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  • Thematic Report

    Dec. 13, 2024
    Unattended checkout solutions are becoming increasingly essential for retailers and customers in today's fast-paced retail environment. These systems can significantly reduce operational costs for retailers by minimizing the need for staff at traditional checkout counters. This automation speeds up the checkout process and improves the overall customer experience by reducing long wait times, a crucial factor for customer satisfaction and loyalty. From a customer perspective, unattended checkouts offer greater convenience and flexibility. Shoppers can complete their purchases quickly using self-checkout kiosks or mobile apps without interacting with cashiers. This is particularly appealing in the age of contactless interactions, where speed and ease of use are prioritized. Additionally, with the rise of e-commerce, these solutions provide a competitive advantage by offering an integrated, seamless online and in-store shopping experience. In this report, we evaluate specialist technology providers providing unattended checkout technology to retailers. Scope Industry: retail Geography: global Contents In this report, we focus on: Exploring and defining the unattended checkout market Evaluating emerging providers that are challenging established retail models with advanced, frictionless checkout solutions Membership(s) Retail and CPG Sourcing and Vendor Management
  • Thematic Report

    Nov. 28, 2024
    An effective technology-based moderation solution can reduce the need for moderators to engage directly with harmful content, thereby scaling and streamlining the process. As enterprises grapple with harmful content detection and moderation, they are increasingly investing in automated tools to prevent unpleasant user experiences. The current content moderation third-party technology landscape consists of established legacy companies and emerging startups that provide diverse solutions, including classifiers, APIs, and platforms, to help enterprises detect, moderate, and report harmful content. Beyond developing these solutions, these providers often collaborate with each other and regulatory bodies to foster co-innovation, enhance solution effectiveness, and streamline moderation and reporting processes. In this research, we assess 13 leading content moderation technology providers, primarily focusing on their core capabilities and market adoption and domain coverage. We present an assessment, short profiles, and Everest Group’s point of view of these content moderation technology providers. Scope All industries and geographies Contents In this report, we cover: Growth drivers and inhibitors of the third-party content moderation technology market Key enterprise expectations from third-party content moderation technology Enterprise sourcing criteria for content moderation technology Trailblazers, that is, 13 leading content moderation technology providers Membership(s) Trust and Safety Sourcing and Vendor Management
  • Thematic Report

    Dec. 06, 2023
    Digital surgery refers to the integration of advanced digital technologies, such as data and analytics and advanced imaging, with robotic surgical systems to provide a better experience to both patients and surgeons across the surgery life cycle. Initially, prominent medical device enterprises invested heavily in surgical robots to acquire pure-play surgical capabilities. However, to scale the adoption of robots in surgery, enterprises need to overcome fragmented surgeon acceptance, inadequate training, and technological complexity. Consequently, they have started investing in complementing digital solutions with advanced digital technologies. Recognizing this opportunity, multiple start-ups with a focus on digital surgery technologies have started to gain traction. These start-ups, with a niche area of focus and verticalized expertise, aim to bridge the gap between surgeons and robots by providing various technology solutions, enabling surgical training, pre-operative planning, and real-time patient monitoring. In this report, we assess start-ups that offer proprietary digital surgery solutions, primarily focusing on their core capabilities and market impact. Scope Industry: medical devices Geography: global Contents In this report, we: Discuss digital surgery use cases across the surgery life cycle Examine the major trends and challenges in the adoption of digital surgery Analyze the prominent categories of digital surgery start-ups Discuss the emergence of generative AI across the digital surgery ecosystem Identify and analyze trailblazers in the digital surgery technology space Membership(s) Life Sciences Information Technology Sourcing and Vendor Management
  • Thematic Report

    Sep. 15, 2022
    Life sciences enterprises are actively transforming their commercial operations to meet business demands. Industry-agnostic technologies in the commercial space lack the real-time or data integration capabilities specific to the life sciences domain (that analytics & AI solutions offer), due to which enterprises find it difficult to achieve the best value for their commercialization efforts. Recognizing the opportunity, multiple analytics & AI start-ups – with a focus on transforming life sciences commercial operations – have emerged over the past decade. These start-ups are constantly innovating to provide agile, scalable, and easily integrable out-of-the-box solutions, which deliver deep insights, prescriptive suggestions, and precision forecasting. In this report, we assess start-ups that offer proprietary life sciences commercial analytics & AI solutions, focusing on their core capabilities and market impact. Scope Industry: life sciences Geography: global Contents This report studies: The life sciences commercial analytics & AI market landscape Key trends shaping the life sciences commercial analytics & AI market Major adoption challenges that life sciences enterprises face The value proposition of emerging start-ups Life sciences commercial analytics & AI start-ups Trailblazers – seven leading life sciences commercial analytics & AI start-ups Membership (s) Life Sciences Information Technology Sourcing and Vendor Management
  • Thematic Report

    March 30, 2022
    To address evolving customer expectations, enterprises are adopting many point solutions and industry-specific Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings. These solutions have resulted in a technology sprawl and scattered data across siloed systems, making it difficult for users to access relevant and accurate data. Integration platforms have emerged as a key solution to help enterprises address this issue. Thus, many start-ups have come up with innovative solutions to establish connectivity across the enterprise. These start-ups are offering a mix of capabilities such as pre-built connectors, real-time integration, low-code/no-code platforms for non-technical users, and interfaces to build custom connectors to enable enterprises to ensure the free flow of data across functions. In this report, we study trends in the integration platform market and assess 10 integration platform start-ups, focusing on their innovation, growth stories, and market impact. Scope The report studies the following startups: Automate.io, Celigo, Elastic.io, Flowgear, Integromat, Nxtsoft Tray.io, Unito, Workato, and Zapier All industries and geographies Contents In this report, we examine: Adoption of integration platforms: the application integration landscape and how integration platforms can overcome integration challenges Key integration platform start-ups: the assessment methodology for shortlisting the top 10 integration platform start-up trailblazers and individual profiles of these start-ups Membership(s) Application Services Sourcing and Vendor Management
  • Thematic Report

    March 07, 2022
    The pandemic has driven rampant growth in digital commerce across industries, compelling brands to have an online presence to remain relevant. This urgency to surpass competition has pushed many brands to re-evaluate their e-commerce strategies. The next-generation digital customer expects personalized experiences along with data privacy. Additionally, customers are increasingly preferring brands that promote sustainable commerce. To enhance customer engagement, enterprises are investing in high-tech interactive channels and emerging business models. Enterprises have also transitioned from building costly in-house capabilities to partnering with innovation-driven start-ups. These start-ups are changing customers’ online shopping experiences through new technologies. Large capital infusions by investors and acquisitions by big companies are a testament to start-ups’ relevance in the market. In this research, we evaluate 76 e-commerce start-ups based on their innovations, technological capabilities, market growth, and investor confidence. Of these, we have identified the top 15 companies as e-commerce trailblazers. Scope Industry: e-commerce Geography: global The assessment is based on primary interactions with selected providers and Everest Group’s tracking of the marketing technology landscape. Contents In this report, we discuss: E-commerce market opportunities and trends E-commerce strategy enablers and challenges Key e-commerce start-ups, their strengths, and limitations Membership(s) Marketing and Interactive Experience Sourcing and Vendor Management
  • Thematic Report

    Feb. 28, 2022
    Industry 4.0 is the latest phase in the industrial revolution and refers to the technology-intensive transformation of cyber and physical systems and their convergence. This transformation is characterized by the modern themes of interconnectivity, digitalization, and automation and is made possible through technological developments in fields such as Internet of Things (IoT), additive manufacturing, cloud computing, edge computing, analytics, robotics, cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML). Industry 4.0 is experiencing significant traction globally due to its multiple benefits for enterprises, including increased flexibility, visibility, quality, efficiency, and control. COVID-19 has further amplified the need for its adoption as it improves industrial setups’ resilience. Many start-ups have emerged in recent years in the Industry 4.0 space with innovative solutions to address challenging use cases across the Industry 4.0 value chain. In this research, we present an assessment of start-ups that offer Industry 4.0 solutions, focusing on their innovations, growth stories, and market impact. The assessment is based on secondary research and analysis. For each of the companies studied, we look at their: Leadership and talent Funding and growth Market recognition Partnership ecosystem Innovation and investments Scope Focus area: Industry 4.0 start-ups Geography: global Contents In this report, we study: The Industry 4.0 landscape Industry 4.0 start-up categories Funding and M&A trends for Industry 4.0 start-ups Industry 4.0 start-ups and Trailblazers Membership(s) Engineering Services Sourcing and Vendor Management
  • Thematic Report

    Jan. 13, 2022
    Traditional methods of engaging with the supply chain have led to many challenges across the entire Supply Chain Management (SCM) value chain. The pandemic has exposed various vulnerabilities in the supply chain, such as remote work mismanagement and single-source dependencies, making organizations realize increased hidden costs and logistical challenges. We believe that visibility into transportation management processes can enhance operational efficiency, improve risk management, and reduce time-to-market. Real-time transportation visibility is an emerging technology that provides real-time location and status updates of all supply chain assets. Multiple start-ups have emerged in recent years to aid real-time transportation visibility. These start-ups are coming up with innovative solutions to provide better end-to-end tracking and asset monitoring. The function’s growing importance has driven capital infusion by investors and acquisitions by technology players. In this research, we study 14 trailblazers focused on real-time transportation visibility. The assessment is based on primary and secondary research and Everest Group’s ongoing tracking of the SCM landscape. For each of the companies studied, we look at their: Vision and strategy Technological capabilities Market success Investor confidence Scope Technology: real-time transportation visibility Geography: global Companies assessed: Bringg, Chronicled, Cloudleaf, FarEye, FoodLogiQ, FourKites, Leaf Logistics, Nexxiot, Platform Science, Project44, Roambee, Shippeo, Stord, and Turvo Contents This report examines the following topics: Adoption of real-time transportation visibility platforms: market definition, mapping of different real-time transportation visibility segments, enterprise challenges, enterprise-centric benefits, enterprise adoption, and recent partner investments and acquisitions Assessment of leading real-time transportation visibility start-ups, including the assessment methodology for arriving at the top 14 real-time transportation visibility start-ups Membership(s) Enterprise Platform Services (EPS) Sourcing and Vendor Management
  • Thematic Report

    July 08, 2021
    Digital healthcare refers to the use of technologies in the healthcare system to improve individuals’ health and wellness, and increase the efficiency of the entire healthcare value chain. The range of applications include, but are not limited to, practice management, care management, care financing, telehealth, clinical decision support, and patient/member engagement. Digital transformation is the first step toward a value-based and patient-focused approach to healthcare and can help healthcare providers streamline clinical workflow, increase healthcare accessibility, and offer a better user experience. Recognizing this need, multiple digital healthcare start-ups have emerged in the past decade and are constantly innovating to provide out-of-the-box solutions, optimize clinical workflows, improve healthcare data interoperability, and reduce care costs. In this research, we present an assessment of start-ups that offer digital healthcare solutions, focusing on their innovations, growth stories, and market impact. Scope Focus area: digital healthcare start-ups Industry: healthcare ITS Geography: US Contents This report studies: A market overview of the digital healthcare landscape Funding and M&A trends for digital healthcare start-ups Digital healthcare start-up categories An assessment of digital healthcare start-ups Trailblazers Membership (s) Healthcare Payer and Provider Information Technology Sourcing and Vendor Management
  • Thematic Report

    March 30, 2021
    Enterprises have long been investing in the MarTech landscape to provide better customer experiences. However, the evolving MarTech landscape has also resulted in multiple challenges such as access to data, complexity, difficulty in integration, and talent gap. To overcome these challenges and assist enterprises in their marketing initiatives, Customer Data Platforms (CDP) are emerging as key solutions. Recognizing this, multiple startups have come up, aiming to differentiate themselves from the clutter by leveraging next-generation technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) across the CDP value chain. Moreover, the recent spate of acquisitions is driving home the relevance of startups in this landscape. In this report, we study the CDP market trends and present the assessment of startups playing a key role in the CDP landscape; primarily focused on their innovation, growth story, and the impact created in the market. The report features the following 15 startups: 6Sense Insights, Inc., ActionIQ, Inc., Amperity, BlueConic, Inc., Blueshift, CleverTap, CrossEngage, Leadspace, Lytics, mParticle, Inc., NGDATA, Redpoint Global, Simon Data, Inc., Tealium, Zylotech Scope All industries and geographies Contents In this report, we: Outline the MarTech landscape and delve into how customer data platform aims to overcome these challenges Lay out the enterprise adoption of CDP and key trends across industries Discuss investor confidence and M&A activity in the CDP landscape List the top 15 CDP startups playing a key role in this space Membership(s) Data & AnalyticsDigital Services Sourcing and Vendor Management