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Behind the Round with SaaStr:  Chorus.ai Raises $45 Million

SaaStr

Founded in 2015, Chorus operates a SaaS platform that provides valuable insights from conversations – say with calls, video conferences and emails — for revenue teams. The NLP (Natural Language Processing) technology has even provided guidance on how to handle COVID-19 discussions with customers and prospects. .

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Top 10 Tools to Get Your App PLG-d

Frontegg

User-centric behavior data is a MUST: You are getting access to user-centric behavior metrics to scale up fast – your user journey can be optimized by the people who matter most – your clients. Also, no PLG strategy can work with traditional SaaS indicators. This metric is a strong future revenue indicator.

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3 ways SaaS CFOs can prepare for hypergrowth in 2022

OPEXEngine

When it comes to IPOs, 2021 was an excellent year for SaaS companies. Accelerated digital transformation across industries put SaaS companies firmly on the hypergrowth path. According to Gartner , the SaaS industry has grown from $35 billion in 2015 to $145 billion in 2021. Focus on a multi-year horizon.

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FastSpring Support: 2024 Q1 Updates From Customer Support

FastSpring

FastSpring provides an all-in-one payment platform for SaaS, software, and digital products businesses, including VAT and sales tax management, payment localization, and consumer support. Changelog posts from 2015-2020 are available on the archived post located at the bottom of the changelog posts displayed.

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2021 Financial & Operating Benchmarks: How to Become One of the ‘Haves’ of SaaS

OpenView Labs

And there’s more and more bifurcation between the ‘haves’ – the fast growers – and the ‘have nots’ of SaaS than ever before. For publicly traded companies that are growing 50% or faster, median valuation multiples have increased by an incredible 649% between 2015 and August 201. Today growth appears to be all that matters.

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Clouded Judgement 8.25.23 - The Ground Truth of the 10Y and Interest Rates

Clouded Judgement

The R^2 of the median software multiple and 10Y rate going back to 2015 is 0.35. Given most software companies are not profitable, or not generating meaningful FCF, it’s the only metric to compare the entire industry against. The promise of SaaS is that growth in the early years leads to profits in the mature years.

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Micro Startup Acquisition: The Definitive Guide to Buying and Selling Small Startups

Neil Patel

Hike Labs was founded in 2014, and by 2015, Pinterest had swooped in and acquired the San Francisco-based mobile publishing startup. These acquisitions, which focus more on scope than scale, accounted for 90% of tech deals in 2019 , which is a 40% increase from 2015. Sell your startup by following a quick and simple selling process.