Vertical SaaS with Fexingo: Industry-Specific Software for Healthcare, Construction, Legal

Vertical SaaS platforms are transforming the construction industry by digitizing supply chains, reducing waste, and improving project timelines. This episode focuses on a specific case: a startup called BuildOps has developed a cloud-based platform that integrates material procurement, logistics, and job-site inventory management for mid-size contractors. We explore how this shift from paper-based...

Episode 53 of Vertical SaaS with Fexingo dives into the $60 billion waste management industry, which is finally getting a software upgrade. Lucas and Luna explore how startups like Routeware and AMCS are digitizing disposal, recycling, and fleet routing for independent haulers. They discuss a specific case: a mid-sized hauler in Ohio that cut fuel costs by 18 percent and improved recycling contami...

Vertical SaaS is moving into pet grooming, a fragmented industry with over 50,000 independent shops in the US. Lucas and Luna explore how providers like Gingr and MoeGo automate scheduling, manage client records, and process payments. They dig into the economics: an average shop saves 12 hours per week on admin, and software can boost revenue per groomer by 15 percent through smart cross-selling....

In this episode of Vertical SaaS with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how specialized software is transforming church administration. They dive into the story of Breeze, a church management platform that has grown from a small startup to serving over 20,000 congregations, streamlining everything from member directories to donation processing. The hosts unpack the unique challenges of building for...

Episode 50 of Vertical SaaS with Fexingo dives into the fitness industry. Lucas and Luna explore how software built specifically for independent gyms and boutique studios is replacing generic point-of-sale systems. They break down the economics: a typical 2,000-member gym running on ClubReady or Mindbody saves roughly $18,000 annually in payment processing fees alone, while memberships grow by aut...

Episode 49 of Vertical SaaS with Fexingo explores how industry-specific software is quietly transforming the funeral home business. Lucas and Luna dig into CRÄiL, a vertical SaaS platform built for funeral directors that has signed over 800 funeral homes in the US and Canada. They break down how CRÄiL handles compliance paperwork, obituary management, and even integrates with cemeteries—all while...

Episode 48 of Vertical SaaS with Fexingo dives into a surprising new frontier: community banks with assets under $10 billion. Lucas and Luna examine how software providers like Jack Henry and Q2 Holdings are embedding lending, compliance, and deposit tools directly into the platforms bankers already use. They break down the numbers — over 4,800 community banks in the US, many still running on core...

Episode 47 of Vertical SaaS with Fexingo explores how industry-specific software is reshaping the legal profession. Lucas and Luna break down the shift from billable-hour tracking to AI-driven document review and practice management platforms. They focus on Clio, a cloud-based legal practice management company that recently passed $200 million in annual recurring revenue and now serves over 150,00...

Episode 46 of Vertical SaaS with Fexingo dives into how industry-specific software is transforming commercial real estate leasing. Lucas and Luna explore the shift from paper-heavy, manual processes to automated platforms that handle lease management, rent collection, and compliance. They focus on a specific metric: the average time to close a lease has dropped from 45 days to under 15 with modern...

Episode 45 of Vertical SaaS with Fexingo goes inside the quiet revolution reshaping how independent insurance agencies operate. Lucas and Luna examine one company — Applied Systems — and its cloud-based management platform that now powers over 200,000 agents across North America. They break down why thousands of mom-and-pop agencies are finally ditching legacy desktop software, how embedded compar...

Episode 44 of Vertical SaaS with Fexingo dives into the unbundling of home services — how vertical SaaS companies are eating away at Angi and TaskRabbit piece by piece. Lucas and Luna break down the specific playbook: starting with a single trade like HVAC or plumbing, building a full-stack operating system for that one niche, then expanding to adjacent trades. They examine why the all-in-one mark...

Episode 43 of Vertical SaaS with Fexingo dives into a niche but rapidly growing corner of insurtech: software built specifically for small and mid-size property and casualty insurers. Lucas and Luna explore how companies like Duck Creek, Guidewire, and newer entrants like Surance and Gradient AI are replacing legacy mainframes with modular cloud systems for policy administration, claims, and under...

Episode 42 of Vertical SaaS with Fexingo dives into the overlooked world of property management software. Lucas and Luna explore how a wave of vertical SaaS startups is replacing spreadsheets and legacy systems in the $20 billion property management industry. They focus on one specific player—PropertyTech startup Stessa—and its recent pivot to embed rent collection, maintenance scheduling, and inv...

Lucas and Luna explore how vertical SaaS companies are embedding payment processing directly into their platforms, turning software into a profit center. They examine the case of Toast, the restaurant management system, which processed over $126 billion in payments in 2025, generating nearly $1.8 billion in payment processing fees alone. The episode breaks down the economics: how Toast takes rough...

In this episode of Vertical SaaS with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how vertical SaaS platforms are embedding insurance products directly into their software. Focusing on Toast's partnership with Progressive to offer restaurant insurance in just a few clicks, they unpack the economics: Toast earns commissions, restaurants get lower rates through aggregated data, and insurers gain better risk sel...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how vertical SaaS platforms are revolutionizing the taxi and limousine industry. They focus on a specific case: the transition from old-school dispatch radios and paper logs to cloud-based platforms like Samsara and Motive. Lucas shares how one mid-sized fleet in Chicago cut idle time by 22 percent after switching to a vertical SaaS dispatch system, and disc...

Episode 38 of Vertical SaaS with Fexingo dives into an unexpected vertical: car washes. Lucas explains how companies like DRB Systems and PSD Codax are turning a low-tech, cash-heavy industry into a subscription-software goldmine. With over 20,000 car wash locations in the US and penetration of vertical SaaS still below 30 percent, the opportunity is massive. Lucas walks through the specific pain...

Lucas and Luna explore how vertical SaaS platforms are transforming the veterinary industry. They focus on one concrete example: the shift from paper records to integrated practice management software at independent clinics. Luna shares a case study of a 3-vet clinic in Austin that cut appointment wait times by 30% after switching to cloud-based software from a legacy system. Lucas breaks down the...

Episode 36 of Vertical SaaS with Fexingo. Most industry software handles billing, scheduling, and compliance as separate silos. But a new wave of vertical SaaS platforms—starting with healthcare practice management—is stitching that data together into live dashboards that tell a doctor, contractor, or lawyer exactly where their business is bleeding money before the month ends. Lucas and Luna break...

In this episode of Vertical SaaS with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into how industry-specific software is transforming dental billing and insurance claims processing. They explore the inefficiencies of legacy systems—manual coding, delayed reimbursements, and high denial rates—and highlight how platforms like Dentrix and Curve Dental are using AI-powered claim scrubbing, real-time eligibility chec...

Golf courses are going digital with vertical SaaS platforms that handle tee times, point of sale, inventory, staff scheduling, and member communications in one system. In this episode, Lucas and Luna zoom in on Club Caddie, a vertical SaaS company that started out as a simple tee-sheet app and has grown into a full-stack operations platform used by over 1,200 courses in North America. They break d...

Moving is a $20 billion industry in the US, but most moving companies still rely on clipboards, paper maps, and spreadsheets. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how vertical SaaS is finally dragging the moving industry into the digital age. They examine a key player — Moveware, a cloud-based platform for moving and relocation companies — and break down why the moving industry has been so resi...

Episode 32 of Vertical SaaS with Fexingo dives into a market often overlooked by big tech: independent community pharmacies. Lucas and Luna examine how niche software companies are building all-in-one platforms that handle prescription processing, inventory management, patient records, and even telehealth — replacing legacy systems that were never designed for the modern pharmacy workflow. We look...

Dentistry might be the last small business to go digital, but vertical SaaS is finally making inroads. Lucas and Luna break down the numbers: 60% of US dental practices still use paper charts, and the market for practice management software is worth $4 billion annually. They examine why legacy systems like Dentrix and Eaglesoft have dominated for decades, and how newer entrants like Curve Dental a...

Episode 30 of Vertical SaaS with Fexingo explores how vertical SaaS platforms are embedding banking and payment services directly into their software. Instead of just managing workflows, companies like Toast in restaurants and ServiceTitan in trades are capturing the financial transaction layer — lending, card processing, and float. Lucas and Luna break down the economics: why a restaurant point-o...