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SAAS NEWS FLASH - January 14, 2026

MotorK Secures €3M Debt Extension to Strengthen Liquidity Amid SaaS Funding Momentum

•MotorK, a Milan-based SaaS provider for the automotive sector, raised an additional €3 million in debt from Atempo Growth on January 6 to extend existing facilities and boost liquidity for corporate needs.7
•Leona Health, an AI co-pilot for doctors on WhatsApp, closed a $14M Seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz with General Catalyst and Accel to expand in Latin America and automate clinical workflows.4
•Simular, a U.S.-based AI and cloud computing SaaS startup, raised $21.5M in Series A funding in December 2025 to scale its B2B software engineering solutions.2

Flash Insight: These recent financings, blending equity and debt, signal sustained investor appetite for AI-driven SaaS in healthcare, automotive, and engineering despite late-2025 market caution, potentially fueling 2026 expansion in high-growth verticals.[1][2][4][7]

📊 SaaS METRICS SNAPSHOT - January 14, 2026

Market Performance
•Global SaaS market valued at $273.55 billion in 2023, projected to reach $1,228.87 billion by 2032 at 18.4% CAGR; worldwide revenue expected to grow at 19.38% annually from 2025-2029 to $793.10 billion by 2029.[2][5]
•Top 25% of SaaS businesses ($1M-$30M ARR) grew 62.1% in 2022, down from 78.9% in 2021; vertical SaaS market at $157.4B by 2025 with 23.9% CAGR.[2][6]
•68.6% of SaaS companies reported increased average contract value (ACV), while declining ACV averaged 22% drop; SaaS spend per employee at $5,607 yearly, up 7% from 2023.[2][3]

Key Industry Numbers
•41% of SaaS companies offer free plans, 15% offer free plans plus trials, 4% demos only; shift toward usage-based and outcome-based pricing, with Gartner projecting >30% of enterprise SaaS incorporating outcome-based by 2025.[2][9]
•Average SaaS revenue per employee: $136,000; key benchmarks include CAC, CLV, MRR, churn rate, ARPU, gross margin, expansion revenue, retention rate, NPS—track for LTV:CAC sustainability.[1][3]
•No specific churn averages reported; industry targets NRR >100% via expansions offsetting churn; SaaS Capital notes $2M ARR firms need >90% YoY growth for top 25% performance.[4][7]

Today's Notable Metrics
•Global SaaS spending estimated to exceed $300 billion by end-2026; AI software leads with ~3B customers worldwide, 67% of SaaS offering AI features, 76% of companies deploying AI apps by 2026.[3][5]
•SaaS projected to comprise >85% of business software by 2026; nearly 50% of 2023 VC invested in SaaS startups.[3]
•No specific January 14 announcements in available data; monitor AI-driven growth (e.g., AI SaaS market to $770.32B by 2031 at 40.2% CAGR) for expansion opportunities.[5]

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