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How SaaStr Fund-Backed RevenueCat Went from a $1.5M Round at $7M Valuation in 2018 to $500M+ Today

SaaStr

When SaaStr Fund made the first investment in RevenueCat back in 2018, nobody could have predicted that this “simple API for managing in-app subscriptions” would become the infrastructure powering 33% of all mobile subscription apps and reach a $500M valuation in 2025. The SaaStr Fund Thesis: Mobile Subscriptions Will Explode.

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Can Mobile Games Really Achieve >50% of Revenue From D2C?

FastSpring

the future of monetizing your game direct to consumer looks brighter than ever. That said, you might be wondering what strategies work within the confines of today’s rules and if it’s even possible to earn 50% or more of your game’s revenue through D2C. With changes to legislation in the EU and lawsuits in the U.S.,

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Approaching Half a Million Customers: How to Win in SMB with BILL CEO and Founder René Lacerte

SaaStr

in revenue. With SMBs, the smallest business is owner-operated. A mobile phone is their dominant source of managing business activities. The mobile phone user has the highest NPS as a BILL user because it’s super simple and easy, and the clerk does all the data entry, pulling everything in and managing it.

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The Keys to Getting to $500M ARR In Just 7 Years with Attentive’s CEO

SaaStr

Here’s what it really took for Attentive to go from $0 to $500M ARR in just 7 years, sending over 32B text messages and generating $20B+ in revenue for their 8,000+ customers. Everyone knew mobile commerce was exploding (from 15% in 2014 to 75% in 2024), but reaching customers on mobile was broken.

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FastSpring Announces Partnership With Nexus to Help Game Publishers Quickly Succeed With D2C

FastSpring

FastSpring is proud to announce a partnership with Nexus , a leading platform for supporting content creators and monetizing games, where both companies have joined forces in order to help game publishers materially grow profits with their own creator-powered, custom designed, and hosted web shops.

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News: Apple Revises App Store Link-Out Rules per EU DMA, but New Fees Still High

FastSpring

in which a federal judge questioned whether Apple had truly complied with the order to allow app developers to “steer” users to third-party payment options outside of the native App Store. Get tips on How to Sell a Mobile App or Game Outside App Stores. Already using a merchant of record to monetize your game directly to consumers?

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How FastSpring’s Kakao Pay Integration Boosts New and In-Game Purchases for South Korean Gamers 

FastSpring

Consumers are less likely to complete the purchase when a digital purchasing experience isn’t seamless—whether it’s a poor checkout interface or limited payment options. When it comes to payment methods in South Korea, nothing is more trusted in mobile wallets than Kakao Pay, which has over 36.5 million users. Probably not.

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