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5 Interesting Learnings from Shopify at $4 Billion in ARR

SaaStr

Shopify’s first quarter revenue: Q1 2021: $989 million Q1 2020: $470 million Q1 2019: $321 million Q1 2018: $214 million Q1 2017: $127 million Q1 2016: $73 million Q1 2015: $37 million Q1 2014: $19 million Q1 2013: $9 million. When you add in payments, i.e. merchant services, NRR for 2018+ is about 110%, based on the below new chart.

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29 Latin American SaaS Superstars

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Trailblazing through their home continent, venturing successfully onto the world stage or changing from on-premise software to SaaS, these companies could have a postal code in any SaaS hotspot in the world. ContaAzul was acquired by the collaborative software platform Wabbi Software S.A. Founded : 2013. Founded : 2013.

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38 Bright Asian SaaS Stars

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Their solutions span a wide range of verticals: from E-commerce, HR and Health to collaboration, infrastructure and AI. Notey Labs create digital solutions to help companies handle international online space. Founded : 2013. Tienpay offers digital banking software that handles wallet, digital exchange, and digital assets.

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Shopify S-1 Analysis - Smiling All the Way to $10B

Tom Tunguz

There are not many software companies who can nearly quadruple their enterprise value in two years. Merchants pay subscription to rent the software. They pay merchant services for payment fees and other costs that increases the function of the amount of stuff they sell, or Gross Merchandise Value (GMV).

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Who are Asia’s SaaS VCs?

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Fresco Capital focuses on businesses developing new solutions in the enterprise, education, infrastructure, healthcare, consumer goods and entertainment. Founded: 2013. SaaS Investments: Consilium Software, HRBoss, and others. BEENEXT is a Singapore-based VC investing in fintech, platforms, payments and SaaS businesses.

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Top 10 Tools to Get Your App PLG-d

Frontegg

The 80s and 90s were all about physical purchasing and installation of software CDs and floppy disks. This innovative software tool is a proven and tested customer engagement booster. Founded: 2013 Known customers: Lyft, Clearbit, Amplitude, AdRoll, Segment Price starts at: $249/month. #3 Best For: Online Payment Processing.

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In the Vault: Placing Multiple Bets on a ‘Mosaic of Solutions’ With Former Global Payments CEO Jeff Sloan

Andreessen Horowitz

In this conversation, a16z General Partner Angela Strange talks with J eff Sloan, former CEO of Global Payments, about how he was early to spot significant industry trends, how to make bets that move an organization, and the sea change that AI represents for the financial services industry. Angela: Why Global Payments?