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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. No one else was even building anything like this.

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

SaaStr

The learning: When you solve a genuinely hard problem, you get three moats for free: Technical advantage through innovation Legal protection through patents Thought leadership in the space 2. Because while the payment problem was solved, the marketing side of mobile commerce remained broken.

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7 Predictions for SaaS in 2018

Tom Tunguz

The SaaS fundraising market remains ebullient through 2018 as vibrant M&A and an open IPO window trigger substantial liquidity for shareholders. A while ago, I pulled up the Redpoint website from a decade ago, when the bios of the partners said things like “I invest in the internet. Machine learning fades as a buzzword.

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29 Latin American SaaS Superstars

SaaStock

The main target customers of Olist include online shops, retailers seeking better placement, importers and distributors, but the platform is also useful for end customers. Listing your online business on Olist is compared to having your shop in the largest department store in the region. CEO : Vinicius Roveda Goncalves.

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Ecommerce Payment Trends To Look Out For In 2020

FastSpring

Keeping up with the latest and greatest in ecommerce can be a lot of work. Between new legislation going into effect and shifting consumer preferences, the ecommerce landscape is anything but stagnant. As your global ecommerce partner, we make it our mission to stay on top of the latest trends. But don’t worry, we got your back.

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5 Ecommerce Factors that Can Come Back to Haunt You

FastSpring

When you hear the word “haunted,” odds are the first thing that comes to mind is not ecommerce. But in keeping with the Halloween theme, I’m going to discuss five key factors in ecommerce that you don’t want to come back to haunt your software company. Goblins, Ghouls, and Global Regulations | GDPR & PSD2. The root of the cause?

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Stax Celebrates 10 Years: Looking Back at a Decade of Growth and Payment Innovations

Stax

The year 2024 is a special one for everyone at Stax because we’re celebrating a decade of transforming the payments industry and supporting our merchants and partners with innovative technologies and unwavering support. ” The early years (2014-2018) The first four years of Stax were the quintessential startup experience.