SaaStr

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

This year, we’re partnering with Mayfield AI to bring you the AI Demo Stage and Pitch Competition to SaaStr Annual 2025: May 13-15 in the SF Bay Area. The winner(s) will receive funding from the Mayfield AI Garage, who are at the forefront of investing in cutting-edge tools at the intersection of SaaS and AI. That’s right.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Share everything anyone would want to know to invest in you. But unless you are raising from folks that truly invest pre-revenue, investors are going to want to see 3 strong months of growth in a row. If nothing else, point out an existing investment or two theyve made that is somewhat similar to yours. # Share it all.

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SaaStr

MARCH 16, 2025

And see everyone at SaaStr Annual 2025, May 13-15 in SF Bay!! Follow the Pilot-Repeat-Enlarge Methodology Pilot : Start small with minimal investment. He came to SaaStr Annual to share his top learnings scaling Datadog’s GTM. Negotiate with vendors for smaller initial commitments.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

GTMfund’s 3 Areas of Focus for Investing Thanksgiving weekend is always a period of reflection and gratitude. Reflection across go-to-market trends, but also on the investment front (not to mention community !). A common misconception is that the name is representative of the type of software we invest in.

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Payrix

JANUARY 28, 2025

In this episode of PayFAQ: The Embedded Payments Podcast, host Ian Hillis welcomes Matt Downs, President of Worldpay for Platforms, to discuss software-led payments predictions for 2025 and beyond. Navigating market dynamics in 2025 and beyond Matt emphasized the cyclical nature of the payments industry, likening it to a pendulum.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

A huge congrats to Team @owner for a record start to 2025!! Join @owner pic.twitter.com/zaiPTpMEbM — Jason SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) February 1, 2025 Sarah Du, CEO Alloy Automation Sarah Du is the CEO of Alloy Automation, a Series A company backed by Andreessen Horowitz. New restaurants up +31% in 1 month!

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AI Technical Review Artificial Intelligence Systems Review 222

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

At SaaStr AI Day 2025, Jim Palmer, Dialpad’s Chief AI Officer (and co-founder of TalkIQ, which Dialpad acquired), shared the tactical playbook they used to build and scale their AI capabilities.

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AI Scale Government compliance 262

SaaStr

JANUARY 18, 2023

A startup I invested in just emailed me that one of the top customers is churning due to a new CFO — even though their usage and NPS are off the charts. The post “Talk to You in 2025”: When There Isn’t Budget appeared first on SaaStr. This can cut both ways, of course. Getting past all these objections.

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Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 20, 2024

2025 Rate Cut Expectations The Fed’s “Dot Plot” shows where each member expects rates to be each year. The Dot Plot released on Wednesday showed an expectation of 2 rate cuts in 2025. Prior to this meeting, the expectations were for 3-4 rate cuts in 2025. in 2025 (with the projection being 2.2%

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Cloud Banking Payment Features Subscription 144

SaaStr

DECEMBER 25, 2023

G2 had us back for another great deep dive on just where SaaS investing is there days, and it was a great panel: Accel Partner Arun Mathew Inspired Capital Founder & Managing Partner Alexa von Tobel Salesforce Ventures Managing Partner Paul Drews and Jason Lemkin! Low investment multiples pose a key challenge.

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SaaStr

MARCH 7, 2025

Well discuss all this and much more related to AI and SaaS at 2025 SaaStr Annual! But while its the best of times for many new, disruptive players in AI in B2B, its a bit early to see how big a boost it gives overall to the revenue management. But early signs are encouraging. Disrupt yourself with AI in SaaS and B2B. May 13-15 in SF Bay!

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SaaStr

MARCH 19, 2025

And now it’s transitioning to its third phase, investing big in its more AI focused business offering, Dash, while managing its classic but mature file sharing business efficiently. ” Drew Houston has been CEO since Day 1 in 2008 and we’re super excited to have him speaking at 2025 SaaStr Annual, May 13-15 in SF Bay !

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AI Search Scale AI B2B 176

SaaStr

MARCH 24, 2025

If you’ve used Zendesk, Algolia, Contentful, or Loom, you’ve experienced the impact of his investment thesis firsthand. Focus on showing clear evidence of growth + efficiency, segment-specific excellence, and one truly scalable acquisition channel.

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SaaStr

APRIL 7, 2025

The AI Is Shockingly Good – It’s Often Better Than Me (For Some Things) One of our fastest-growing portfolio companies had all board members and investors provide feedback on their investment memo – and the AI won. It beat me and the other investors in feedback. All the feedback was good, but the AI overall was the best.

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SaaStr

MARCH 24, 2025

This means investing heavily in R&D and hiring top-tier talent to make your AI capabilities truly world-class. — James McGillicuddy (@jpmcuddy) March 20, 2025 #9. at 2025 SaaStr Annual, May 13-15 in SF Bay. Its not enough to be goodyou have to be exceptional. #8. CoPilots, But Everywhere. Does your AI do that?

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AI Trends SaaS AWS 147

SaaStr

MARCH 18, 2025

Joselyn Goldfein , Managing Director at Zeta Venture Partners, which invests in AI and data infrastructure-focused startups from inception through seed stage And see everyone at 2025 SaaStr Annual, May 13-15 in SF Bay!! What VCs Are Funding in AI Today The AI funding landscape has evolved rapidly in 2023-2024.

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Technical Review Artificial Intelligence AI Marketplace as a Service 189

Tom Tunguz

APRIL 30, 2024

Aside from the overall growth of these clouds increasing, the massive investment in CapEx data centers, power plants, and GPUs is stunning. Google and Microsoft would wait another two years to replicate a similar level of investment. Google and Microsoft would wait another two years to replicate a similar level of investment.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In the latest episode of SaaStr’s CRO Confidential Series, our host Sam Blond sits down with Ron Gabrisko, CRO of Databricks , to unpack the journey from $1M in ARR to crossing $3B ARR at the end of January 2025. If I could go back, Id tell myself to invest even more aggressively early on. Talent beats everything.

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Blulogix

JANUARY 6, 2025

By Inga Broerman The 2025 Blueprint for Scalable Growth in the Subscription Economy The subscription economy is entering a pivotal year. By 2025, the landscape will be more competitive, innovative, and complex than ever before. Businesses that invest in smarter systems now will set the standard for success in 2025 and beyond.

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Scytale

MARCH 12, 2025

In this article, we highlight the top 10 tech startup founders in the UK for 2025 (who you should be following if you arent already!), His investment portfolio spans fintech, biotech, and deep tech, reinforcing his passion for driving progress across industries. million in funding and ranking 14th in the Startups 100 Index for 2025.

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 11, 2025

Despite holding a staggering $370b war chest in 2025, tech giants aren’t racing to acquire companies they’re too busy building their AI empires, one data center at a time. This focus elsewhere creates an opportunity for mid-market players to lead the M&A wave of 2025. 2 Nvidia also spent $11b repurchasing shares.

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Technical Review Software Review Acquisition AI 143

ChurnZero

JANUARY 6, 2025

” So what 2025 customer success trends can we anticipate? For 2025, our experts expect to see customer teams owning more growth targets, demonstrating more impact, and adopting more sophisticated revenue workflows to drive growthultimately positioning themselves as a cornerstone of long-term growth. Its a bumpy road to the top.”

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

And I’ve seen it across my little investment portfolio too, from startups like Gorgias tripling on the back of the acceleration of eCommerce, to Talkdesk booming as call centers have to move to running distributed in weeks, to RevenueCat and others benefitting from an explosion in app development. And videoconference? It can’t.

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Clouded Judgement

MARCH 7, 2025

We’ll see how these consensus estimates trend over the year, but the initial guides out of the gate do not inspire confidence that 2025 will be a year of out performance. This is for information purposes and should not be construed as an investment recommendation. Altimeter is an investment adviser registered with the U.S.

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Cloud Forecasting Payment Features Subscription 157

SaaStr

MARCH 12, 2025

And see everyone at 2025 SaaStr Annual, May 13-15 in SF Bay for 300+ more sessions, workshops, and braindates like this! This isn’t just about priceit’s about the importance of the purchase and how much time/energy buyers will invest in making the right decision.

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Sales Hiring Marketing Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 202

SaaStr

JUNE 15, 2024

But while Venture Capital and Private Equity are overall built to be patient, and wait 10+ yeas for returns from any given investment — in exchange for higher returns — they aren’t build to be all that patient in the aggregate. Perhaps a string of IPOs in 2025 will unleash liquidity, from Databricks to Canva to Plaid and more.

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Venture Capital Startup Investment 247

SaaStr

DECEMBER 13, 2024

— Jason SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) December 9, 2024 So we recently churned off a SaaS vendor we’ve been using for 5+ years. No one wants to invest any more precious time in a vendor they are 100% sure they are leaving. At least, it shows they aren't leaving. They just want a change. Usually quietly.

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How To Buy Saas

MARCH 18, 2025

As a result, game developers with limited expertise will need to invest extra time to start learning new tools. They are the most dependable resource that game developers need to make an impact in 2025 and beyond. For starters, some SaaS tools can be difficult to work with due to their pre-existing usage-based pricing models.

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Payment Solutions Payments SaaS Payments Artificial Intelligence 52

Blulogix

DECEMBER 19, 2024

By BluLogix Team Thriving in the Subscription Economy of 2025 and Beyond Introduction The subscription economy is not just a trendits a transformative shift in how businesses operate and generate value. Adopting Real-Time Analytics Real-time analytics will continue to be a critical component for MSPs in 2025.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

For example, sending a kickoff gift tailored to a customer’s recent experiences or interests shows you’re paying attention and invested in their journey. Here are ways to cultivate a deeper connection that transcends the typical onboarding experience: Thoughtful Gestures Small, personalized touches go a long way.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

trillion , and it’s expected to grow by $11 trillion between 2021 and 2025 – accelerated by the pandemic, which drove many businesses online even in … The post Investing in Alloy Automation appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. In 2010, global ecommerce sales were $572 billion. In 2020, it was $4.2

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IT World

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to set up a second semiconductor manufacturing plant in Japan with an investment of about $7.4 TSMC will build the new plant in the southwestern region of Kumamoto to manufacture 5nm and 10nm chips from 2025, the report said.

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How To Buy Saas

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Also mid-size companies planning to scale big and willing to invest in a CRM platform deeply. If your team can invest in training or you have complex workflows that justify the complexity, Salesforce can be molded to fit your processes exactly but expect to spend more time in setup and learning. Teams with limited IT support.

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SaaStr

JUNE 5, 2020

This set of metrics that Salesforce began to standardize enabled other providers of Financial Capital to more quickly analyze new SaaS companies and invest. . It’s no longer viable for financial capital to invest in the next CRM or sales automation tool. interest rate due in 2025. That’s what the future looks like.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Scale SaaS 297

Payrix

DECEMBER 10, 2024

With a few weeks left on the 2024 fiscal calendar, we turned to Michael Veatch, Senior Director of Implementations and Ella Aguirre , Director of Solutions Consulting for their insights on what happened in software payments this year and whats on the horizon for platform providers in 2025.

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Payment Services Merchant Services Payments Payment Solutions 100

Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Forward ARR Multiple As of Type 25th 50th 75th percentile 2025-01-31 Software 3.1 2025-01-31 AI 8.3 High-growth early SaaS companies can achieve growth rates similar to those of their AI peers In the public markets, typically, the slower the growth of the company, the less they have been investing in AI.

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AI Cloud B2B Software 162

BetterCloud

MARCH 17, 2025

Get ready to turn those monthly charges into strategic investments that fuel your business growth. By following these steps, you can create a software budget that aligns with your business goals and maximizes your return on investment. Whats the ROI of investing in this software? What is SaaS budgeting?

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Technical Review Strategy Marketplace as a Service SaaS 52