TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Userpilot , a product-led growth platform for SaaS companies, has raised $4.6 Userpilot helps companies “achieve higher user activation, engagement, and retention rates” by enabling them to personalize in-app onboarding experiences for users. Userpilot, a product-led growth platform for SaaS companies, raises $4.6M

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

A new company recently emerged that is targeting a popular startup niche, wanting to exclusively help early-stage SaaS (software-as-a-service) companies with their financial needs. And it’s doing it as part of a partnership with Stripe, one of the world’s largest, and most valuable private fintechs. How it’s different and the same.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The 15 Best Strategies for Developing New Business in a Crowded Market In the quest to uncover effective strategies for developing new businesses in a crowded market, we turned to fifteen Founders and CEOs for their tried-and-true tactics. In SaaS, it’s not much different. Any new local business could try this.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Leta , a Kenyan B2B supply chain and logistics SaaS provider launched last year to optimize fleet management, is looking for growth opportunities in West Africa, even as it scales operations in its existing five markets. Our product has stabilized and we have a very good understanding of our sales process and our go-to-market strategy.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Through its industry immersion program called M oderne Passport , the firm helps companies refine and execute vertical market strategies, connecting them to its Moderne Network of over 1,500 industry executives and corporate partners.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Apple’s “Do Not Track” policy threw a major wrench into traditional digital advertising strategies on which almost every e-commerce company relied and, in turn, strengthened marketplaces (aka Amazon) that offered a one-stop-shop for purchases. Advertising changes. Inventory missteps.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 9, 2024

After their success with AI customer support automation which manages 2/3 of their customer inquiries , Klarna is now doubling down on this strategy. Klarna is betting AI-enabled software is the future of internal tools.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

App is one step forward, two steps back – In 1999 I launched my first company, BuildOnline, a SaaS-based (back then we were ASP’s) content management platform for large-scale engineering and construction projects. In the same year Salesforce.com launched a SaaS CRM platform to compete with Siebel. Enter Apple.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

The SaaS platform provides care workers a suite of digital tools to support their work by streamlining admin and patient management while enabling real-time visibility into care events — helping keep family members informed of important details around their loved one’s care. In Birdie’s home market of the U.K.,

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Tomasz Tunguz

AUGUST 28, 2021

Should you price your SaaS per seat or per use? Many people think of pricing as monetization, but just as important to think through it as an acquisition strategy. There are many companies who employ a two-part tariff: a base platform fee and an ongoing usage fee to capture postive aspects of both types of pricing strategies.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

But co-founder and CEO David Cancel did say the SaaS company saw 70% growth in its annual recurring revenue (ARR) in 2020 compared to the year prior and is on target for a similar metric this year. Unfortunately, neither party would disclose the amount of the investment, or Drift’s new valuation. So far it has made three.). .

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 17, 2021

Unless you find an alternative business model to monetize a totally free SaaS product, you’ll have to attach a price tag to it. The (literal) Billion dollar question then is: how much should our SaaS product costs? So the actual Billion dollar question is: how much should our SaaS product cost to begin with ?

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StartupNation

JANUARY 18, 2022

For instance, some email marketing services focus on specific industries like bloggers or SaaS products. Encourage early excitement with unique strategies. But you can still steal some of Apple’s strategies to launch your new business, instill early excitement in your users, and generate buzz.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2022

Companies that have high recurring revenue and visibility into future performance — such as SaaS startups — in particular can benefit from debt financings, Alex points out. . The firm has deployed over $60 million in capital to 130 SaaS founders since launching in January 2020, according to Latka. Enter Founderpath.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Bill Macaitis, the former CMO of Zendesk, articulates how a SaaS marketing team should operate better than anybody else I’ve met. At a recent Point9 conference, Bill outlined the 9 marketing disciplines of great SaaS companies and how they fit together to create a marketing powerhouse. Ops & Analytics Team. International.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

How has your investment strategy changed? After COVID, we saw significant uptick in e-commerce, edtech and technology-enabled service delivery across sectors. How has your investment strategy changed? There has been continuous innovation over the last several years thanks to more digital adoption and lower data pricing.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

“ Our strong numbers back us up in this case as they have proven the cadence is picking up, people are talking and customers are adopting our strategy – and we’ve had fantastic results. We’re the only provider who can enable companies to realise their global potential,” he told me in an email.

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Jason Malki

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

With a background in entrepreneurship, product strategy, and AI-driven innovation , Kashyap has built multiple ventures across AI, EdTech, and analytics. His current work focuses on reducing networking noise and cognitive overload while enabling startups to scale efficiently with AI-powered talent discovery.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

SaaS models and cloud technologies have eliminated some of the barriers for Israeli companies and enable companies to quickly set up and set up a proof of concept. Riskified makes e-ommerce easier and safer and enables a thriving e-commerce environment. How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy? are at risk.

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Revolution

APRIL 6, 2021

Casted leverages audio and video podcasting as the core of an innovative Amplified Marketing Platform enabling B2B enterprises to drive brand awareness, thought-leadership, sales lead generation, and customer engagement strategies.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MARCH 8, 2020

Recently, we welcomed Lisa Lawson to SaaS Office Hours to talk about building a channel go-to-market strategy for SaaS companies. That means understanding your ideal customer profile, developing enablement materials to close those customers, and training new account executives to succeed in that effort consistently.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 6, 2015

SaaS Enabled Marketplaces employ elegant business models. They are verticalized SaaS companies that manage a marketplace to create winner-take-all market dynamics. We recommend startups choose freemium strategies when they meet the following conditions. In addition, a startup must determine what rake to charge.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2022

We want to be at the heart of its SMB strategy.” Our goal is to support European businesses benefit from the rapid digitization of payments, via solutions like Orderbird’s hospitality-focused SaaS platform, which enhances the customer experience while enabling merchants to run their business more efficiently.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

The initiatives were painful for both the engineering and finance departments, they say — which is when the pair realized that they wanted more flexibility over how software-as-a-service (SaaS) products were billed and monetized. “They should, instead, enable the flexibility to meet customers where they are.”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

These include DVC for running experiments and data and model versioning, CML , the company’s CI/CD platform for machine learning, and the company’s newest product, Studio , its SaaS platform for enabling collaboration between teams. Image Credits: Iterative.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Pipefy , a “low-code” workflow management SaaS startup, announced today that it has raised $75 million in Series C funding. Says Alionço: “Our tool enables citizen developers. It also plans to continue to hire globally and further develop its product and go-to-market strategy. million since its 2015 inception.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

. “We can improve both outcomes and costs by moving care from the hospital back to the place it started — at home,” they write in a post that explores five innovations enabling at-home care and identifies investment opportunities like acute care and infrastructure development. Image Credits: Cowboy Ventures / Guild Education. “If

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Gust

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Recently, I met with an entrepreneur to discuss her financing strategy. You are ready to start when you can: 1) identify a grand and worthy vision; 2) predict a trajectory for your growth; and 3) share marketing/sales, product, and financing plans that will enable you to get there.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

So Nick drove strategy & tech from the UK and remained an active board member and CTO of the company. That enabled us to bring Rob Bailey on board as the CEO and it was the best decision we could have made at the time. Luckily for us Nick was extremely mature and believed it would be in the best interest of the company.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2021

In Run:AI, we’ve found disruptive technology, an experienced team and a SaaS-based market strategy that will help enterprises deploy the AI they’ll need to stay competitive.” Second, a round this size enables us to quickly expand sales and marketing to additional industries and markets.” ” Run.AI

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Founders Coop

JANUARY 11, 2023

By the same token, adding more capital to a fund strategy doesn’t scale the strategy, it shifts it, often into a segment of the market very different from the one the GPs know best. We’re currently investing out of our fifth core fund, and since inception have backed 125 founding teams as GPs.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Nearly two years ago, we set up our first credit fund to provide products like asset and project finance and built out financial tools focused [on] asset-enabled businesses. Open-source code and resources are enabling large-scale 3D printing, robotic welding and machining to be developed by startups for the construction space in record time.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 30, 2024

The Bridge2 program is an 8-week pre-accelerator designed to prepare scalable, tech-enabled startup companies for Oklahoma-based accelerator programs and to pursue funding from private and public investment sources. Together, we’re shaping a brighter future and making a significant impact in Oklahoma,” Wilborn said.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

But the industry has improved dramatically in recent years: Modern chatbot platforms have hundreds of pre-built integrations, which enable companies to connect their existing systems and tools to provide a secure, unified customer experience.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2021

“This will accelerate our roadmap enabling more swim lanes of product work to be on the go concurrently,” he says. Countingup’s business model combines both SaaS and fintech. On the SaaS side, the company earns monthly subscription fees. That roadmap includes tax filing, new financial services (e.g.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Vertical SaaS requires a different go-to-market than horizontal SaaS companies. Vertical software companies, a recent important trend in SaaS startups, pursue customers only in a particular industry. These are the strategies I’ve observed: All vertical software companies develop uniquely focused products.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Every SaaS business suffers from churn. Each strategy requires different levels of investment but achieves similar results. These strategies are often deployed in addition to a customer success team , which require their own investment. For each strategy, I show the investment required to offset revenue churn.

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