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The TechMarketView Great British Scaleup programme (GBS) seeks to assist fast-growing UK tech SMEs grow even faster!
Great British Scaleups is the next evolution of the hugely successful Little British Battler(LBB) programme, which brought over 100 UK tech SMEs to the attention of the wider market.
As a result of participating, many LBBs including SharpCloud, were able to develop their businesses further, spurred on by the increased market visibility and kudos that participation in the LBB programme brought them.
Great British ScaleUp: SharpCloud
From 'Battler' to 'ScaleUp'...the review.
Building complex strategies, collaborating across global teams or presenting complex business cases can easily descend into “death by PowerPoint” or end up conveying incomplete or biased information, leading to bad decisions.
The visualization solution developed by Great British Scale-Up participant and former Little British Battler SharpCloud addresses this age-old problem. Its cloud-delivered, enterprise-ready solution can capture a significant amount of data and information and then present relevant information in the correct context, identifying interdependencies to inform debate and facilitate better decisions.
SharpCloud was set up by two university friends, who having gained big company experience (one with SAS, the other developing risk management software) launched the SharpCloud visualization tool in 2009. They have since extended the solution’s capability and built a portfolio of use cases. Examples open for view on the website extend from the creation of complex strategies through to a presentation on Brexit’s implications, an excellent testament to the solution’s capability!
The business is anticipating generating strong revenue growth this year, with increased sales of software licences to its c.40 customers, who include the US Army, the MoD, the DWP, Airbus and BP. A key initiative is the recruitment of channel partners with the likes of Babcock, CGI and Chaucer Consulting. These companies can leverage their particular experience to deploy specific use cases. For example, Chaucer, who is also an investor, is developing a GDPR permissioning management tool using the SharpCloud solution.
Raising additional capital would enable SharpCloud to accelerate the roll-out of the partnership model and address the needs of specific market areas. Being able to show that the SharpCloud for Enterprise solution can generate real value to key decision-makers is crucial to the company’s success. Working with experienced subject-matter-experts and addressing real business problems is the way forward.