Dear Greg,
Thank you for taking the time to meet with me and for your interest in Delphic Research’s work to elevate the government affairs profession through knowledge.
We here at Delphic Research have done the hard work of validating the market opportunity, developing a product that fits the needs of that market, and building the platform to deliver at scale. The company is getting stronger every month. What matters most to me isn’t just that we are raising capital, but that we are proving out our model of going vertical by vertical.
Our Health and Life Sciences practice is the clearest example of that. It is our most mature vertical, with true market-level coverage and steady traction, and it demonstrates the Delphic approach at its strongest. We are now preparing to launch the next major vertical, Energy and Resources, under the leadership of Colin Andersen. With Colin’s background as Deputy Minister of Finance, head of the Ontario Power Authority, Chair of IESO, and Chair of the Canadian Energy Association, we have an unusually strong foundation for that practice.
I appreciated our conversation about the broader landscape across both the private and public sectors, especially municipal. Vertical clustering absolutely makes sense, but no matter the sector, organizations still need to monitor the raw intelligence that shapes their operating environment. That is what helps them navigate what I call the “blind field”, the space where early signals, political intentions, policy shifts, and stakeholder movements are emerging long before they surface in the media, formal consultations or government announcements. That blind field determines both risk and opportunity, and most organizations simply are not tracking it.
We are more than happy to meet with people on the municipal side, and a dedicated municipal practice is something we are open to exploring. The important thing is that the fundamentals of our monitoring engine already support public sector organizations well. Municipalities deal with the same information burdens as any complex enterprise, and the same need to see around corners.
Meet Argus
Argus, our proprietary knowledge engine, monitors thousands of unique sources where relevant information might emerge and processes that intelligence into actionable insights that can be delivered in multiple formats co-created with our customers. Our philosophy is simple: technology should serve people. Government affairs professionals should not need to moonlight as technologists to do their work. Technology is a force multiplier, not the center of the story. We combine technology, domain expertise, and human talent to deliver a finished product, with the core channel being our Executive Daily Briefing.
Why now
This is one of the most volatile periods in recent policy history. Governments are more willing to act through regulation and other instruments of state power. In the first few years of this decade, G20 countries introduced forty percent more new regulations per year than in the decade prior. A 2024 Grant Thornton survey in the UK found that seventy seven percent of respondents expect even more regulatory obligations going forward. The demand for intelligence is only increasing, and the cost of missing early signals is rising just as quickly.
Thank you again for meeting. I would welcome the opportunity to continue the discussion and to explore where we might work together soon.
With sincere best wishes
Jason Grier