Harvey Hit $5B on Vertical AI—Creative Niches Are Next
Vertical AI hit $5B in legal. The $115B market is expanding at 24.5% CAGR—but creative micro-cultures remain underserved by generic tools.
$1K – $5K MRR
Small business opportunities and micro-SaaS ideas generating $1K–$5K in MRR. Great for solopreneurs building consistent cash flow or replacing a monthly paycheck.
Rail Explorers Hit 650K Riders. The $1.2T Outdoor Boom Has Room for More.
Outdoor recreation hit $1.2T in 2023. A fragmented category with proven unit economics and finite infrastructure is consolidating—corridor access is the moat.
KiwiCo's $1B Playbook Has a Gap. Here's the $8M Move
Childcare costs jumped 29% since 2020. Parents want hands-on activities but can't bridge the gap between Pinterest inspiration and Tuesday-night execution.
Bain's $60M Luxury Exodus: The Value-Curation Play Nobody's Building
Bain reports 60 million luxury customers lost since 2022 while high-income diners flood Applebee's. A trust-first curation gap is wide open.
PepsiCo Paid $1.95B for Poppi. The $3B Mushroom Coffee Gap Is Wide Open.
Big Beverage is buying culture, not chemistry. Mushroom coffee incumbents still sell generic benefits—leaving identity-first positioning wide open for micro-tribe operators.
Blackbird's $50M Raise Exposes $200K Neighborhood Loyalty Gap
While Blackbird scales restaurant loyalty nationally, hyperlocal coalition programs capturing cross-merchant neighborhood data represent an untapped $200K-per-district opportunity.
Pistachio Panic: The $2.5B TikTok Beauty Play Kayali Started
Gourmand fragrance searches exploded 77% while Kayali's pistachio scent went viral—but nobody's built the modular system TikTok's layering culture actually wants.
Pinterest-Style Commerce for the $18.5B Affiliate Market
Pinterest trained 522M users to shop by aesthetic, but creators can't monetize this behavior outside walled gardens. The embed economy awaits.