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The Vertical SaaS Gold Rush: Why Non-Tech B2B Is Growing 250%+ Faster

SaaStr

TL;DR: While most public SaaS companies are growing at 8-10%, the companies crushing it are those selling outside the tech bubble – restaurants, construction, logistics, and e-commerce. They’re growing 2-3x faster than traditional horizontal SaaS. Many are doing pretty, pretty, well. Build the Monday.com for your industry.

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M&A Is Back! Melio’s $2.5B Exit to Xero — In Just 7 Years!

SaaStr

In the latest billion+ acquisition, Xero just acquired Israeli-founded, NYC-based Melio for $2.5B to dominate US SMB payments. The deal shows acquirers are hungry for revenue acceleration—Xero expects to more than double group revenue by 2028 with this acquisition. TL;DR : After years of M&A drought, big deals are returning.

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Approaching Half a Million Customers: How to Win in SMB with BILL CEO and Founder René Lacerte

SaaStr

Jason starts with the meta-question we’ve been asking a lot of SaaS leaders lately ( Klaviyo , ZoomInfo ) — ‘are we in a downturn?’ A mobile phone is their dominant source of managing business activities. Going Long We’ve written before on the power of going long in SaaS. in revenue.

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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. Contract Length Many SaaS startups launch with monthly pricing which encourages customers to try the product and engenders demand. How about a 50 person SaaS company?

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What is Vertical SaaS?

Stax

That’s the main premise of vertical SaaS. Unlike horizontal SaaS solutions that serve a broad range of businesses, vertical SaaS solutions are designed with deep knowledge of specific markets—making them more intuitive, efficient, and impactful. What is Vertical SaaS? Since vertical SaaS platforms are niche-focused (e.g.,

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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. Market Timing: Sometimes the best companies are built during inflection points (mobile subscriptions, AI boom, app store policy changes). Basic questions like “What’s our churn rate?”

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Unlock Global Growth With Targeted Payment Methods

FastSpring

As you work to expand your SaaS, software, mobile games, or other digital product business worldwide, having the right payment methods available to global customers is key to ensuring they all feel comfortable purchasing. How FastSpring is supporting digital product and gaming companies with these methods.