New York-based fintech company Vestwell identified that one-third of small US businesses had a big problem: the lack of a retirement savings plan due to high costs and administrative burden. To close the gap, it built a pioneering API-based technology that streamlines workplace investing programs. The challenge Powered by an ambitious plan to power 30 million companies nationwide, Vestwell enlisted Vention for a series of development projects that could improve the entire platform and enhance recordkeeping modules. Vestwell also relied on us to fold in high-stakes integrations with state retirement plans and the Voya and Franklin financial platforms. Our impact - We evaluated and refactored product code to increase agility, security, and development speed. - We engineered three advanced recordkeeping modules and integrated existing infrastructure with third-party HR and payroll systems. - Having supported Vestwell since its Series A, we’ve watched the company grow into one of the top US digital recordkeeping providers. - In 2020, Vestwell reached 200 percent overall growth, followed by a $63M Series C in 2021 led by Wall Street giants such as Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. - In 2022, Vestwell was on track to achieve 3x client growth.
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ClassPass is a monthly fitness membership that gives you access to the best boutique fitness studios. ClassPass needed to enhance the existing technical solution with new features while improving overall performance and adding the possibility to scale in the future. Vention: – Developed admin panel for seamless user and venue management – Created Venue Portal so that studios can manage their profiles on ClassPass – Enhanced the iOS app with features similar to the website and developed an Android app from scratch.
StoneX provides exceptional liquidity and service to trade global markets. StoneX was looking for a fintech-minded partner that would cover the full spectrum of services, from web and mobile engineering to test automation integration, followed by development and continuous enhancement of an extensive Salesforce solution. Vention started by setting up a mobile team that brought native iOS and Android applications to the table. After the successful completion of this first stage, we moved on to web development. To polish the products, Vention’s QA engineers conducted several rounds of test automation (smoke, regression and web service tests). This saved more than two months of testing per release. As part of our Salesforce offering, we executed the optimization of database structure and refactoring. Vention’s team also put special effort into the initial deployment of the overall Salesforce strategy, including integration with payment and electronic signature systems. StoneX was very satisfied with the timely, on-scope and on-budget project deliverables, which resulted in a new cooperation with one of their acquisitions - City Index.
Since 1988, Merkle, a data-driven performance marketing agency, has transformed into a global leader, managing operations across fifty global divisions and more than 13,000 employees worldwide. The challenge With plans to ramp up customer acquisition and better serve its 400+ big-league clients — Canon, Twitter, and Volkswagen among them — Merkle had outgrown the capabilities of its established software solutions. Vention’s impact Vention, leveraging its deep martech expertise, first engaged with Merkle in 2011 to extend its digital offerings. Over a ten-year partnership, Vention delivered a wide range of projects for Merkle’s multiple end clients. From .NET-based enterprise platforms to native mobile apps and API management, Vention consistently helped increase ROI and conversion rates for each engagement. Vention also introduced a new agile development approach, enabling Merkle to respond more effectively to uncertainty. At Merkle’s special request, Vention engineers obtained Sitecore certifications and successfully executed a highly time-sensitive project within a few weeks. Additionally, Vention developed a custom issue triage framework covering the client’s entire QA ecosystem, while providing insights into potential system limitations and third-party risks. Most recently, Vention utilized the UI tool Storybook to document website use cases for one of the world’s largest office supply companies, streamlining front-end development, testing, and documentation.
As part of its mission to deliver exceptional online healthcare to organizations across Canada, telemedicine startup Dialogue developed a winning formula: proprietary technology powered by the country’s largest virtual medical team paired with patient-centric care. The challenge After several unproductive engagements, Dialogue turned to Vention for its DevOps expertise, backend proficiency, and cloud know-how. Vention immediately began building an innovative virtual clinic to support Dialogue’s growth. When COVID-19 hit in 2020, Dialogue experienced a fivefold surge in demand and traffic. Vention’s dedicated team stepped in to manage ongoing optimization, ensuring the platform remained fully operational during this critical period. Vention’s impact – Having partnered with Dialogue since its Series A, Vention supported the company through a partnership with Sun Life and a $79M IPO in early 2021. – Vention reduced the latency of heavy queries from 60 seconds to under 30 milliseconds. – The team deployed a multi-account AWS environment to provide granular, centralized, and secure control over workloads. – Vention delivered a fully functional virtual clinic, automated patient management, preliminary screening via a chatbot, and assisted in preparing the platform for SOC 2 certification.