Industry Cloud

Vertically-focused companies represent an emerging approach to building cloud companies: focus on an industry and go deep to build lasting customer loyalty.

The Next Wave of Industry Cloud is Data

Vertical, industry-specific software unlocks tremendous value

Emergence has long believed that software tailor-made for the needs of an industry can deliver more value than horizontal software focused on a function.

Traditionally, industry-focused companies have been perceived as “niche plays” because they tended to only offer one application, often built on top of an existing horizontal platform, in a single vertical. Not anymore. Emergence is interested in companies being built to leverage cloud infrastructure and to offer several layers of value in what we have named the "layer the cake" approach. We see tremendous potential in deep domain focus, and we are excited to help build the industry cloud leaders of tomorrow.

Thoughts

Where to Build GenAI Solutions in Healthcare

November 9, 2023

Federato: Bringing the Insurance Underwriting Function Into The Future

September 16, 2022

Event-Driven Systems: The Next Wave of Customer Engagement

July 25, 2022

"With industry cloud software, data, and services specifically for life sciences, companies can bring products to market faster and more efficiently. Veeva is helping to deliver the flexibility and speed that can advance this essential industry."

Peter Gassner

CEO, Veeva

Emerging Founders

Bland

Isaiah Granet, Co-Founder & CEO

Emergence built a relationship with us early in our journey, shaping our perspective on the market and the opportunities for Bland to thrive. They quickly became true partners, actively supporting us with talent, customer connections, and strategic guidance.

Bolt

Eric Simons, Founder & CEO

Emergence has quickly become a critical thought partner on product, go-to-market and recruiting. Their team is passionate about building, and they care deeply about our success as a company and as people.

Together AI

Vipul Ved Prakash, Co-Founder & CEO

Emergence understood our vision in the first meeting, and they were the first VC to have conviction in our Series A. They connected us with Zoom who became our first enterprise customer and brought in a key engineering manager.

Unify

Austin Hughes, Co-Founder & CEO

Emergence backed us from day one and has proven transformative at every step. They connected us with some of our largest customers, brought in key early hires, and helped shape strategic decisions that accelerated our explosive growth.

Federato

Will Ross, Co-Founder & CEO

We saw a company like Veeva that had a social mission behind it [similar to us]. In Emergence, we saw an organization who understood [us], focused on the values that we're trying to go after. Emergence was a slam dunk choice for us.