Guidepoint Launches AI-Powered Mobile App
Expert network platform Guidepoint has launched Guidepoint360, a new mobile application featuring AI-based search capabilities. The company states the app is designed to provide clients with institutional-quality information and expert connections within hours. The platform aims to deliver insights more rapidly for on-the-go decision-making.
- The expert network market is experiencing renewed growth, estimated to have reached approximately $3 billion in 2025 and forecasted to grow to $4.4 billion in 2026. This expansion is driven by increased adoption by corporate strategy and market research teams, which now represent about 45% of clients. - Competitors are also heavily integrating AI; NewtonX uses an AI-driven vetting process for B2B research, while DeepBench, founded by MIT Sloan students, applies AI and machine learning to improve expert matching for product and strategy teams. - The launch reflects a broader enterprise trend of deploying AI agents and agentic workflows to move beyond simple data analysis to actively executing tasks across systems like CRM and ERPs. Companies such as Intuit, Uber, and Oracle are already embedding these types of agents into their core operations. - For a CTO, access to such expert networks is crucial during technical due diligence for M&A, allowing for rapid validation of a target's technology, architecture, and market assumptions by connecting with seasoned industry operators. - In the London B2B SaaS ecosystem, robotics and biotech firm Automata recently raised a $45M Series C in February 2026, while procurement platform Omnea secured a $50M Series B in 2025, signaling continued investment in specialized enterprise technology. - On the first day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain, Red Bull's Max Verstappen completed the highest lap count at 136, while Lando Norris for McLaren set the fastest time of the day. Formula 1's newest team, Cadillac, also had a solid debut, completing 107 laps.
