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

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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. ” required weeks of developer time to answer.

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10 Ways AI Will Change Sales Forever. It’s Already Happening, In Fact.

SaaStr

If you’re skeptical about AI in sales because of hallucinations or poor experiences, Lemkin suggests it’s likely because you haven’t seen a well-trained AI. While not replacing the absolute best humans, they’re better than 90% of the team. Training takes work, but the results are game-changing.

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20 YC Startups Demoing at SaaStr 2025 Pushing the AI Frontier! From Abundant AI to Mosaic to Veriflow and More!!

SaaStr

So we’ll have ~20 of the latest AI start-ups from YCombinator at a special YC Demo Pod area at 2025 SaaStr Annual! Come meet them (and also watch 100+ present live at our first AI Demo Stage ) at 2025 SaaStr Annual, May 13-15 in SF Bay!! The team comes from MongoDB and Elastic, bringing deep search expertise.

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The Compound Startup Advantage: Why The CEO of Rippling Believes Focus Is Overrated

SaaStr

As we gear up for 2025 SaaStr Annual, May 13-15 in SF Bay , we wanted to take a look back at one of your favorite SaaStr conversations with Parker Conrad at SaaStr. And come meet Rippling and learn its secrets to building compound products when their VP of Product Anique Drumright joins us on-stage at 2025 Annual !

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4 Things Most Founders Get Wrong About Marketing with Dave Kellogg

SaaStr

And see everyone at 2025 SaaStr Annual, May 13-15 in SF Bay for 300+ more sessions, workshops, and braindates like this! A smaller number of high-quality leads that convert at higher rates is vastly superior to a flood of poor-fit prospects.

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AI, Sales + GTM in 2025/2026: This Changes Everything with Jason Lemkin and Owner CRO Kyle Norton

SaaStr

At SaaStr + AI Summit 2025, Jason Lemkin and Kyle Norton CRO of $1B+ vertical SaaS leader Owner (where Jason is on the board) did a deep dive on AI in Sales today. By the end of this quarter, team members who aren’t genuinely AI-curious should be let go. The 50/50 Team Is Coming Fast. And where it will be very soon.

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The AI messaging pivot happening across SaaS

Sales Hacker

Now in 2025, AI promises have simply become baseline expectations. They kept the focus on the core value proposition of helping teams write, plan and collaborate to create better workspaces, while still having the AI inclusion. Bad: We use AI to streamline sales workflows. Its expected, not a value add.