SaaStr

JUNE 21, 2025

AI-native + mission-critical = strong performance (Palantir +165%, ServiceNow +12%). The B2B and SaaS market has clearly separated into two different value propositions: Mission-critical AI platforms (strong performance) Traditional productivity tool s (facing headwinds) Let us break it down category by category.

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B2B Government Healthcare AI 217

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

IBM’s $7B Bet on Vertical AI and What It Means for SaaS Founders. What’s emerging is a new paradigm: Vertical AI, where foundation models are specialized for specific industries and use cases. The WatsonX Platform Deep Dive What’s Actually Different Here WatsonX isn’t just another AI platform.

AI 173

AI Scale SaaS Government 173

SaaStr

JUNE 20, 2025

The Great Spending Showdown: AI vs SaaS in 2025/2026 — What Every B2B Leader Needs to Know We’re witnessing the most dramatic shift in enterprise tech spending since the cloud migration began 15 years ago. The numbers are staggering: AI spending is set to hit $644 billion in 2025, growing at a mind-bending 76.4% year-over-year.

AI Search 157

AI Search Artificial Intelligence AI CTO Hire 157

TechEmpower SaaS

MARCH 4, 2024

Generative AI is revolutionizing how corporations operate by enhancing efficiency and innovation across various functions. Focusing on generative AI applications in a select few corporate functions can contribute to a significant portion of the technology's overall impact.

Generative AI 443

Generative AI CTO Hire AI Sales Recruiting 443

SaaStr

JUNE 19, 2025

We’re thrilled to announce the return of two incredible partners coming back to SaaStr Annual + AI Summit 2026 ! See you at SaaStr Annual + AI Summit 2026 and SaaStr AI London in December 2025! May 12-14 again at our 40 acre campus in SF Bay!! Duplo Cloud – Our 6-Time Champion! Mark Your Calendars!

Cloud 216

Cloud AI B2B Government 216

SaaStr

JANUARY 26, 2025

A self-reinforcing flywheel where successful customers: Get promoted Tell their network Become champions Drive organic growth 3.

Technical Review 255

Technical Review Payment Solutions Scale Payment Services 255

Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 24, 2025

Subscribe now The Year of “Enterprise AI” One of the biggest challenges facing AI systems in enterprises today is the “last mile” problem: how do you make AI both reliable and accurate for specific enterprise use cases? This is what I’m calling “Enterprise AI.”

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Enterprise AI Cloud Artificial Intelligence 157

SaaStr

JUNE 6, 2025

G2 has its latest Buyer Behavior report out and while most of its take-aways are things we know or should know, it’s a wake-up call for anyone thinking AI isn’t important in their category: 🚀 Top 5 SaaStr Learnings from G2’s 2025 Buyer Behavior Report 1. Align sales comp with net revenue retention, not initial ACV 3.

AI Search 136

AI Search AI Technical Review Software Review 136

SaaStr

MARCH 18, 2025

Joselyn Goldfein , Managing Director at Zeta Venture Partners, which invests in AI and data infrastructure-focused startups from inception through seed stage And see everyone at 2025 SaaStr Annual, May 13-15 in SF Bay!! What VCs Are Funding in AI Today The AI funding landscape has evolved rapidly in 2023-2024.

Technical Review 169

Technical Review Artificial Intelligence AI Marketplace as a Service 169

SaaStr

OCTOBER 23, 2024

At SaaStr’s AI Summit during the SaaStr Annual , René chatted with SaaStr CEO and founder Jason Lemkin about how BILL has reached half a million customers and $1.3B With a trillion in payment volume coming through BILL in the last five years, managing the payment and compliance engine has required an ongoing effort of a sizable team.

SMB 307

SMB Payment Services Payments Payment Methods 307

Payrix

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

At Payrix from Worldpay, we have an internal team of risk management experts dedicated to helping software companies, like yours, manage payment processing, fraud prevention, and compliance. Explore risk and compliance advice for platforms. compliance. compliance. Here’s what they want to know.

Merchant Services 130

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments 130

SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2025

AI tools can help flag bottlenecks or anomalies here. AI can reduce forecasting errors by 20-50%, so if youre still relying on guesswork, its time to upgrade your approach. AI can help refine your ICP and prioritize high-propensity leads. AI can help predict churn and identify expansion opportunities. If so, why?

Technical Review 173

Technical Review Sales Forecasting AI 173

Tom Tunguz

MARCH 28, 2024

AI will transform software sales. Most of the discourse so far has focused on how AI upends the sellers’ worldview. When researching software, operational buyers & procurement teams alike will use AI to research different offerings. AIO, (AI-optimization), will become necessary to ensure the results are accurate.

AI 293

AI Software compliance Consulting 293

SaaStr

JUNE 9, 2025

The combination of AI excitement, economic stability, and pent-up demand from years of IPO drought has created conditions we haven’t seen since 2021. Learning #4: Data + AI = Premium Multiples Rubrik’s 206% returns reflect the market’s appetite for companies sitting at the intersection of data management and AI enablement.

B2B 184

B2B Marketing Scale Benchmarks 184

SaaStr

JANUARY 17, 2024

At Saastr Annual, we hosted an Enterprise panel of AI leaders to share their experience and knowledge to help others understand how big companies think about and leverage AI. While the first generation of Generative AI is great, it’s not quite ready to solve Enterprise problems. Enterprises are looking for two big themes.

AI 292

AI Enterprise Artificial Intelligence compliance 292

Tom Tunguz

JUNE 27, 2024

AI adoption is slower than expected in many spaces. Most leaders wants to inject AI into their business to develop a competitive advantage. The pace of innovation, the early understanding of AI internals, & the non-determinism compound to create doubt. But no such standard exists for AI - yet.

AI 235

AI Outsourced Development compliance Innovation 235

Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The major areas of AI innovation automate white-collar work. It’s striking that most of them already have a significant number of AI startups pursuing their ambitions to change workflows. Occupation Employment (in millions) AI Technology Software Developers & IT 2.71 Powerpoint creation, data analysis Lawyers 0.8

Software Review 239

Software Review Technical Review Scale Construction 239

Clouded Judgement

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Subscribe now “Grouping + AI” for Triage One area I’m quite excited to see AI revolutionize is “grouping + triage” workflows. Many of them AI based. Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Perfect for a LLM!

Systems Review 144

Systems Review Cloud AI Artificial Intelligence 144

SaaStr

DECEMBER 18, 2023

AI adoption has grown exponentially over the past year and it has likely doubled from its more than 2.5x At SaaStr Annual , IBM’s VP of Software and Technology Raj Datta and Director of Startups Kylie Rutherford shared how AI is changing the game for companies of all sizes. How to scale AI across your business.

AI 299

AI Technology Scale Startup 299

Scytale

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Scytale announces its vision for implementing an AI-driven future of compliance, as well as fully supporting AI security and privacy frameworks in its compliance automation platform. However, AI must also be implemented with caution, respect for data privacy, and adherence to ethical standards.

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compliance AI Artificial Intelligence Innovation 52

SaaStr

MARCH 13, 2024

Is Generative AI going to be transformative or incremental for your startup? Are you re-vampimg your entire product roadmap, or sprinkling AI in along the way? A panel of AI-driven organizations took the stage at SaaStr Annual to talk about the trends and opportunities of GenAI and how it’s shaped their companies.

Generative AI 271

Generative AI AI Cloud Startup 271

Tom Tunguz

JUNE 17, 2025

Its architecture provides full ACID compliance, so concurrent reads and writes are handled seamlessly, allowing entire teams (and their AI agents) to work on the data lake simultaneously. In tests, DuckLake achieved sub-second query planning on a petabyte of data with 100 million snapshots—a scale that other systems can’t handle.

AWS 165

AWS compliance Cloud AI 165

Tom Tunguz

MAY 15, 2023

A product manager today faces a key architectural question with AI : to use a small language model or a large language model? the company has no plan/interest to staff a team to manage AI infrastructure or develop deep machine learning experience / expertise in-house. The pace of innovation in the field clouds the answer.

Artificial Intelligence 227

Artificial Intelligence AI Machine Learning Scale 227

Tom Tunguz

APRIL 6, 2023

There are 4 questions a startup should ask themselves about building a startup that uses generative AI. The narrative is : AI is a massive platform change that Goldman Sachs projects will increase GDP 300x more than the PC. There are 4 questions startups should ask themselves about building with generative AI. The video is here.

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Generative AI AI GCP(Google Cloud Platform) Startup 228

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Keep reading to learn what the four most common SaaS assumptions are, and watch Adam knock each one down with the power of generative AI. Now, it’s time to knock over all of these beliefs with generative AI. Debunking Traditional SaaS Beliefs Generative AI inverts all of the assumptions above, and we’re at the start of it, not the end.

Generative AI 293

Generative AI AWS Artificial Intelligence AI 293

Scytale

APRIL 24, 2025

This partnership is driven by one goal: to help organizations tackle AI compliance and governance with ease. “AI is changing the way businesses operate, and as organizations adopt these technologies, ensuring strong compliance and governance is more critical than ever. . ” Guy Horovitz, COO, Scytale.

Government 52

Government compliance AI Enterprise 52

Scytale

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

As technology continues to evolve, compliance industry trends and requirements adapt accordingly. Compliance trends in 2025 continue to be influenced by emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, blockchain, and cloud computing. Artificial Intelligence advancements also come with new insider threats.

compliance 52

compliance Artificial Intelligence Trends Cybersecurity 52

TechEmpower SaaS

JULY 24, 2023

Artificial Intelligence Does your application leverage AI in any way? How can we use AI to improve the customer experience? AI Assisted Development How can we use AI to speed up our SLDC? How can we leverage AI to get our product to market faster? What about an AI support assistant? For customer service?

Innovation 780

Innovation Development CTO Hire Technical Review 780

SaaStr

APRIL 12, 2023

Generative AI has taken the world by storm, and VCs and SaaS founders are looking at new opportunities it can bring. Even considering the more conservative fundraising market in 2023, there are opportunities for startups to get investor attention with AI. About 15 – 25% of tasks can be automated using AI. Sign up for free.

Generative AI 240

Generative AI AI Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning 240

USIO

JUNE 10, 2025

Why It Matters Now Tighter Regulations : States are increasing audits and enforcing strict compliance. Built-In Compliance & Identity Verification : KYC and AML processes ensure funds go to the right person, without manual delays. Compliance on Autopilot : Dormancy rules, alerts, and reporting are built-in—no spreadsheets required.

Payment Solutions 130

Payment Solutions Payment Services PayPal Traceability 130

BetterCloud

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Imagine new hires hitting the ground running on day one, software license automatically optimized, compliance checks a breeze, and IT is no longer bogged down with tedious tasks. AI continues to disappoint The AI hype is real, but the impact seems to be falling short. Inaccurate or biased data can lead to unreliable results.

Trends 105

Trends Cybersecurity compliance AI 105

SaaStr

JUNE 29, 2023

Many net-new purchases are for data security, compliance, risk management, and AI-powered tools. Compliance : The cost of GDPR compliance has totaled around $9B globally since its introduction. AI-Powered Tools: AI-related purchases in Q1: Made up 41% of new investments in Q1. weakest link.

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VP of Engineering Trends Sales Hiring Cybersecurity 292

Scytale

APRIL 30, 2025

When you think about AI, whats the first thing that comes to mind? With 72% of businesses globally already integrating AI in some form, its no wonder so many are scrambling to get a handle on the risks that come with it. In the spotlight today are two key players in AI risk management – NIST AI RMF and ISO 42001.

AI 52

AI Government compliance Artificial Intelligence 52

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Wiser – Live Sales Co-pilot / Coaching Startup Shrav Mehta is the Founder and CEO of Secureframe, a provider of security and compliance software to help streamline SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliance, and backed by Accomplice Ventures, Kleiner Perkins and Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI fund) The post My App Stack: Shrav Mehta, Founder and CEO of Secureframe (..)

AWS 296

AWS compliance AI Startup 296

Tom Tunguz

JULY 27, 2023

AI will automate 25-50% of white collar work including data analysis. On the contrary, while AI can automate some work, it will also demand much more from data teams. The data team will bear the responsibility of providing the data, validating it, & ensuring that it meets both internal & external standards/compliance.

AI 186

AI Data Data Analysis compliance 186

Payrix

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Takeaway #2: Inflation and surcharging compliance Ella highlighted the rising importance of surcharging as a response to inflation and escalating operational costs. Ensuring compliance in surcharging practices is critical, as violations can lead to substantial fines.

Payments 130

Payments Embedded Payments Merchant Services Payment Services 130

How To Buy Saas

MAY 29, 2025

In an era when executives are bombarded with tech buzzwords, it’s vital to focus on real-world AI uses that deliver business impact. This vivid idea captures AIs potential to act as assistants and insights machines, boosting efficiency and innovation. Executives also leverage generative AI for idea generation and reporting.

Artificial Intelligence 59

Artificial Intelligence Payment Services Payments SaaS Payments 59