Clouded Judgement

MARCH 28, 2025

That juxtaposition is what makes investing in venture markets these days so fun! Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4). Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

Cloud 302

Cloud AI Scale Scaling 302

Blulogix

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This is where the concept of real invoice calculation comes in, fundamentally changing the way organizations approach revenue projection. Schedule a Demo Today What is Real Invoice Calculation? Real invoice calculation is an approach to revenue prediction that goes beyond simple estimates.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Payments Revenue SaaS Payments 52

Blulogix

JANUARY 3, 2025

By Inga Broerman Preparing for Regulatory Changes in Subscription Management The subscription economy is thriving, with businesses worldwide adopting models that offer flexibility, scalability, and recurring revenue streams. However, as the industry grows, so does regulatory scrutiny.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Subscription Management Artificial Intelligence 52

USIO

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Instead of spending a year (or more) navigating regulatory red tape, Usio gets you up and running fastand lets you actually make money from payments instead of just processing them. Payrix Flexible, but Bring a Developer (or Five) Best for: SaaS companies willing to invest developer time into embedded payments.

PayFac as a Service 179

PayFac as a Service Merchant Services Payfac Payments 179

Subscription Flow

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Operating a business entails a number of processes like managing products and payments, invoices, customer engagement, revenue, unpaid invoices and much more. That is why most modern SaaS and subscription-based businesses have transitioned to using a good billing software, reducing their workload by a great deal.

Payment Services 59

Payment Services Payment Solutions Payment Features SaaS Payments 59

Blulogix

JANUARY 2, 2025

By Inga Broerman How Industry Consolidation is Reshaping Subscription Billing The subscription economy is on a path of rapid growth and transformation, projected to reach a $3 trillion valuation in 2024. Billing integration simplifies the implementation of these models, ensuring accurate tracking and invoicing.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Payments Subscription Payment Solutions 52

Stax

MAY 20, 2024

The concept of unearned revenue can easily trip up SaaS companies that offer subscription services and products on a recurring basis. Unlike when selling ordinary products, you cannot recognize the revenue earned from a subscription all at once. In the case of SaaS subscriptions, this could take several months—or even years.

Payment Features 167

Payment Features Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments 167

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. To succeed, subscription-based organizations must embrace smarter, more integrated approaches to billing, management, and strategy.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Subscription AI Search compliance 52

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Cyvatar is a technology-enabled cyber security as a service (CSaaS) provider disrupting a $150 billion industry by introducing and delivering smarter, measurable managed security subscriptions to help you achieve compliance and security faster and more efficiently.

Banking 261

Banking Payment Features Venture Capital Subscription 261

Stax

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Users can view banking information, track monthly bills, track investments, manage credit card accounts, and much more. It is a subscription-based integrated payment platform that helps you process credit card payments. Quicken Inc.

Payment Methods 88

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments Payment Services 88

SaaStr

JANUARY 24, 2022

It was too big a flag for a company at the edge of where I like to invest. Not doing so may cost you in a lower valuation, less investment, or even losing an interested buyer or investor. Let’s say you receive a contract from a customer that outlines they will pay you $100 for the monthly subscription with an invoice of terms Net 30.

Finance 332

Finance Outsourcing Services Systems Review Technical Review 332

USIO

APRIL 24, 2025

Modern patient billing and collection options , including print-and-mail invoicing, online payments, mobile wallet support, and QR code-enabled statements. Support for payment posting and reconciliation features also ensures providers maintain accurate records and financial transparency.

Merchant Services 130

Merchant Services Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services 130

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

What’s your most recent disclosed investment? Metronome’s sophisticated billing and subscription management platform enables companies to easily manage and automate complex billing and invoicing processes. What’s your sweet spot for investing — check size, stage, type of deal? Check that out here.

Scale 284

Scale Software Review Payment Features AI 284

Clouded Judgement

JUNE 13, 2025

Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4). Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA. This is for information purposes and should not be construed as an investment recommendation.

Cloud 146

Cloud Data AI Investment 146

Blulogix

DECEMBER 27, 2024

By Inga Broerman Overcoming Revenue Leakage with Smarter Billing Practices Revenue leakage is one of the most insidious challenges subscription-based businesses face. In todays competitive subscription economy, addressing revenue leakage isnt optionalits critical for sustaining profitability and building trust with customers.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Revenue Scale Operational efficiency. 52

Stax

APRIL 10, 2025

ACH transfers are particularly popular among businesses that deal in high transaction volumes because of much lower processing fees than card payments. Its a good fit for payroll processing and large bill payments between B2B businesses. It’s also perfect for businesses with a subscription-based (recurring payments) sales model.

Payment Methods 88

Payment Methods Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 88

Clouded Judgement

MARCH 21, 2025

Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4). Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA. This is for information purposes and should not be construed as an investment recommendation.

Cloud 189

Cloud Subscription Payment Features Pricing 189

Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4). Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA. This is for information purposes and should not be construed as an investment recommendation.

Cloud 146

Cloud Banking Subscription Payment Features 146

Clouded Judgement

MAY 16, 2025

For those who don’t, I will take quarterly subscription revenue x 4 as a proxy for ARR. Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4). Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

Trends 146

Trends Cloud Subscription Payment Features 146

Clouded Judgement

JUNE 6, 2025

Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4). Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA. This is for information purposes and should not be construed as an investment recommendation.

Cloud 146

Cloud Technical Review Software Review Technical Advisors 146

SaaStr

JUNE 28, 2021

It’s just, to invest in sales and marketing now, and make those extra hires, the burn rate is growing even faster at 12% a month after $100k MRR. Is investing in marketing programs with a CAC of ~ 12 months. And make sure they have SaaS experience, or they won’t understand how cash flows in a recurring revenue model.

Sales Hiring 329

Sales Hiring Scale Payment Features Finance 329

SaaStr

AUGUST 11, 2024

As a reminder, the SaaStr Fund is investing $170,000,000 in seed and late-seed investments. Algolia and Legacy Investment Talkdesk in BVP Cloud 100! RevenueCat is the market leader for managing mobile subscription apps, with over 30% of U.S.-based A big week at SaaStr Fund! Some great news this week: #1. We led the U.S.

Cloud 300

Cloud AI Generative AI CTO 300

Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 24, 2025

Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4). Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA. This is for information purposes and should not be construed as an investment recommendation.

Enterprise 159

Enterprise AI Cloud Artificial Intelligence 159

SaaStr

JULY 20, 2024

Invest in People You want to keep the bar high on talent, especially in hypergrowth, and not just in the early stages. Invest Heavily in Onboarding Your typical employee takes about three to six months to get ramped. Invest Early in Your Marketing When scaling the GTM engine, you want to invest early in marketing.

Sales Recruiting 298

Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Scale Engineering 298

Clouded Judgement

MARCH 7, 2025

Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4). Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA. This is for information purposes and should not be construed as an investment recommendation.

Cloud 159

Cloud Forecasting Subscription Payment Features 159

Subscription Flow

OCTOBER 2, 2024

For subscription-based businesses, revenue leakage means the waste of potential capital which has been rightfully earned. The causes behind this gap range from errors in subscription handling to recurring billing inefficiencies. Boasting revenue is the central goal for subscription-based businesses.

Payments 105

Payments Payment Features Payment Services Payment Solutions 105

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Their platform helps restaurant owners, who typically earn less than $50,000 annually in profit, create professional online presences without significant investment in time or resources. Restaurant Industry Solutions Owner.com has developed an AI website generator that implements industry best practices automatically.

AI 199

AI Technical Review Artificial Intelligence Systems Review 199

Clouded Judgement

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4). Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA. This is for information purposes and should not be construed as an investment recommendation.

Cloud 146

Cloud Software Subscription Payment Features 146

Clouded Judgement

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This behavior can create a surge in purchasing activity, as organizations look to make strategic investments without losing their allocated funds. Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4). Securities and Exchange Commission.

Cloud 170

Cloud Cost optimization & reporting GCP(Google Cloud Platform) Software Review 170

ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

You might be surprised to know that SaaS companies can learn a lot from their consumer subscription counterparts. 4: High-end sales teams Increasingly, SaaS organizations leverage inside sales teams, since selling subscriptions is easier and less of a commitment than selling enterprise software. Dont rely on your CS professionals.

SaaS Payments 52

SaaS Payments Subscription Payment Features B2B 52

SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2025

But remember, this requires significant investment in product depth and breadth. 60B+ in Payments Processed Annually: FinTech as a Revenue Driver ServiceTitan processes over $60B in payments annually, and while software remains their primary revenue driver, payments are a critical growth vector. Accelerating at Scale.

Payments 144

Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 144

How To Buy Saas

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Keeping track of the accounting for SaaS businesses can be challenging because of the subscription model that they operate on, and that is why most companies opt for cloud-based software solutions to smoothen the processes. This is an important process as you need to send invoices to customers on time and also collect revenue effectively.

SaaS Payments 52

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Payment Features 52

Blulogix

JANUARY 7, 2025

By Inga Broerman Why Billing Automation is the Foundation of Scalable Growth In the dynamic world of the subscription economy , businesses face increasing competition and mounting customer expectations. Schedule a Demo Today The Challenge of Scalability in Subscription Management Scaling a subscription business is inherently complex.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Scale Operational efficiency. AI Search 52

Blulogix

DECEMBER 31, 2024

By Inga Broerman Scaling with Usage-Based Models: A Practical Guide to Metering The rise of usage-based pricing is revolutionizing the subscription economy. Usage-based pricing represents a seismic shift in how subscription businesses operate.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Scaling AI Search Subscription 52

FastSpring

MAY 20, 2024

Moving some, all, or simply more of your software offerings from a one-time perpetual license model to a software as a service (SaaS) subscription model can be daunting, but it’s so powerful for building dependable, recurring revenue. Letting FastSpring handle the subscription infrastructure.

SaaS Payments 158

SaaS Payments Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions 158

Blulogix

DECEMBER 26, 2024

By Inga Broerman Building a Competitive Edge Through Channel Partnerships In an increasingly competitive subscription economy, channel partnerships have become a beacon for businesses seeking scalable growth and sustainable revenue streams.

Payments 52

Payments Payment Features Payment Services Scale 52

How To Buy Saas

MAY 29, 2025

For example, machine learning models can forecast sales, optimize pricing, and evaluate investment scenarios in real time. Risk Assessment: AI evaluates thousands of factors (credit data, economic indicators, customer behavior) to assess loan or investment risks more accurately than traditional methods.

Artificial Intelligence 59

Artificial Intelligence Payment Services Payments SaaS Payments 59