Dayshape

Dayshape

AI-driven resource management for professional services

Overview

Dayshape provides an AI-driven platform for resource management and workforce optimization tailored to professional services firms. It offers planning and scheduling, automated project controls, and real-time economic insights to help firms maximize profitability. The platform allows users to set performance parameters, trigger alerts for underperforming engagements, and create approval workflows to maintain budget oversight. By leveraging AI, Dayshape identifies potential issues before they occur to keep projects on track and within budget. Its user-friendly interface helps align work assignments with individual career goals, boosting employee engagement and productivity. DayShape operates on a SaaS model, centralizing capacity planning and offering transparency to over 20,000 professionals worldwide. The company’s goal is to provide a strategic capacity planning asset that improves profitability and client service for professional services firms.

Significant Headcount Growth

About Dayshape

Simplify's Rating
Why Dayshape is rated
C+
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Consulting

Enterprise Software

AI & Machine Learning

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)

Total Funding

$142.6M

Headquarters

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • June 2026 Laurel partnership addresses revenue leakage and strengthens plan-versus-actual economics.
  • April 2026 Microsoft integration expands distribution through Teams, Copilot, and Marketplace.
  • Dayshape reports customers gain five percent utilization, supporting budget authority and renewals.

What critics are saying

  • Microsoft can commoditize staffing queries and squeeze Dayshape’s interface value by 2027.
  • Laurel partnership exposes Dayshape’s time-capture gap, highlighting incomplete truth without verified actuals.
  • If Big Four firms standardize on native Microsoft tools, Dayshape becomes a replaceable layer.

What makes Dayshape unique

  • Dayshape’s combinatorial AI engine evaluates billions of staffing permutations in real time.
  • Microsoft selected Dayshape for Agentic Launchpad, embedding staffing queries inside Teams and Copilot.
  • Dayshape combines forward-looking resource planning with project financial visibility for professional services firms.

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Funding

Total Funding

$142.6M

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Industry Average

Funded Over

1 Rounds

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Sabbatical Leave

Paid Vacation

Parental Leave

Hybrid Work Options

Remote Work Options

Professional Development Budget

Wellness Program

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

19%

1 year growth

19%

2 year growth

19%
All Post News
Jun 2nd, 2026
Laurel and Dayshape partner to help professional services firms tackle hidden revenue leakage and operational blind spots.

Laurel and Dayshape partner to help professional services firms tackle hidden revenue leakage and operational blind spots. Jun 2, 2026 New partnership connects AI-powered resource planning with automated time capture as firms struggle with visibility into capacity, profitability and delivery risk Laurel, the work intelligence platform for professional services, and Dayshape, the AI-powered resource management platform trusted by Big Four and top-tier professional services firms globally, have announced a partnership to help firms identify and eliminate revenue leakage. The partnership brings together Dayshape's AI-powered resource planning platform with Laurel's automated work intelligence technology, giving businesses a clearer view of how work is planned, delivered and billed across the organization. Laurel automatically captures work activity across meetings, emails, documents and digital workflows, reducing reliance on manual time entry and improving the accuracy of operational and financial data. That data feeds directly into Dayshape's real-time resource planning and project financial features, enabling firms to make smarter decisions around staffing, profitability, pricing and delivery risk - before issues impact the bottom line. Dayshape customers typically see a 5% increase in utilization, while Laurel users capture an average of 28 additional minutes per day. Both report profit increases 11% - together, the potential is even greater. Where most scheduling tools assign the best available person to each role one at a time, Dayshape's AI evaluates the entire organization simultaneously, identifying the optimal allocation across all engagements. Laurel captures what actually happens - automatically recording professional time and generating accurate work intelligence that firms can use to bill precisely and manage engagements more profitably. Together, the platforms deliver an end-to-end view of resourcing economics, helping firms identify margin leakage earlier, improve forecasting accuracy and maximize billable utilization across teams. By connecting how work is planned with how it is actually performed, firms can make decisions based on real project performance - not incomplete timesheet data. The partnership comes at a critical time for the industry. Professional services firms are under increasing pressure to improve productivity and profitability. Dayshape's research* shows 42% of firms missed revenue targets last year, while only 25% of leaders say they feel confident in their organisation's ability to plan long term. Two thirds (38% of firms lack clear visibility into team capacity and availability and a similar number (37%) lack real-time profitability insight by team or project. Through this partnership Dayshape and Laurel will address visibility and time keeping friction points, reducing potential impact on the bottom line. The partnership also strengthens the capabilities of each platform. Dayshape's scheduling data gives Laurel richer context for matching captured time to the right matters and engagements. Laurel's verified time actuals make Dayshape's plan-versus-actual reporting more accurate, improving every utilization report and engagement financial the platform surfaces. Both companies serve the world's leading professional services firms and are part of the Microsoft and Workday partner networks, simplifying joint deployment for customers. Matt Cockett, CEO of Dayshape says: "What Dayshape does so well is provide a forward-looking view of a business enabling companies to plan optimally and course correct as they go. Laurel ensures every minute of work is captured accurately, without adding any extra effort for teams. We know that time data in professional services has historically been difficult to manage. Laurel's technology means that it doesn't need to be - which is exactly why this partnership makes sense." Ryan Alshak, CEO and Co-Founder of Laurel, says: "Most firms know they have a data problem. They just don't know how bad it is until they fix it. Laurel gives firms an accurate picture of how time is actually being spent and what it's producing. Connecting it with Dayshape's scheduling and revenue engine means customers finally have the planning layer and the execution layer talking to each other." Together, the platforms attack margin from both directions. Dayshape prevents leakage at the point of resourcing decisions. Laurel recovers it at the execution layer. Firms running both gain control over the full margin picture. *https://dayshape.com/guides/inside-the-leadership-growth-agenda

Business Insider
May 3rd, 2024
AI, EV and cyber security firms among tech award winners

Meanwhile, Dayshape flew the flag for innovation in artificial intelligence (AI), as it was named Enterprise Business of the Year.

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