Iron Yard Named Top Pipeline Optimization Solution in Europe 2026 by CIOReview
The editorial board of CIOReview Europe recognises Iron Yard for coaching sellers on every deal in the pipeline, and features founder David Larkin on the cover of its October 2026 issue.
Iron Yard, the sales coaching platform that tells sellers the next move on every deal, has been named Top Pipeline Optimization Solution in Europe 2026 by the Editorial Board of CIOReview. The recognition comes with a cover feature in the October 2026 issue of CIOReview Europe, titled "Iron Yard: Turning CRM Data Into Predictable Revenue Growth."
"Every sales leader knows the deals that get coached are the deals that close. The problem is there's never time to coach them all. Iron Yard coaches every seller on every deal, every day, inside the tools they already use. Being recognised by CIOReview's editors for that work matters to us, because it's the problem we started the company to solve."
David Larkin, Founder, Iron Yard
CIOReview scores solutions on four measures: cross-industry business impact, solution relevance and problem-solving fit, execution reliability, and market confidence among enterprise stakeholders. Iron Yard's case rests on one idea: a CRM records what happened on a deal, but it doesn't tell the seller what to do next.
Iron Yard reads the CRM a team already runs (HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Attio or Zoho) and checks every deal against a working standard for what a good deal looks like. Each day it scores deal health, stall risk and qualification gaps, so problems surface before anyone thinks to ask.
Then it coaches. Sellers get the specific next move on the specific deal, in plain language, with the evidence behind it. The coaching arrives where they already work: in Slack, in the browser and before every meeting. There is no new tool to adopt and no dashboard to check.
The coaching follows how each team sells. Teams can run their own stages and playbook, or use BANT, MEDDICC or SPICED built in. Founders, VPs of Sales and revenue leaders get a pipeline they can forecast from, because every seller is coached on every deal, not only the ones that reach a pipeline review.
CIOReview's recognitions are decided by its editorial board using the Cross-Industry Partner Value Assessment Model. The process draws on editorial research, subscriber nominations and industry input.
About Iron Yard
Iron Yard is a CRM-integrated sales coaching platform that watches every deal in a founder's pipeline from the moment it's created, scoring deal health, surfacing what needs attention, and coaching reps in the tools they already use. Iron Yard supports HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Attio and Zoho.
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