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An optimisation engine that handles inventory planning end to end and hands a human the exceptions rather than the queue. Aimed at insurance brokers, finding what the inspector would find, first.
In short: Optimisation-Powered Inventory Planner for Brokers is an optimisation engine aimed at insurance brokers, covering inventory planning. It scores 70/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by moat (92) and held back by open field (41). Typical pricing is $2.4k–$48k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in about a quarter for $17k–$38k.
Insurance teams lose stockouts on the fast movers and cash tied up in the slow ones. Every insurance team solves this the same way: someone stays late. Most operators assume this is simply the cost of doing business.
A narrow optimisation engine scoped to inventory planning alone — no platform, no migration, no six-month rollout. Revenue is usage-based, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $1.2B |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 12% |
| Annual contract value | $2.4k – $48k |
| Pricing model | Usage-based |
| Time to first revenue | 49 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $17k – $38k |
| Build effort | ~1 quarter |
Solver capacity that once needed a research budget now runs on commodity hardware. Insurance is growing at roughly 13% a year, and this job has not been re-tooled since it was designed around paper.
| Who | The gap |
|---|---|
| The incumbent suite | Sells a platform; this job is one neglected module inside it |
| A spreadsheet | The real incumbent in most of the market, and it is free |
| A vertical competitor | Priced and scoped for enterprise accounts, not this segment |
Integrations with the incumbent system of record are undocumented and gatekept.
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