Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

They enable governments to finance critical infrastructure, corporations to fund growth, and individuals to make life’s most important purchases. Enter Moment , a new company building infrastructure that abstracts away the complexities of embedding fixed income investments in any application.

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Investment Construction Finance Government 84

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Equity financing is a method of capital raising via the selling of stock. They may need cash to meet immediate financial obligations or have a longer-term objective and require capital to invest in their development. What is Equity Financing in SaaS? Equity Financing 2. Debt Financing (Loan) 3. Table of Contents.

Finance 98

Finance Venture Capital SaaS Payments Payments 98

Mucker Capital

APRIL 6, 2024

Finance 101: Why Should You Care? It's important for early stage startups to focus on finance from the very beginning. Often that means trying to do things in the least expensive way possible and that means doing finance accounting on their own. They are not wholly focused on the financials.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services Systems Review Development Team Review Technical Review 52

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Bookkeeping, accounting, and finance management are all critical to the financial success of your business. In this article, we will explore the following comparisons: bookkeeping vs. accounting, accounting vs. controller, controller vs. finance, finance vs. bookkeeping. Controller, CFO, and finance What is a controller?

Finance 98

Finance Payment Services Forecasting Payment Features 98

Baremetrics

APRIL 21, 2021

In this article, we shall get back to basics: What is SaaS finance, and what financial phases can you expect your business to go through? When it comes to understanding finance for SaaS companies, there are key differences between more traditional financial models and SaaS-specific financial modeling and forecasting. Table of Contents.

Finance 98

Finance Scale SaaS Forecasting 98

SaaStr

JANUARY 25, 2024

We had a great one last time with Mark Roberge, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Stage 2 Capital. What’s your most recent disclosed investment? Our most recent disclosed investment is in Pika.art, a company redesigning the entire video-making and editing experience utilizing AI. Check that out here. Why did you do the deal?

Marketplace as a Service 230

Marketplace as a Service Venture Capital Entertainment Construction 230

SaaStr

JANUARY 23, 2023

We just did our latest Workshop Wednesday with Omers Growth, and they only did one growth investment last year. A great deep dive on later-stage SaaS investing here: And look venture is a mess today. Crypto investments are going bankrupt. First, there are tons of new and newer seed managers that are ready to go.

AWS 304

AWS Venture Capital Finance Cloud 304

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 28, 2021

Cloud costs can be awkward and are constantly evolving, as proven by the growing world of cloud financial management (FinOps). Take a reactive approach to cost management. This team can take on the everyday management of your infrastructure costs, for example: Developing a savings plan policy for your top-tier infrastructure.

Management 211

Management Government Cost optimization & reporting Engineering 211

Blulogix

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Beyond Finance: Why Embracing Monetization as a Cross-Functional Discipline Changes the Game By BluLogix Team Redefining the Role of Monetization in Modern Businesses In the swiftly evolving digital marketplace, the concept of monetization extends far beyond the confines of the finance department.

Finance 52

Finance Marketplace as a Service B2B Subscription 52

Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 29, 2024

Or if you’ve raised a warehouse, you can now fund and originate loans that will be repaid by a financing partner. We’d like to wrap up by focusing on how to manage debt post-closing. third-party calculation agents and paying agents) and demands set by lenders, how should you best manage your facility to meet these ongoing requirements?

Payment Services 81

Payment Services Payment Solutions Development Team Review Outsourcing Services 81

SaaStr

DECEMBER 14, 2023

We had a great one last week with Jay Levy, Managing Partner at Zelkova Ventures. What’s your most recent disclosed investment? What’s your sweet spot for investing — check size, stage, type of deal? Bessemer’s typical growth stage investment is $20 million+ for series B+, but we invest through pre-IPO.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Benchmarks Cloud compliance 217

SaaStr

JULY 10, 2021

As a founder/CEO, building your first management team is something that you often lose sleep over. Obviously, I can’t imagine a chief executive not having loss of sleep over building a management team. What makes you feel that you need to level up your management, set up your first management team? Is it a time?

Sales Hiring 254

Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review CTO Hire 254

User Pilot

MAY 22, 2024

You can access this information through the right customer lifecycle management software. To help you, we’ve listed the 10 best customer lifecycle management platforms in the market, including key features, user reviews, and pricing. You can leverage find funnel, trend, path, and retention reports for customer lifecycle management.

Software Review 95

Software Review Technical Review Software Systems Review 95

Kellblog

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

This post was prompted by feedback to the last prediction in my 2021 annual predictions post, The Rebirth of Planning and Enterprise Performance Management. Founded in Vancouver in 2010 by friends from Business Objects / Crystal Reports, this is a marketing performance management company that has raised $24M in capital and has 125 employees.

Finance 87

Finance Forecasting Software Review Systems Review 87

SaaStr

AUGUST 14, 2023

The traditional practice is that VC funds have the startup pay both their fees and the VC’s legal fees in the financing. In part because while VCs do have a fair amount of “management fees” to pay for expenses, those fees also pay their salaries. Dear SaaStr: Does The VC Fund Pay for Legal Fees After The Term Sheet is Signed?

Finance 205

Finance Banking Startup Investment 205

User Pilot

JANUARY 14, 2024

Are you thinking of a career in product management and wondering what the product manager career path looks like? In particular, we look at: What the product manager’s role involves Their main responsibilities Common product management positions Tips on how to advance your PM career Let’s dive in.

VP of Engineering 90

VP of Engineering Management Underperforming Technical Team Compensation 90

SaaSOptics

JUNE 24, 2021

Debt vs. Equity: The SaaS Financing Landscape . Deciding between raising debt vs. equity financing? In a recent webinar, SaaSOptics CEO Tim McCormick and Bigfoot Capital CEO Brian Parks discussed the changes that have taken place across the SaaS financing landscape, particularly those in debt financing of SaaS companies. .

Finance 59

Finance Venture Capital SaaS Banking 59

Stax

JANUARY 8, 2024

As such, PayFacs need to equip themselves with an effective risk management strategy that helps them continuously monitor risks and employ appropriate risk responses if needed. PayFacs need to equip themselves with an effective risk management strategy that helps them continuously monitor risks and employ appropriate risk responses if needed.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payfac Payment Services SaaS Payments 88

ProfitWell

APRIL 3, 2020

Successfully financing a subscription company involves the use of specific metrics and accounting methods. Subscription business owners can take a wealth of steps to finance their brands. Financing the marketing and sales efforts that result in retention takes some work. Venture capital funds are a form of investment fund.

Finance 52

Finance Subscription Payment Features Venture Capital 52

SaaStr

JULY 28, 2022

By building the global ownership management platform, we’re changing how companies, investors, law firms, and employees manage equity. We all believe we are building a generational company, that will change how ownership and finance works. Scratchpad is the fastest experience for salespeople to do their work. Designed for sales.

Travel 232

Travel Finance Banking Development 232

Chart Mogul

AUGUST 15, 2019

Revenue-based financing is quickly becoming a popular way for startups to raise funds without sacrificing equity. This is a guest post by Brian Parks, Managing Partner at Bigfoot Capital. New investment structures are gaining traction in the early-stage SaaS financing market. of investment) to be paid back over that term.

Finance 85

Finance Payments Revenue Payment Solutions 85

Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 7, 2020

“Support isn’t just a cost center, but a strategic investment that increases customer retention and reduces churn” Indeed, if you look at the broader financial models of customer support, you’ll see that support isn’t just a cost center, but a strategic investment that increases customer retention and reduces churn.

Customer Support 196

Customer Support Investment Scale Churn 196

Payrix

MAY 14, 2024

Before joining Worldpay for Platforms, he was CRO at Chargebee, a subscription revenue management platform that manages billing subscriptions and payments for companies throughout the world. It was an Embedded Finance play starting with payments. [It And so that was a big conversation at the board level. Adam Tesan Absolutely.

Payments 147

Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 147

FastSpring

JULY 12, 2019

Here’s a quick guide to help you understand customer lifetime value and learn how you can use this subscription finance metric to improve your business. With such heavy investments in customer acquisition, your business needs to make sure you’re recouping the sizeable investment you’re making. What is Customer Lifetime Value?

Customer Lifetime Value 73

Customer Lifetime Value Payment Features Finance Payment Solutions 73

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

After experiencing the pain of managing software subscriptions first-hand, Cristina, Cledara ‘s Founder and CEO, decided to build a platform that was 100% focused on the customer and solved that very issue. Insight Assurance is a professional services firm providing cybersecurity compliance, risk management, and tax services.

Merchant Services 194

Merchant Services Cybersecurity compliance Finance 194

OPEXEngine

MAY 4, 2021

Corporate finance experience is declining, while investment banking is rising, as a path to the CFO seat, CFO Dive data shows. The most sure-fire way for aspiring CFOs to attract the notice of CEOs and boards is to bring a strategic mindset, communicate well and showcase a background in operational finance, recruiters say. .

Payment Services 52

Payment Services Finance Communication Strategy 52

Baremetrics

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Once users are in a position to invest in such a service, your SaaS should be the first that comes to mind. Building an organic audience through content marketing is also one of the most cost efficient marketing strategies available to SaaS start-ups that can’t afford to invest in expensive ad placements. Want to try it for yourself?

Content Marketing 113

Content Marketing SaaS Payments Investment Marketing 113

SaaStr

MARCH 20, 2024

For instance, Founders Fund doesn’t really invest in AI, health tech, or edtech, even if you’re growing 5x. If you want to manage people and not do the work, it won’t work. For smaller companies, go after the founders because they likely won’t have finance people yet. Each VC has a different “flavor.”

Sales Hiring 254

Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Scale Headcount 254

SaaStr

JUNE 18, 2021

The next dilution you hopefully won’t lament, but may, is Equity Financing (i.e., On VC financing, here are my 3 suggestions (and 1 framework) on how to think about Dilution: First, raise 125% of what you need in VC capital. But once you are on your third management team, past 200+ employees, etc. Angel and VC Dilution).

Sales Hiring 288

Sales Hiring Scale Venture Capital Finance 288

SaaStr

MARCH 22, 2024

Different Pathways to CRO For Jane Kim, former CRO of CircleCl,, she used to work in finance before transitioning to SaaS. During her time in finance, she did multi-million dollar deals with 12 to 18-month deal cycles. After switching to SaaS, she started as an SMB sales leader with no prior management or SMB sales experience.

Scale 238

Scale Underperforming Technical Team SMB Finance 238

Clouded Judgement

APRIL 26, 2024

The full quote is below: “We expect capital expenditures to increase materially on a sequential basis driven by cloud and AI infrastructure investments. As a reminder, there can be normal quarterly spend variability in the timing of our cloud infrastructure build-outs and the timing of finance leases.

Azure 177

Azure Cloud Software AI 177

SaaSX

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

we thought we’d spotlight some of our favorite SaaS financing pieces. The many facets of SaaS financing remain among the most confusing, overwhelming and scary topics for young SaaS founders. SaaS finance success requires careful research, patience, critical thinking and brutal honesty with yourself. Blake Koriath.

Finance 49

Finance Deferred Revenue SaaS Forecasting 49

OPEXEngine

APRIL 14, 2021

In today’s post, we review the results regarding the “Top Growth Initiatives for 2021,” “Internal Investments,” and “Strategic Finance Goals” that those surveyed are planning to make. . Top Finance Growth Initiatives in 2021. Top Finance Growth Initiatives in 2021. Finance Department Investments.

Investment 52

Investment Sales Hiring SaaS Finance 52

Chart Mogul

AUGUST 15, 2019

Revenue-based financing is quickly becoming a popular way for startups to raise funds without sacrificing equity. This is a guest post by Brian Parks, Managing Partner at Bigfoot Capital. New investment structures are gaining traction in the early-stage SaaS financing market. of investment) to be paid back over that term.

Finance 52

Finance Payments Revenue Payment Solutions 52

SaaStr

JUNE 17, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of SaaS, Venture Capital, Bootstrapping, and Valuations – understanding market trends and investment patterns is critical. We’ll explain Jason’s take on the recent market fluctuations, highlighting major deals that shaped investment patterns and their effects on valuation trends.

Venture Capital 215

Venture Capital Scale Technical Review Software Review 215

Tom Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

The most effective financing processes, like the most effective auctions, create scarcity. Of late, many founders have been triggering pre-emptive financing processes for their raises. What kinds of metrics and milestones excite investors enough to invest? First, like any financing, these processes are time expensive.

Finance 101

Finance Social Media Engagement Investment 101

SaaStr

AUGUST 20, 2022

Dear SaaStr: What is the most challenging thing facing a long-time bootstrapped company immediately after accepting their first investment term sheet? What I’ve seen again and again is founders that are great at bootstrapping finance just don’t intuitively understand how to spend more. But they couldn’t manage the burn.

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Finance Investment Startup Management 180