Millennium Systems International turned an 18-year-old's salon POS into Meevo, a cloud operating system used by more than 150,000 people a day. Its advantage is also its risk: three decades of industry detail packed into software that must now feel as simple as a booking link.
Rainbow is a San Francisco-based specialty managing general underwriter (MGU) building tailored small business insurance for industries that traditional carriers find hard to price - starting with restaurants and expanding into beauty and wellness. It pairs vertical-specific underwriting with an instant quote-to-bind agent portal and pay-as-you-go premiums tied to actual sales.