SaaStr

MARCH 7, 2024

Some more recent commitments like Modal (high performance cloud), Cast AI (DevOps automation platform), Betterstack (see inside any tech stack and resolve incidents) or Abacum (financial planning & accounting platform) give a hint on what we’re intrigued by at the moment. 2024 is also a year of truth.

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Payrix

JANUARY 28, 2025

AIs role in payments Artificial intelligence is reshaping the payments landscape. Companies are leveraging AI to enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and combat fraud. Matt stressed that businesses not incorporating AI into their strategies risk falling behind. AI certainly made the list this year.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Christoph Janz, General Partner of Point Nine Capital, shares what it takes to raise capital in SaaS, overall investment activity in 2023, and how to develop a convincing AI strategy. Before conducting the survey this year, the expectation was that the napkin could look like this… “If you’re in AI, we’d give you money at any valuation.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Writer is an AI writing tool that helps teams write in the same tone and style so that all of the company’s communications are consistent and representative of the brand. What You Will Learn: May’s perspective on the economy now compared to that of 2008/2009. May started Writer in 2020.

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Clouded Judgement

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Subscribe now Foundation Models Are to AI what S3 was to the Public Cloud Many people look at 2006 as the birth of the public cloud - the year Amazon launched AWS. Microsoft launched Azure in 2010, and Google launched GCP to the public in 2011 (they launched a preview of Google App Engine in 2008, but made it publicly available in 2011).

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SaaStock

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

However, her path changed in 2008 when she took on a new challenge: an MBA in Business and Management. Starting with a degree in Network and Telecommunications, she further delved into engineering and AI. She has founded three companies, all the while studying AI at Udacity and Exponential Technologies at Singularity University.

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SaaStock

JANUARY 30, 2019

One of those was 2008/2009 when 5 funds were started. Founded: 2008. Founded: 2008. The sectors of interest for Qualcomm Ventures include AI, automotive, data center, digital health, IoT, and mobile. Intel Capital invests in AI, autonomous tech, software and security and IoT, among other sectors. Founded: 2008.

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Clouded Judgement

AUGUST 2, 2024

Wayfair CEO compared the drop in spend to home goods to the 2008 financial crisis: “Customers remain cautious in their spending on the home and our credit card data suggests that the category was down by nearly 25% from the peak we saw in the fourth quarter of 2021. Consumers appear to be slowing down.

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SaaStock

MARCH 8, 2019

With more than 15 years of solid experience, today she is the Chief Operations Officer at the Ping An Health Cloud, known as the most advanced AI healthcare technology. Since 2008, she has been on the SAP team. Anita Varshney studied an MBA at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.

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The SaaS Garage

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

million for Next-Generation, AI-based Loyalty Marketing SaaS Platform February 6, 2020 MUNICH – ( THE SAASGARAGE ) – Loyalty Prime , an international provider of enterprise loyalty program solutions has closed its 5.5 million dollar Series B to drive the development of its next generation AI-based loyalty software.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In a heartfelt testimony, Rebecca recalls how her little brother came down with a rare autoimmune brain disorder back in 2008. AI and automation will inevitably play a big part in scaling healthcare and making it accessible for everyone who needs it. Helen Egger — launched Little Otter. The company means a great deal to both of them.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 24, 2019

He joined me for a chat that ranged from the role of AI to how they choose startups to incubate. Customer nurturing now starts from the first touch, and AI can help with that. We had already achieved the mission, so after 2008 we backed off the pedal, so to speak. The role of AI. Short on time?

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 15, 2023

since the launch of the App Store in 2008, highlighting the cast opportunity in the marketplace. A few weeks ago, Apple released a stunning statistic: they’ve paid developers over $320B — yes, billion! And around the same time, a16z Consumer Partner, Olivia Moore, compiled a list of the top apps across the US app store throughout 2022.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

As the longest-running sales tech conference around (since 2008), the annual Sales 3.0 For just $49, you’ll get access to all virtual content on both days, including virtual networking events powered by AI to help suggest the right people for you to meet based on your shared interests. February 24–25. Digital Shift by Seismic.

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Point Nine Land

JANUARY 27, 2023

There were several AI winters and AI resurgences before, so you could argue that this is just another “up” in a long series of ups and downs. I’m aware that this time is different are considered the four most expensive words in investing, but I wager to say that this is the iPhone moment of AI. enabled ChatGPT’s meteoric rise.

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SaaStr

JUNE 19, 2020

Christoph has invested in more than 20 SaaS startups and lives and breathes SaaS, everything from “A as in AI-enhanced B2B software” to “Z as in Zendesk”. In 2008 he became an angel investor and discovered Zendesk, Clio, FreeAgent – and his love for SaaS. Christoph co-founded Point Nine Capital in 2011.

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The SaaS Garage

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

million for Next-Generation, AI-based Loyalty Marketing SaaS Platform February 6, 2020 MUNICH – ( THE SAASGARAGE ) – Loyalty Prime, an international provider of enterprise loyalty program solutions has closed its 5.5 million dollar Series B to drive the development of its next generation AI-based loyalty software.

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Kellblog

MAY 3, 2024

AI), and can get so busy dressing it up in the latest tech fashion, that they generate more confusion than sales opportunities. 3] This is circa 2008. There are two common ways that marketers fail the duck test and we’ll cover both of them — and what to do instead — in this post.

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Unbounce

MARCH 13, 2023

Jeff decided to fully move into digital marketing during the financial collapse of 2008, when businesses were struggling to afford more traditional channels like radio and television. to AI-optimized landing pages with sky-high conversion rates. But using AI is sometimes intimidating to his clients because they don’t understand it.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 1, 2024

This experience inspired her to create Pug.ai , a career management software that utilizes AI tools and digital humans to assist individuals in upskilling and landing career opportunities. His career began in advertising, but the 2008 recession prompted him to shift to radiology.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Phoneburner , as a company, has been a 100% remote team since 2008. Several options on this list have a local caller ID, which is super helpful, but Kixie’s AI-powered local presence takes it a few steps further. Kixie also helps you connect with leads faster with its AI auto dialer. First of all, they never spoof numbers.

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Buffer Resources

MAY 18, 2023

“I've been doing this since around 2008, starting in the world of personal essays and personal blogging when it was more prevalent on the Internet.” For example, concerns about AI writers replacing human content creators are similar to historical concerns about new writing tools replacing previous methods.

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How To Buy Saas

OCTOBER 10, 2024

It is supported with lots of robust features and functionality, like bulk messaging, integrations, personalized messages, AI tools to sync brand catalog with WhatsApp, team inbox, and CTWA ads. This is why Semrush is one of the most popular small business marketing tools, especially when it comes to SEO.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Through that, he went to university where he studied AI and cybernetics, ultimately leading big teams in EMEA for AppDynamics. The challenge with all of this was, I was at university from 2005 to 2008, and we all know what happened in 2008. But in 2008, Cisco was offering a graduate sales academy based in Amsterdam.

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Casey Accidental

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This year, topics ranged broadly from incorporating AI to deliver world-class consumer experiences to defining and measuring different forms of community-powered growth. The Summit gathered ~40 CPOs and product leaders to chat through topics centered around product development and product-led growth.

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Stax

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Between 2008 to 2018, $26 billion was handed out in fines, with 91% coming from the U.S. While technology is constantly evolving, some of the more common automated KYC approaches in (digital) onboarding involve using AI algorithms, third-party API integrations, and OCR. million ($47.3 million), while Goldman Sachs faced a fine of $2.9

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 1, 2025

Rudimentary AI to, to then be able to extend it extensibility that you can bring to other apps. In, in people that are building hyper-specific, usually AI applications for kind of a, a [00:34:00] forgotten about huge part of the economy. How to win in vertical SaaS, from breaking into financial services to owning the category.

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ProfitWell

AUGUST 27, 2019

Bye-Bye Humans, Hello AI. Experts predict AI will contribute $15.7 Yext, the online brand management company, tweeted an interesting read about the future of AI, saying search engines no longer only support AI-powered services.search engines are the AI powered services. trillion to the global economy by 2030.

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Chart Mogul

DECEMBER 20, 2023

TLDR: AI will be everywhere, capital will return to SaaS markets, M&A activity will increase, SaaS buyers will start to come back, pricing experimentation will soar, and; marketing will switch back to growth-mode. Next year we’re expecting SaaS to remain difficult, but with ever improving conditions. Bring on 2024!

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How To Buy Saas

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

We Heart It 2008 Fabio Giolito 4. FoodGawker 2008 Gawkerverse 5. Read more: Best AI Black Friday Deals Key Features It is available both as an iOS and Android mobile application. Top Pinterest Alternatives of 2024 Pinterest Alternatives Year Launched Founders/Owners 1. Dribbble 2009 Dan Cederholm and Rich Thornett 2.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Then came the 2008 financial crisis. AI & The Future of Construction SaaS The construction industry is infamous for being labor-constrained. With AI, Procore is poised to help its customers do more with fewer resources. AI can help by automating repetitive tasks and improving decision-making through predictive analytics.

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How To Buy Saas

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Aalpha Information Systems Rate: >$25 / hr Employees: 50 – 249 Founded: 2008 This full-service software development company was founded in Bangalore, India, and now has three more offices in Mumbai, Hubli, and Delhi. If you need a reliable SaaS development company with unmatched JavaScript expertise, Clockwise is the perfect choice.

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How To Buy Saas

MAY 10, 2024

Since it first started in 2008 with a small team of SEO and IT specialists, Semrush has grown successfully, and it continues to cater to thousands of clients with its world-class services. AI content generation tools will help you develop high-quality, SEO-optimized content to boost your website traffic and engagement.

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Valuize Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2021

I was working as a film and media producer in New York City when the recession of 2008 hit and things took a shift; I needed to make a change. I’ve been working since I was a child; I was an actor when I was younger, but my first consistent, tax-paying job was as a barista at a coffee shop.

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SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Founded in 2008, it developed this AI-powered Chrome extension. Grammarly is an online proofreader/editor that automatically detects grammar, spelling, punctuation, word choice, and style mistakes in the user’s writing. It comes in two plans as of now. It automatically detects the mistakes and alerts you followed by a score.

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SaaStock

MARCH 20, 2019

Founded: 2008. Affectiva is bringing Emotion AI to the digital world. Founded: 2008. offers an applied customer-centric AI enterprise software that helps businesses make customer interactions more natural and valuable. Founded: 2008. Founders: Felix Van De Maele, Pieter De Leenheer, Stijn Christiaens. ProfitWell.

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SmartKarrot

APRIL 13, 2020

A noteworthy contribution by AI has fortified cloud security. The ‘haven for programmers’ – GitHub has been providing its services through a SaaS model since 2008. According to a report by Blissfully , SaaS companies are churning through more than 30% of their apps every year. With this, it is expected to grow by 5% annually.

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