Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 15, 2023

“The Startup M&A Market Fell 94% Year over Year - But One Segment Thrives” , a post from last week, elicited the same question from many readers. Just who are the most active acquirers for smaller takeouts? To answer the question. I reviewed the roughly 560 US software acquisitions under $400m since January 1, 2020. ServiceNow tops the list with 5 acquisitions.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 15, 2023

Each week, we round up our most popular content so you can catch up on anything you may have missed. Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: 5 Interesting Learnings from Docebo at $145,000,000 in ARR. 5 Interesting Learnings from Okta at $2 Billion in ARR. Capital Efficiency is Back in Fashion. But … You Still Gotta Grow.

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CloseSaaS

JANUARY 15, 2023

How does lead management work, and what should you look for in sales lead management software? Here’s your complete rundown.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 15, 2023

So we’ve looked at a lot of great sources of data on how much tougher the late stage venture markets are now, and yeah they all point the same way. It’s a lot, lot, lot harder than 12 months ago to raise a Series A or late round. And growth rounds are down 80%+ or more. But this latest chart from Carta visualizes it in perhaps the most helpful way — around $100m rounds.

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CloseSaaS

JANUARY 15, 2023

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