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SaaS Funding Napkin, the 2017 edition

The Angel VC

Today is January 10, 2017. In less earth shattering news, the fact that it's 2017 also means that my "SaaS Funding in 2016" napkin needs an update. Today I'd like to take a stab at the (early) 2017 answer to that question. So, what does it take to raise capital, in SaaS, in early 2017? Here's the 2017 SaaS Funding Napkin!

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SaaS Fundraising in 2017

Tom Tunguz

Comparing 2017 averages to seven year highs, we observe Series A, Series B, and Series Seed round sizes are effectively at their all-time highs, ignoring some minor differences. Should the current trend continue, 2017 would see the fewest number of rounds since 2012, and a 45% reduction from 2014 high. billion from $4.2

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Just Being Pretty Good at Venture Capital Isn’t Good Enough

SaaStr

So Carta has some of its latest data on VC performance and it’s pretty interesting: There’s a lot going on this chart but let me break it down from a founder perspective: The median 2017 fund is 7 years into a 10-14 lifetime — and is sitting at 1.8x “TVPI” But it’s not quite that good. So back out 20%.

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What we're looking for in SaaS in 2017

The Angel VC

As the year is coming to an end I’d like to share a few thoughts on what we’ll be looking for in the SaaS world in 2017. It will be extremely interesting to see which companies can accomplish a similar quantum leap in 2017 and how it will look like. Will it be a SaaS solution with voice as the primary form of input?

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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The Software Startup Sectors Raising the Most Capital in 2017

Tom Tunguz

And this data implies that fewer earlier stage companies raised, which means there will be fewer Series Bs in 2017 and fewer Series Cs in 2018. Despite this increasing amount of capital on investor’s balance sheet, 2016 was a slower year by round count.

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3 (free) tools to help SaaS founders with their 2017 planning

The Angel VC

(As you can see, I really like placeit.net :) ) In case you haven't started to think about your plan for 2017 yet, now's the time. Growth Calculator This little tool allows you to enter your MRR as of the end of 2016 and a target growth factor for 2017. If you're a long-time reader of this blog, you may have seen them before.