Recent Posts by Amy Sorrells

GridMarkets isn’t your typical startup in the sense that gaining customers has never been a challenge. Virtually all of their customers have come from word-of-mouth recommendations. They have no paid marketing to speak of. Their customers have such absolute trust in the GridMarkets solution that recommendations come organically and willingly.  To date, GridMarkets has over 2,000 customers in more than 90 countries. A quick read of their website testimonials reveals a...

  There’s fast, and then there’s 20 milliseconds fast. As in 0.02 seconds. That’s the time it takes a hummingbird to beat its wings almost twice. The shutter speed of a modern camera. Roughly speaking, it’s around as short an interval of time as we humans can perceive. In a world where real-time data, analytics and action means everything, that’s the speed of winning. So, when Higinio (H.O.) Maycotte saw his re-engineered technology reduce data queries from 20 seconds to 20...

  The importance of fair remuneration, transparency and inclusion is rising on the agendas of organizations around the world. UK-based startup Gapsquare is partnering with companies to help close the gender and ethnicity pay gaps with cloud-based software that analyses a company’s remuneration structures with gender pay gap analysis, ethnicity pay gap analysis and pay transparency. As part of the Oracle Global Startup Ecosystem and with their entire technical infrastructure and...

  The growth of BotSupply is white-hot, thanks in part to Oracle. Building on top of Oracle Cloud, the Copenhagen-based startup is using its multilingual bot platform and conversational AI to help create engaging and relevant customer experiences for Oracle clients around the globe. And as a member of Oracle’s global startup program, BotSupply is tapping into resources such as customer connections, marketing and media exposure. Co-selling with Oracle, BotSupply is currently in...

Image: Profit, Editor’s Choice: The Best of 2018   Oracle’s Profit Magazine covered hundreds of innovative companies and new technologies during the past year, from emerging businesses like Stitch Fix to perennial brands like Toyota. So, when the editors of Profit set out to choose their top stories of the year it was no easy feat. We are beyond proud that a startup in our global program, iGeolise, was chosen by Profit editors as a top story of 2018 for the “Matter of Minutes”...

  Indian fintech startup CashPundit is scaling their business and driving customer growth—and Oracle is playing a big role in their success. A member of Oracle’s global startup program, CashPundit is a cloud-based Cash Flow Management (CFM) solution that is helping CFOs across the globe better manage cash flow and identify potential shortfalls in cash balances to avoid cash flow problems and save money.  In short, this startup is making CFOs look like superstars, while...

A recent report noted a new and powerful growth hack for emerging startups. And it’s not cutting-edge technology or first-mover status. It’s startups collaborating with enterprises. Startups working with corporates and enterprises isn’t new—but it’s crucial. As the MassChallenge & Imaginatik report notes, “It’s shaping up to be a startup’s most powerful growth hack.” It turns out these relationships are pretty important for corporates, too. The report also revealed that 82% of...

Being cool is a moniker that everyone desires, but for a startup, we think being named a cool vendor by analyst firm Gartner takes the cake. We are super excited that our startup partner, Duel, has been named as a cool vendor in Gartner’s recent report, “Cool Vendors in Retail Merchandising and Marketing”. Duel delivers a super smart technology that can greatly benefit brands and retailers. It’s a key reason why they were selected as part of our inaugural cohort for our...

Signs of digital disruption are everywhere. However we’ve been talking about disruption for so long now, with many companies and industries still surviving, that a majority discount the warnings and put planning too far down the priority list. But with each passing day, emerging developments in technologies like AI, IoT, big data, blockchain, voice and computer vision are making disruption your new reality. Now is the time to change your mindset. Recognize and embrace this...