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Putting $125M to work for you, our customers

Intercom, Inc.

In 2011 we launched the Intercom Messenger in the same 12 months that iMessage, Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, Whatsapp, and others launched too. Investing in machine learning to make automation personal at scale. I studied artificial intelligence in college in 2004. It was overhyped then, and it’s overhyped now.

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Thanks to Drata, OnBoard, Qwilr, RevSure, and Workato for Sponsoring SaaStr Annual 2023!

SaaStr

Launched in 2011, today, OnBoard serves as the board intelligence platform for more than 2,000 organizations and their 12,000 boards and committees in 32 countries worldwide. At OnBoard , we believe board meetings should be informed, effective, and uncomplicated. It enables companies to drive real time outcomes from business events.

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29 Latin American SaaS Superstars

SaaStock

Founded : 2011. Founded : 2011. Based on artificial intelligence, Hi Platform allows businesses to learn what people say about them on social media, to automate customer service and to communicate with users in real time. Founded : 2011. Founded : 2011. CEO : Vinicius Roveda Goncalves. RD Station.

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Unlocking Growth in the Internet Economy: a Perspective from Stripe Head of Invoicing, Suzanne Xie (Video)

SaaStr

The internet economy is expected to double from 2019 to 2023—and that’s after the cost of software tools to run your business has collapsed, from $4M in 2011 to a paltry $4000 today. For example, Twilio used machine learning to retry cards at an optimal time and increased their authorization rates by two percent.

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Why Series As are Much Easier to Raise in 2018 than the Past 5 Years

Tom Tunguz

In 2011, the median startup raised a $0.5M Startups can invest in deep technology by building machine learning software that might take a year or two to bring to the market. In other words, investors are concentrating capital in fewer startups. seed and a $3M Series A 9 months later. Today, the median startup raises a $1.5M

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The Benefits of AI in Sales (& AI-Based Tools You Didn’t Know You Need)

Sales Hacker

Sales tools using machine learning and deep learning are already widespread in the market today. What is Artificial intelligence (AI)? AI is an umbrella term used to describe a variety of algorithms and techniques that support machines showing human-level intelligence, such as machine learning and deep learning.

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What’s Really Happening in Venture Capital Today with Redpoint Ventures Managing Director Logan Bartlett

SaaStr

You can see that dollars invested by these non-traditional investors grew at 31% CAGR from 2011 to 2021, which is kind of astounding. The tourists, a.k.a. corporate VC funds, hedge funds, PE firms, and sovereign wealth funds, tend to come in hot during up markets and fade out when the market pulls back.