TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Should your SaaS startup embrace a bottom-up GTM strategy? David Cahn is an investor at Coatue, where he focuses on software investments. David is passionate about open-source and infrastructure software and previously worked in the Technology Investment Banking Group at Morgan Stanley. David Cahn. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The valuations of these companies aren’t rising at the same rate as SaaS or fintech startups, but “where edtech lacks in impressive valuations, investors see it gaining in exit opportunities,” writes Natasha Mascarenhas. Subscription-based pricing is dead: Smart SaaS companies are shifting to usage-based models.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Traditional software vs. SaaS. I’ve been involved with SaaS companies with VCs who don’t understand demand generation, lead qualification, sales coverage ratios, sales forecasting or frankly when deals should be inside sales vs. outside sales. Fred Wilson wrote perfectly about sticking with struggling investments.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

London-based PassFort , a SaaS provider that helps business meet compliance requirements such as KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) reporting, has closed a $16.2 It’s also selling its SaaS to customers in foreign exchange, banking and (ofc) crypto. million Series A led by US growth equity fund, Level Equity.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 26, 2024

With nearly 19,000 members in over 80 countries, EO offers local, regional, and global experiences that support entrepreneurs beyond just business. Here is a sampling of EO opportunities to maximize your first 12 months with the organization: Join a Forum for entrepreneurial growth and support. moments have you experienced? “EO

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 26, 2025

Organizations are leveraging Islands Enterprise Browser to securely access SaaS and web apps, implement zero-trust network access policies, onboard third-party contractors in minutes, support merger and acquisition integrations, and reduce or even replace their reliance on expensive virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 25, 2015

We grew 100% in SaaS revenue year-over-year and 650% over the past three years. If that’s your end goal I couldn’t think of a better leader to take us to that conclusion and I think it could be in the next few years because SaaS companies capable of doing 9 figures of recurring revenue are few and far between.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Subscription-based pricing is dead: Smart SaaS companies are shifting to usage-based models. Net revenue retention was near 70%, a far cry from the 100%+ that most SaaS companies aim to achieve. They invest in a frictionless customer onboarding experience and high-quality support so that new users get hooked on the platform.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Eventually, support for the OWP DOS version was discontinued, but he kept on truckin''. You''re left with no cottage industry of users--a SaaS Cuba, where you can seemingly keep a 1950''s car running forever. The program went over to Windows, but he never liked that version, so he stuck with DOS. He wasn''t alone.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2022

Lahore-based coworking space startup, Colabs , is set to roll-out a SaaS product to enable businesses meet back-office needs including company registration, talent sourcing and management, payroll processing and legal and tax compliance. Colabs will support them in their journey. Our growth plan is very ambitious.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Userpilot , a product-led growth platform for SaaS companies, has raised $4.6 Userpilot CEO Yazan Sehwail told TechCrunch that they will use the latest funding to build new features that will help companies further reduce customer support and engineering costs. Userpilot, a product-led growth platform for SaaS companies, raises $4.6M

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2021

Startups and SMBs are usually the first to adopt many SaaS products. Below are four tips on how to advance your company’s infrastructure to support and grow with your largest customers. If you’re building SaaS, odds are you’re holding very important customer data. Address your customers’ security and reliability needs.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2021

This is one of Salesforce Ventures’ rare investments in Asia. Peddi said the startup has always looked up to Salesforce for inspiration, and investment from the enterprise giant is “nothing sort of a child receiving validation from their father,” he said.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

The reason one would accept losses is when they are investments in fueling faster growth. But often this doesn’t tell the whole story because often companies are also spending money on PR and other marketing activities in order to support the sales process. In SaaS (or any recurring revenue business) this is also a very difficult task.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 14, 2023

Kaya Founders, a venture capital firm based in the Philippines , has introduced two new funds to support startups at different stages of their growth. With a focus on nurturing startups, Kaya Founders is particularly interested in supporting home-grown ventures in the Philippines.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In a recent board meeting, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (Ben Franklin CNP) proudly unveiled its latest investments in six exceptional tech enterprises situated in central and northern Pennsylvania, totaling $725,000. The post Ben Franklin Technology Partners Sparks Innovation with Six Strategic Investments!

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

otherwise I prefer to invest less and risk less). This is why investors really like SaaS software companies where you have recurring revenue and your largest customer accounts for < 5% of your revenue and your renewals rates are > 90%. We want a strong balance sheet (um, ok. Think DropBox, Airbnb, Uber, Maker Studios.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2022

SaaS tool usage is on the rise, with corporate teams now using 40 to 60 tools on average ; a 2019 report from Blissfully found companies were spending around $343,000 per year on SaaS. But while SaaS apps have become the lifeblood of organizations, they can often be unwieldy.

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Dream It

MAY 14, 2020

Silversmith invested additional equity to support the acquisition of Tissue Analytics. This acquisition enhances our ability to support wound care providers and strengthen their impact on patient outcomes," said Net Health CEO Josh Pickus. "By About Tissue Analytics Tissue Analytics, Inc.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2021

Early-stage venture capital fund Newtopia VC launched Monday with $50 million to invest in tech startups based in Latin America. The fund will invest between $250,000 and $1 million in startups at the seed stage to help them achieve the milestones needed on the path to raising a Series A. We aim to help entrepreneurs in those stages.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

based caretech software-as-a-service maker, has closed a $30 million Series B funding round led by investment firm Sofina, with Omers Ventures and Index Ventures also participating — the latter reupping its backing after leading Birdie’s Series A last year. Birdie , a U.K.-based In Birdie’s home market of the U.K.,

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

I built my first software company in the early days of SaaS and there were few models to go by. This was a dilemma because while it seemed like easy money and a reasonable request I knew it was going to drive up our support and maintenance costs and become hard to manage. It is the opposite of what SaaS is supposed to be.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

In late 2020, a group of Stanford students banded together to create Stanford 2020, a venture fund solely to invest in their fellow classmates’ ventures. million for the debut investment vehicle — waitlist not included. million seed funding round led by Initialized Capital, with investments from GSR, NEA and Canaan.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Sean Fanning is a vice president on OpenView ’s Investment team. Before that, he led the firm’s Proactive Portfolio Management function and acted as director of corporate development, supporting the portfolio on inorganic and balance sheet related initiatives. The flow of capital in SaaS is becoming increasingly bifurcated.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Founded in Estonia and now headquartered in New York, the company has taken a majority investment from U.S. Cue statement from current CEO Raj Sabhlok: “Reaching ‘unicorn’ status and partnering with Vista will enable us to accelerate our mission to support SMBs as they continue to digitize their businesses in order to grow.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Lead by Starseed CEO Katie Bomi Son’s ´Pulitzer AI’ Paves the Way to Global Market with Multilingual Translation Capabilities PR or Publicity remains a critical aspect for start-ups, serving as a gateway to attracting investments and expanding user bases.

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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. Cellulant co-founder Ken Njoroge, and Google executive Charles Murito made investments too.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

That frees up more resources—money and time—to invest in the businesses. You can find a “software as a service” (SaaS) solution for every business function —accounting, invoicing, marketing, internal communication, customer relationship management, workflow, ecommerce and video conferencing, to name more than a few.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2015

It wins through better distribution, logistics, inventory management, warehousing, customer support, merchandising, cross-selling and ultimately on price & scale. The stocks are managed as REITs (real estate investment trusts) and their tenants are you skis, bikes and winter clothes. And they have. Innovation.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2022

venture capital market’s third quarter was far from catastrophic , it’s becoming clear that while startup investment has slowed, it’s still a great time to build a software company. SaaS deals this year. But if you thought that 2020 was an OK year for overall startup investment, you are going to love 2022.

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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. Perhaps bespoke software will have the same impact in sales as in customer support. Klarna is betting AI-enabled software is the future of internal tools.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

Today, London-based Legl — a 2019-founded SaaS startup that sells tools to law firms wanting to digitize processes and automate workflows in areas like client onboarding, payments and compliance to support a more modern customer experience — is announcing the close of an $18 million Series B round, just over a year after it raised a $7M Series A.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

A SaaSy hotel lobby : Ingrid covers Mews’ $185 million fundraise for its SaaS-based hotel management platform. Support direct to customers : Kate reports that Plugo, an e-commerce support platform for D2C brands in Southeast Asia, picks up a $9 million Series A. million investment to harden AI projects from attack, Kyle reports.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

In the market we’ve seen the massive uptick of SaaS valuations in the public markets and commensurate attention on private market fundings and valuations. I’m thankful to the founders of the companies that I invested in where the business has been on a crazy growth trajectory over the past year or two.

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Paul G. Silva

MAY 12, 2022

Rapidly growing SaaS startups have high multiples. For instance a modern consultancy might have: SaaS (S), Tool Use (T), and Consulting (C). Most Return On Investment (ROI) metrics are excellent for measuring an initiative’s impact on a company’s operations. Valuation = R*M OR R*E. The Limitations of Standard ROI.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Sequoia doesn’t have to put in this amount of effort to win early-stage deals: It began investing in India over a decade ago and has minted 38 unicorns (of 102 in total) in the nation and 11 in Southeast Asia. In the past eight years or so, many firms have attempted to tackle the early-stage investments scene in India.

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