customization
Beyond Market Intelligence keeps customization in one place: 3 stories so far. The section currently leads with “Explore how playful design and long battery life redefine the smartwatch experience.”, “Ground adapts its van expertise to help small businesses electrify their fleets”, and “Capital One's open-weight models power a scalable multi-agent AI platform”. The Pebble Time 2 proves that smartwatches don't need to take themselves so seriously. Grounded, a Detroit startup, just raised $5 million to customize electric and gas-powered vans. Acme AI is the next-generation, AI-powered spreadsheet platform built to replace Excel and redefine how analysts, data scientists, and enterprise teams work… The list below is every customization story on Beyond Market Intelligence, newest first.
Explore how playful design and long battery life redefine the smartwatch experience.
The Pebble Time 2 proves that smartwatches don't need to take themselves so seriously. For $225, it leans into what makes wearables enjoyable: quirky watch faces, satisfying physical buttons, and an e-paper display that sips power instead of demanding a nightly charge. Weeks of battery life help, too. That playful hacker spirit is refreshing in a market obsessed with specs. If connected, hands-free experiences interest you, our piece on Meta's Smart Glasses offers a different angle on wearable tech worth exploring.
Ground adapts its van expertise to help small businesses electrify their fleets
Grounded, a Detroit startup, just raised $5 million to customize electric and gas-powered vans. The company has smartly pivoted from building van-life conversions to outfitting vehicles for small businesses. That shift feels timely, especially as the commercial EV market in the US faces new hurdles. It is a practical move toward meeting real operational needs. For more on how the sector is evolving, check out our coverage of Tesla Semi's production ramp-up. Grounded is positioning itself to be a flexible partner for fleets navigating change.
Capital One's open-weight models power a scalable multi-agent AI platform
Capital One isn't waiting for a better off-the-shelf model. At VB Transform 2026, Kel Vanee described how the bank built a multi-agent platform by deeply customizing open-weight models with proprietary data, treating that data as an advantage no frontier model can match. The approach scales beyond one use case, lifting performance across the portfolio. It's a practical blueprint for financial services, and for readers exploring how AI agents handle complex workflows, our related piece on bridging retrieval and action offers a useful parallel.