The Ultimate Guide to SaaS Benchmarks for Pre-Seed Funded Startups
The 2024 B2B SaaS Benchmark Report offers key metrics for startups with under $1M in revenue. It includes insights from 936 SaaS firms, with 15 specific benchmarks such as Company…
The 2023 OpenView SaaS Benchmarks Report: Key Metrics for Early-Stage SaaS Companies
The 2023 OpenView SaaS Benchmarks Report outlines seven key metrics for startups with ARR below $1M and between $1M and $5M to aid in growth and decision-making. These metrics include…
The Big Book of Venture Capital Q1 2024: A Summary from a Pre-Seed Funded SaaS CEO Perspective
The Big Book of Venture Capital Q1 2024 offers insights into the current VC landscape, highlighting key trends and takeaways relevant to early-stage startups. It reviews 2023, noting valuation corrections,…
The Current State of Pre-Seed and Seed Funding Q1 2024
The Q1 2024 US VC Valuations Report by PitchBook indicates high valuations in pre-seed and seed-stage deals, with median values reaching nearly $1 million and record highs, respectively, despite market…
Trends in Pre-Seed, Seed, and Early-Stage European VC: A Pre-Seed Funded Founder’s Perspective
The venture capital landscape is dynamic, with increasing valuations and deal sizes for pre-seed to early-stage funding, reflecting investor confidence in high-quality startups with potential for market disruption. The Q1…
The Importance of Being Transaction-Ready: Navigating Seed and Series A Stage Rounds for Venture Capital Funding
Venture capital funding, particularly at the Seed and Series A stages, is essential for the growth and development of startups. These early rounds help startups establish and scale their operations…
Navigating the Trends: Insights from the Q1 2024 Private Market Valuations and Round Sizes
In Q1 2024, the private market exhibited varied investment trends, valuations, and funding round sizes from Seed to Series C. The Carta report reflects increasing investor confidence, particularly in later…
Private Market Investment Outlook: Q1 2024 Analysis and Trends
Down rounds, which occur when a company raises funding at a lower valuation than its previous funding round, are a significant trend in the private market. The data from Forge…
2023 SaaS M&A in Review
I regularly track SaaS M&A. The Software Equity Group regularly publishes great research on SaaS M&A. Recently they released their SEG 2024 Annual SaaS Report. The report includes: An Overview…
Public and Private SaaS Valuations November 2023
I regularly track SaaS valuations as a part of my consulting business. Tracking the valuations of public SaaS companies is easy, privately held SaaS companies are a bit more challenging,…