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Navan Files for IPO: The Opening of B2B IPO Floodgates?

SaaStr

AI-adjacent businesses like CoreWeave have benefited from sustained investor enthusiasm, while sector-specific leaders like Hinge Health prove that domain expertise and strong unit economics can overcome broader market headwinds. The company also faces fundamental business model questions. valuation, raised $2.5B volume $91.5B

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How The Top 25 B2B Public Companies Have Performed In 2025 So Far — And What They Tell Us About the Future

SaaStr

The market is getting smarter about AI washing vs. real AI business models. Every major SaaS company needs domain expertise in regulated industries. AI Revenue Separation Companies will be forced to break out AI revenue separately. The Great SaaS Shakeout 50% of public SaaS companies will either get acquired or go private.

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Mastering Growth in the AI Era: How to Stand Out, Acquire Customers, and Raise VC Dollars with B Capital, Zetta, and Glasswing

SaaStr

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!! The bar has risen significantly from the “growth at all costs” mindset of 2021-2022.

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SOC 2 vs NIST: Understanding the Key Differences

Scytale

When it comes to choosing a cybersecurity framework, two heavyweights often come up: SOC 2 and NIST. NIST frameworks, like NIST CSF compliance, provide organizations with guidelines to enhance their cybersecurity resilience. It’s especially popular for its flexibility, allowing businesses to tailor it to their specific needs.

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SOC 2 vs NIST: Understanding the Key Differences

Scytale

When it comes to choosing a cybersecurity framework, two heavyweights often come up: SOC 2 and NIST. NIST frameworks, like NIST CSF compliance, provide organizations with guidelines to enhance their cybersecurity resilience. It’s especially popular for its flexibility, allowing businesses to tailor it to their specific needs.

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ISVs vs SaaS: What’s the Difference?

Stax

While they operate under different business models, ISVs and SaaS share similarities in software development, cross-platform accessibility, and industry reach. ISVs and SaaS providers differ in software distribution, licensing models, hosting responsibilities, support options, upgrade and maintenance procedures, and scalability.

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Recurring Payments: Definition and Implementation Best Practices

Stax

TL;DR Recurring payments refer to a financial arrangement where a customer authorizes a business to charge their account at regular intervals for products or services. There are a few types of recurring payments to be aware of, which one your business uses will depend on the business model and need for recurring or automatic payments.