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Thanks to Cyvatar, Pacific Western Bank, Upzelo, UserGems, and Younium for Sponsoring SaaStr Annual 2023!

SaaStr

Cyvatar is a technology-enabled cyber security as a service (CSaaS) provider disrupting a $150 billion industry by introducing and delivering smarter, measurable managed security subscriptions to help you achieve compliance and security faster and more efficiently.

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Clouded Judgement 1.12.24 - Hard Truths

Clouded Judgement

Every type of investor was broadly operating in a “risk on” mindset given the ZIRP environment, and the venture capital ecosystem was no exception. Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4). Securities and Exchange Commission.

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What is Equity Financing?

Baremetrics

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. Sign up for the Baremetrics free trial , and start monitoring your subscription revenue accurately and easily.

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We?re About To See a Lot More SaaS Debt

SaaStr

This article looks at the history of SaaS as it relates to financial capital and production capital. I argue that standard saas metrics make it possible for founders to scale using debt capital (production capital thats cheaper) instead of solely relying on venture capital (financial capital thats more expensive). .

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What Bootstrapped Companies Do Better than VC-Backed Ones with Paddle Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Campbell and Senior Product Manager Allissa Chan (Video)

SaaStr

Startups often begin with a bootstrapping phase with little to no outside investment. However, when users choose longer-term subscriptions, there’s more convenience to be enjoyed—highlight that. Venture capital-backed companies update their pricing once every 2.8 Lever #3: Cancellation flow. Lever #5: Monetization.

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5 Interesting Learnings From Slack. As It Gets Ready to IPO.

SaaStr

” The Slack Fund is tiny. “As of January 31, 2019, Slack Fund has invested $10.1 million funded by Slack and the balance funded by the venture capital funds who partner with Slack Fund.” ” The Slack Fund is tiny. “As of January 31, 2019, Slack Fund has invested $10.1

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Loyalty Prime Raises $5.5 million for Next-Generation, AI-based Loyalty Marketing SaaS Platform

The SaaS Garage

We chose to invest in Loyalty Prime as it provides an effective solution to deliver on the widely preached but seldomly fulfilled promise in data-driven marketing and personalization: being able to provide “the right offer to the right person at the right time, in the right channel and with the right message for impactful business results.”