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SaaS Is Back, But Different: Insight Partners Raises $12.5 Billion To Invest in More B2B Companies

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So this is great news for B2B and great news for Insight. But there have only been 4 B2B / SaaS IPOs since 2021, and M&A is way down. Billion To Invest in More B2B Companies appeared first on SaaStr. But that liquidity mainly came from pre-2021 deals. Funding is back, fast and furious, fueled by AI.

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Dear SaaStr: What is RevOps Responsible For in a B2B Company?

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Dear SaaStr: What is RevOps Responsible For in a B2B Company? Invest in Automation and Efficiency Automate as much of the sales, billing, and collections process as possible. Managing revenue operations (RevOps) in a SaaS company is all about aligning sales, marketing, and customer success to drive growth efficiently.

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The Redpoint Ventures Playbook: How Top VCs Are Really Investing in AI Applications (And What It Means for Your SaaS Strategy)

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The Redpoint Playbook: How Top VCs Are Really Investing in AI Applications (And What It Means for Your SaaS Strategy) From SaaStr AI Wednesday with Jacob Efron, Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures If you’re building in B2B today and haven’t figured out your AI strategy, you’re likely falling behind.

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MongoDB at $2B+ ARR: 5 Epic Learnings from Q1 2026 That Every B2B Leader Should Study

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Here are 5 top takeaways every B2B leader should internalize: 1. free cash flow in one quarter Capital Allocation: Returning cash while investing in growth The Meta-Lesson: The best SaaS companies don’t “grow up” and become boring. MongoDB recently dropped its Q1 2026 results, and well … Mongo is back.

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Forrester Research Report: How Sales and Marketing Intelligence Drive Improved Business Outcomes

In 2019, DiscoverOrg commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate sales and marketing intelligence practices in the B2B space. Those implementing a B2B sales and marketing intelligence solution reported that they have realized 35% more leads in their pipeline and 45% higher-quality leads leading to higher revenue and growth.

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How 1,000+ B2B Startups Are — And Aren’t — Growing. The Real Data.

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SaaS Capital just dropped their 14th annual survey analyzing growth rates across 1,000+ private B2B SaaS companies. It’s a good look at all B2B start-ups, not just the higher fliers. After diving deep into their findings, here are the 5 game-changing insights every B2B founder and executive needs to understand right now.

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The Great Flattening: Growth Rates for B2B Leaders from 2020-2025

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What the revenue trajectories of Snowflake, Shopify, Okta, and Twilio tell us about the new normal in B2B and SaaS. Because the data from four of our biggest B2B winners tells a very different story about what “good growth” looks like in 2025. Remember when 100%+ growth was table stakes for SaaS startups?

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Your Guide to Using Conversational Marketing to Drive Demand Generation

Studies show the return on investment (ROI) of conversational marketing helps your marketing team drive revenue. According to Bold 360, “81 percent of B2B buyers have left a page because they didn’t want to fill out a form.”.

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How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way.

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Reinforcement: The Key to B2B Sales Rep Training

Will your B2B sales rep training program result in long-lasting sales performance improvement? Download this whitepaper – Training Reinforcement - Critical For B2B Sales Reps – to learn how to strategically develop your B2B sales training reinforcement and maximize sales rep behavior change (and your ROI).

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Why B2B Contact and Account Data Management Is Critical to Your ROI

The digital age has brought about increased investment in data quality solutions. However, investing in new technology isn’t always easy, and commonly, it’s difficult to show the ROI of data quality efforts. However, investing in new technology isn’t always easy, and commonly, it’s difficult to show the ROI of data quality efforts.