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Figma - Benchmarking the S1 Data

Clouded Judgement

There’s a lot of info to digest, so in the sections below I’ll try and pull out the relevant financial information and benchmark it against current cloud businesses. Benchmark Data The data shown below depicts how the Figma data compares to the operating metrics of current public SaaS businesses.

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The Great IPO Awakening: What 2025’s Surprisingly Hot Market Means for B2B Companies

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After years of drought, 2025 has delivered a scorching hot public market for tech companies so far, with some eye-popping returns that should have every SaaS founder and investor paying attention. The IPO window isn’t just cracked open—it’s wide open. The most recent five IPOs are averaging 121.5%

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Gong: $100k Deals Take About 70 Days to Close

SaaStr

Gong has its 2025 State of Revenue out. That ties to our overall rough sales cycle data here: Dear SaaStr: What’s a Good Benchmark for B2B Sales Cycles? You can grab it here. In general, the report ties to what were seeing everywhere in SaaS. Were ending the year in general with stronger growth that the prior year.

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The Series A Landscape in 2025: Insights from Chemistry VC’s Ethan Kurzweil

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At SaaStr Workshop Wednesday live , Ethan Kurzwiel, previously partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and now founding partner at Chemistry VC, took us through a deep dive of exactly where Series A funding is right now in 2025. And sign up for the next FREE Workshop Wednesday here.

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A Look Back at Q1 '25 Public Cloud Software Earnings

Clouded Judgement

Through these interactions, I’ve built up mental benchmarks for metrics on which I place extra emphasis. I’ve looked at thousands of private companies, and over time have come up with benchmarks for best-in-class, good, and subpar net revenue retention. net retention and CAC payback).

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The Top 10 Reasons to Attend 2025 SaaStr Annual, May 13-15 in SF Bay!!

SaaStr

And a full half of 2025 will be dedicated in the latest in AI for B2B, including 100+ of the best new players in B2B AI presenting on our new AI Demo Stage! Benchmark Data and Performance Metrics SaaStr sessions typically feature transparent sharing of key metrics and benchmarks that are otherwise difficult to access.

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The Sheer Momentum You Need For an Enduring IPO in SaaS: 63% Average Growth

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Companies should aim for 40%+ growth rates running up to IPO while demonstrating a clear path to profitability. And that probably means growing a lot faster before that. Analysis based on publicly available financial data and SEC filings from company IPO prospectuses and earnings reports.

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