article thumbnail

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

SaaStr

The Problem Was Real: Apple and Google’s app stores weren’t giving developers the data they needed. The Acceleration: Why RevenueCat Won (2019-2022) Product Velocity: While competitors focused on single features, RevenueCat built a complete monetization platform. Basic questions like “What’s our churn rate?”

Payments 270
article thumbnail

What is a Payment Processing System and How Does It Work?

Stax

According to the US Federal Reserve in 2022, general-purpose card payments reached $153.3 On top of that, 69% of Americans online in 2023 said they used digital payment methods to make a purchase. To address evolving customer demands and accept electronic payments, you need a payment processing system.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

5 Interesting Learnings from Shopify at $5 Billion in ARR

SaaStr

Folks that wanted to go online, stayed online. But folks that didn’t really want to sell online, sort of stopped when they didn’t have to anymore. Shopify returned to earth, and is now growing just at the overall rate of ecommerce. #2. But in 2022 we rebounded back to a new version of the old world, instead.

article thumbnail

The Complete Guide to SaaS Pricing Strategy

Tom Tunguz

To be effective, a startup’s pricing strategy must align with its marketing case studies, website messaging, PR releases and sales pitches. Second, annual contracts often include terms that require pre-payment up-front which rewards the startup with lots of cash to grow faster. How about a 50 person SaaS company?

article thumbnail

Thanks to BlueSnap, Printfection, Salesloft, Subskribe, and WorkOS for Sponsoring SaaStr Annual 2022!

SaaStr

We wanted to give a special shout-out to some of our newest sponsors for SaaStr Annual 2022. BlueSnap helps businesses accept payments globally. Our All-In-One Payment Platform is designed to increase sales and reduce costs for all businesses accepting payments. Add Single Sign-On (SSO) to your app for free.

Payments 255
article thumbnail

Thanks to BEE, ChurnZero, Laika, Quolum, and Stax for Sponsoring SaaStr Annual 2022!

SaaStr

We wanted to give a special shout-out to some of our newest sponsors for SaaStr Annual 2022. Stax is an industry-leading payments technology provider that is revolutionizing the payments processing experience completely. The post Thanks to BEE, ChurnZero, Laika, Quolum, and Stax for Sponsoring SaaStr Annual 2022!

Stax 54
article thumbnail

5 Interesting Learnings from Shopify at $4 Billion in ARR

SaaStr

Cloud and ecommerce may end soon, but it hasn’t ended yet. While Shopify projects slowing growth in 2022 post-Covid, it sure hasn’t show up yet. It would be so helpful to know, as the #1 leader in SMB eCommerce, and also one of the very top leaders in SaaS SMB overall. NRR of 110%+ since 2018 — sort of.