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 Global’s Q2 2024 Investment Outlook provides valuable insights into the prevalence and impact of down rounds in the current market environment. According to the data,…
The Software Equity Group (SEG) regularly publishes quantitative research on the software and SaaS market M&A activity. The SEG SaaS Index contains dozens of publicly traded SaaS companies. They recently published their SEG 2023 Annual SaaS Report. It provides a ton of data on SaaS valuations and financial operating metrics. The impact of the market downturn can be clearly seen across all categories of SaaS.
Elon Musk’s $44 Billion takeover of Twitter will be another radical shift for the software industry. In many way what has transpired in the past week reminds me of Private Equity Tech M&A in the early 2000s. There are some very important differences however. Will the X super app be the long term savior of Twitter and another huge notch in Elon’s belt?
The Software Equity Group (SEG) regularly publishes quantitative research on the software and SaaS market M&A activity. The SEG SaaS Index contains 110 publicly traded SaaS companies. They recently published their SEG Snapshot: 3Q22 SaaS Public Market Update -you can download it for free here. It provides a ton of data on SaaS valuations and financial operating metrics. The Median SaaS company Enterprise Value/Revenue multiple declined another 10% since Q2 and a whopping 62% since September 2021.
The SEG SaaS Index contains 110 publicly traded SaaS companies. They recently published their April 2022 SEG SaaS Index Update. The Median SaaS company Enterprise Value/Revenue multiple declined another 7% since March and a whopping 42% since July 2021.
Layoffs in the startup industry are spiking again. In spite of a good jobs report this week, layoffs are climbing again. So far in Q2, 4,720 startup employees have lost their jobs in layoffs at 25 companies. As Q1 earnings season gets into full swing in the next few weeks expect to see more downsizing as companies prepare for a rocky 2022.
The Software Equity Group recently published their SEG Snapshot: 1Q22 SaaS Public Market Update. The impact of the market downturn can be clearly seen across all categories of SaaS.
As Q1 ended, the impact of the recent market downturn in SaaS company valuations could clearly be seen. Median Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm) multiples dropped 24% in comparison to Q4 2021. Many once high-flying SaaS companies have seen their valuations slashed. SaaS Enterprise Value/Revenue Multiples 2014 – 2022 High Flying SaaS Companies Have Taken a Major…
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Separating the noise from signals in regard to competitors is a challenge product managers face every day. A market map of competitor revenues, headcount, VC funding, and enterprise value can help bring a fact-based perspective to those discussions. A market map can be built quickly using a multitude of free resources.
