platforms restrict live-in caregiver searches locally, limiting available candidates and driving up costs; in-home/live-in care is unaffordable for many families.

San Francisco, California

Static, passive digital content and fragmented, outdated tools (e.g., Adobe) or walled-garden platforms (e.g., Amazon) reduce engagement and limit creator control and monetization.

Pasadena, CA

Traditional salon suite model leads to high churn: saturated, undifferentiated offerings, lack of business support/technology for stylists, poor community experience, limited natural light and...

Czechia (Czech Republic)

Hiring processes are inefficient: ATS/AI filtering yields irrelevant matches, long time-to-hire, and poor-fit hires; candidates face opaque application experiences.

New York

Data migration and system integration projects frequently fail to meet expectations, with high rates of delays and budget overruns. Root causes are typically non-technical: poor data quality, unclear...

Small businesses and freelancers lack time and resources to create consistent, high-quality content across platforms.

Kentucky

Large number of lost or stolen handguns annually (500k–700k). Everyday carry increases risk of loss/theft ~300x. Lost/stolen guns are often used in crime.

Tens of thousands of small, profitable online businesses (SaaS, AI, service tools) are too small for traditional VC or M&A. Founders burn out or stall growth but have no easy exit option....

In 2024, 1.9M VA disability claims were filed and roughly one-third were denied due to lack of medical evidence. Over 60% of veterans report difficulty obtaining medical evidence; an estimated 50% of...

Boston, MA

The problem is clearly defined as the inefficiency and revenue loss faced by small to medium B2B distributors due to fragmented systems, leading to significant time spent on reconciling inventory and...

Los Angeles, California

Event planning is fragmented across many tools and vendors leading to coordination issues, budget misalignment, and lack of transparency.

New York City, NY

Multi-family building owners face high water costs, poor communal laundry experience, and many buildings lack infrastructure for in-unit washers/dryers.

Florida

Minnesota

Unchecked entry of unlicensed providers in booking platforms leading to bad client experiences and lack of incentive to be licensed.

San Francisco, California

Houston, TX

Financial research is a bottleneck: analysts spend ~40% of the day searching for information; 40% of large deals slip ≥ 3 months; delayed deals risk millions in fees.

Florida

Legacy corporate systems and financial rails do not natively connect to blockchain infrastructure.

Startup ecosystems and accelerators lack resources, bandwidth, and efficient support for founders.

Legal research and document analysis are time-consuming and difficult for law students and professionals.

Oxygen delivery for COPD is outdated: bulky tanks and concentrators limit mobility and accessibility for patients requiring long-term supplemental oxygen.

Toronto, Ontario

Traditional software development is slow, expensive, and error-prone; legacy methodologies from the 1970s impede shareholder value.

Drug development faces high failure rates, complex FDA/EMA regulatory requirements, patient recruitment and retention challenges in clinical trials, safety monitoring and compliance burdens, and...

Bridgwater, Somerset

Inefficient temporary workforce placement between agencies and businesses leading to unutilized opportunities, lost contracts and reduced productivity.

Employees are increasingly disengaged, stressed, and lack access to essential resources for health and wellness; HR teams are overwhelmed and traditional one-size-fits-all programs fail to deliver...

Healthcare organizations struggle with privacy, security, and data standardization; legacy data management solutions are fragmented, costly, labor-intensive, and not end-user friendly.

Enterprise multi-entity tax transparency and consolidation across jurisdictions

New York, NY

The proliferation of personal electronic devices and the limitations of grid-dependent charging and unreliable portable power solutions create persistent challenges for individuals and outdoor...

New York

Fundraising and investor relations workflows for alternative asset managers are manual, fragmented, and inefficient.

Pay inequity (actual and perceived) drives turnover and disengagement; companies need tools to build trust and equitable pay at scale.

Across industries, communication gaps in meetings, sales conversations, and compliance reviews lead to wasted time, misalignment, and higher training costs. Current approaches to training and...

Washington

Scheduling and booking software is often clunky and desktop-focused; not optimized for guides and field-based operators.

Frisco, Texas

Homeowners lack transparent, fair pricing for home repairs and are frequently overcharged.

TX

Staffing shortages and turnover, administrative overload, billing backlogs causing lost revenue; gaps in value-based care compliance (e.g., AWVs & quality reporting).

Austin, TX

Legal and compliance analysis is costly, slow, and error-prone.

Manual, decentralized multi-entity tax compliance causing errors, penalties, lack of visibility

Marketers use 15-25 different tools daily causing fragmentation, wasted time (3-4 hours/day), loss of consistency and reduced strategic focus.

Repetitive CRM tasks and delayed follow-ups cost time and reduce close rates by up to 80%.

Organizations struggle to build high-trust, high-performance relationships; traditional one-off or theoretical communication trainings fail to create lasting behavior change and practiced skills.

Washington