AI for Growth Companies: Insights and Use Cases
A curated collection of Summit-authored resources to help growth leaders explore, operationalize and scale AI within their organizations
AI is rapidly transforming industries, reshaping how businesses operate, compete and grow. For leaders of growth-stage companies, we believe staying informed about AI trends, tools and strategies is critical—not just to improve operational efficiency, but to identify potential new revenue opportunities and deliver greater value to customers.
AI Strategy and Infrastructure: Building a Scalable Foundation
For growth companies, AI represents both a strategic differentiator and a powerful lever for scale. But unlocking its potential requires more than just access to tools, it demands a deliberate approach to infrastructure, model selection and long-term business value. Whether the goal is to process more transactions, personalize customer experiences or enhance product stickiness, we believe a solid AI foundation is essential. The resources below offer guidance on building and operationalizing that foundation for lasting impact.
- Building the Backbone of Enterprise AI: Tools, Infrastructure and Strategy
- Beyond Foundation Models: The Real Value of AI Lies in Applications
- Operationalizing AI: Considerations for Choosing a Commercial vs. Open-Source LLM
- The (Near) Future of AI: Key Trends Driving Business Impact
- Operationalizing AI - Getting Started
AI Use Cases: Helping to Drive Growth and Productivity Across Functions
AI’s power lies in its application. From automating workflows to enhancing decision-making, today’s tools are helping growth companies accelerate execution, scale impact and improve efficiency. The content below explores how growth-stage companies are putting AI to work across marketing, finance and data strategy.
- Three Ways AI Is Disrupting Search Marketing and How Growth Companies Can Adapt
- Operationalizing AI: Navigating the AI Opportunity in the Office of the CFO
- Three Ways Generative AI Will Impact Your Data Strategy
- Using AI to Scale Marketing Impact: Four Emerging Use Cases
AI at Work: Summit-Backed Companies Delivering Real-World AI Impact
Many Summit-backed businesses are innovating with AI —applying it to solve complex challenges, enhance products and create new growth opportunities. From building AI-powered platforms to embedding intelligence into core solutions, these companies demonstrate how to translate emerging technologies into real-world results. For growth leaders, we believe these stories offer actionable lessons in applying AI at scale.
- AI in Life Sciences: How CluePoints is Modernizing Clinical Trials
- Darktrace: Pioneering AI in the Cyber Security Space
- The Creator Economy: Four Trends Driving the Evolution of Commerce and Martech
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As AI continues to evolve, growth company leaders must navigate rapidly shifting technologies, emerging use cases and new strategic considerations. In our view, organizations that actively prioritize AI innovation stand the best chance of accelerating adoption and staying ahead of competitors.
At Summit, we’re committed to helping executives stay ahead of these changes and turn AI potential into business impact. Summit’s Peak Performance Group includes AI experts who collaborate with company leaders to evaluate technologies, shape strategy and help implement solutions that drive growth. In addition to hands-on support, we regularly publish insights designed to help growth company executives understand and apply AI effectively.
To stay current on the latest insights from the Summit team—including updates on AI, industry trends and strategies for growth—we invite you to subscribe to The Ascent, our quarterly newsletter for growth company leaders.
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The content herein reflects the views and opinions of Summit Partners and is intended for executives and operators considering partnering with Summit Partners. The information herein has not been independently verified by Summit Partners or an independent party. In recent years, technological advances have fueled the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (“AI”), and accordingly, the use of AI is becoming increasingly prevalent in a number of sectors. Due to the rapid pace of AI innovation, the broadening scope of potential applications, and any current and forthcoming AI-related regulations, the depth and breadth of AI’s impact - including potential opportunities – remains unclear at this time.
References herein to “expertise” or any party being an “expert” or other particular skillsets are based solely on the belief of Summit Partners and are provided only to indicate proficiency as compared to an average person. Such references should not be construed or relied upon as an indication of future outcomes.
Information herein is as of June 1, 2025.
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