Workshops
▲ 7 vs W249
W24W33
Engagements
France just overtook the USA. Here’s the rest of the pipeline.
As of Friday, 14 August 2026Illustrative sampleno CRM connected
Decision instrument
August actual, October projected.
The same six readiness axes as the readiness spider further down this page, redrawn against the priority picked below. The October polygon is a fictional checkpoint, not a forecast the CRM will confirm.
Prioritise repeatable industry narratives – banking AML, telco churn, insurance claims – and equip teams with the same three stories.
Pipeline breadth+ + +Deal depth+Time to first meeting− 40%
August actualOctober projected – Industry-standard messaging
Showing the default priority – pick one above to change this projection.
Executive digest
August 2026 – what the sponsors should know.
France overtook the USA on influenced pipeline for the first time – €12.4M after two banks passed Shape.
Germany slipped 8%: two Prove-stage stalls on on-prem evidence. Recovery discussion scheduled; asset gap identified.
Forge Fast is now the highest-converting format: 22 runs, 9 stage moves, median 11 days to next meeting.
The ontology sprint in Poland unlocked 137 labelled assets – the collateral engine will ship with their pattern.
Pipeline snapshot
Six countries, one pipeline.
Ranked by influenced value. Open a country for its opportunities and the story behind the number.
Pipeline snapshot
Six countries, ranked by influenced value.
The same pipeline behind the decision instrument above. Open a country for its opportunities and the story behind the number.
France overtook the USAfirst timeGermany −8%recovery discussion scheduledPoland +61%from a small base
FranceFR
€12.4M▲ 34%
USAUS
€11.6M▲ 19%
United KingdomUK
€9.2M▲ 12%
GermanyDE
€6.1M▼ 8%
BeneluxBNL
€4.4M▲ 5%
PolandPL
€3.8M▲ 61%
Presales activity
Workshops, demos, proofs – ten weeks of momentum.
The three formats that turn curiosity into a scoped opportunity, tracked weekly since W24.
Demos
▲ 6 vs W247
W24W33
Scoped proofs
▲ 4 vs W244
W24W33
Opportunities in flight
Eight deals, on the record.
A working sample of the 23 live in the CRM – enough to see the shape of the quarter.
Prove
Counterparty exposure answers
Banking · FR · Forge Forward
CDO sponsor; audit trail was the unlock
€4.2M
Prove
Pharmacovigilance signal triage
Pharma · US · Forge Forward
Six-week sprint from cold start
€3.6M
Shape
Claims leakage review
Insurance · UK · Forge Fast
Third session booked
€2.9M
Qualify
Churn-driver investigation
Telco · PL · Forge Training
Team trained; first demo next week
€1.7M
Commit
Trade-surveillance evidence packs
Banking · UK · Forge Forward
Commercials with procurement
€5.1M
Shape
Customer-360 for private bank
Banking · FR · Forge Fast
Mainframe reach is the differentiator
€3.3M
Shape
AML alert-narrative drafting
Banking · DE · Forge Fast
Stalled – compliance wants on-prem proof
€2.4M
Qualify
Supply-chain exception answers
Manufacturing · BNL · Forge Fast
Needs an industry demo asset
€1.2M
Readiness
Same six measures. The climb to gold.
The spider the sponsors know from the Fabric pages, read left to right: where the Forge stood in April, June, and now. Further out always means stronger.
BronzeFormats finding their feet
SilverCadence locked in
SilverReaching for gold
Two rings climbed since spring. Assets and Tooling carry the gap – the collateral engine sprint targets both.
3.1×
Pipeline coverage – target is 4.0×
62%
Community actively selling
Needles settle where the month left them. When the workbook is wired, they move on their own – same dials, real numbers.
Monthly digest
August 2026 – what changed.
France overtook the USA on influenced pipeline for the first time – €12.4M after two banks passed Shape.
Germany slipped 8%: two Prove-stage stalls on on-prem evidence. Recovery discussion scheduled; asset gap identified.
Forge Fast is now the highest-converting format: 22 runs, 9 stage moves, median 11 days to next meeting.
The ontology sprint in Poland unlocked 137 labelled assets – the collateral engine will ship with their pattern.