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How SaaStr Fund-Backed RevenueCat Went from a $1.5M Round at $7M Valuation in 2018 to $500M+ Today

SaaStr

When SaaStr Fund made the first investment in RevenueCat back in 2018, nobody could have predicted that this “simple API for managing in-app subscriptions” would become the infrastructure powering 33% of all mobile subscription apps and reach a $500M valuation in 2025. Managing Them Will Remain a Headache.

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Breaking Into Asia? Benchmarking Data and Insights on SaaS Subscriptions in Asia

FastSpring

Here are the questions we sought to answer by analyzing anonymized subscription data for transactions across various Asian countries (excluding broader “APAC” regions like Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia): How do customers in Asia’s growing markets prefer to manage their SaaS subscriptions? but they’re growing.

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Dear SaaStr: Should I Remove Monthly Subscriptions to Drive Down Churn?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: Should I Remove Monthly Subscriptions to Drive Down Churn? Pros of Removing Monthly Subscriptions Lower Churn : Monthly plans naturally have higher churn because customers can leave at any time. Summary: Removing monthly subscriptions can work if your churn is out of control or your product requires significant onboarding.

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3 Ways I’ve Changed Venture Investing at SaaStr Fund

SaaStr

So I’m mostly made good investing decisions. My first VC investments were Pipedrive ($1.5B So if interested — here are the changed I’ve made to investing at SaaStr Fund : #1. Don’t Invest Without an S-Tier CTO If you follow me on social media, this won’t be a surprise, as I say it all the time.

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ServiceTitan: Benchmarking the S1 Data

Clouded Judgement

The purpose of the detailed information is to help investors (both institutional and retail) make informed investment decisions. Today, we capture on average approximately 1% of our customers’ GTV as revenue from their subscription to and current usage of our products.

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A Look Back at Q1 '25 Public Cloud Software Earnings

Clouded Judgement

To calculate implied ARR I take the subscription revenue in a quarter and multiply it by 4. Not every company reports subscription revenue, so they’ve been left out of the analysis (or I’ve estimated their % subscription revenue). Altimeter is an investment adviser registered with the U.S.

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The Complete History of HubSpot’s Net Revenue Retention: From 88.6% at IPO to 115% Peak — And Why 102% Today Is Still Strong

SaaStr

annualized subscription dollar retention rate. Crisis: HubSpot’s Retention Wake-Up Call (2014) When Sequoia’s Pat Grady considered investing in HubSpot’s Series A, he saw a company with serious retention problems. subscription dollar retention, but this was still problematic.