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SAAS NEWS FLASH - February 20, 2026

AI Security Leader Reco Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Enterprise AI SaaS Protection Amid Surging Demand[7]

•Upwind Security raises $250M in February 2026 funding to scale its cloud security SaaS platform for enterprises.[1]
•Compa bags $35M Series B in February 2026 to advance HR analytics and compensation SaaS tools.[1][3]
•Lema lands $24M Series A led by Salesforce Ventures for its agentic AI security platform targeting vendor risk management.[4]

Flash Insight: These funding rounds highlight AI's grip on SaaS, with security and enterprise tools capturing massive investments to tackle rising cyber threats and workflow automation needs.[1][4][7]

Sources:
[1] https://ful.io/blog/saas-companies-series-b-funding-last-3
[3] https://growthlist.co/list-of-funded-saas-startups/
[4] https://parsers.substack.com/p/weekly-funding-rounds-statistics-f0f
[7] https://www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/71804802/reco-raises-dollar30m-b-round-for-a-total-of-dollar85m-to-meet-rapidly-growing-demand-for-ai-saas-security-among-enterprises?publisherId=69820871&lang=en

📊 SaaS METRICS SNAPSHOT - February 20, 2026

Market Performance
•SaaS stocks entered a bear market, with the IGV index down 22% from highs; AI budgets rose 100%+ YoY while overall IT budgets grew ~8%, app counts stayed flat, net new customers declined, and seat counts faced deep pressure.[6]
•Global SaaS market projected to reach $375.57 billion in 2026, with vertical SaaS growing at 19.50% annually, outpacing the broader market.[8][9]
•Median ARR growth settled at 26% YoY (down from 30% in 2022); VC-backed firms at 25-30% median (top quartile 50%+), bootstrapped at 20-23%; AI-native companies grow at twice the rate of traditional SaaS.[3][4]
•Consistent ARR growth benchmark remains 30–50% YoY for healthy expansion.[1]

Key Industry Numbers
•Average SaaS pricing model trends (per seat vs usage-based): Rapid growth in usage-based pricing models alongside AI integration; seat counts under deep pressure amid flat app counts (average 305 apps per company, down 0.07% YoY).[4][5][6]
•Customer acquisition cost (CAC) benchmarks by segment: B2B SaaS CAC rose 14% to $2 per $1 ARR; top firms achieve CAC payback in 12–15 months (<80 days ideal); LTV/CAC at 3:1+ (healthy 4:1).[1][2]
•Churn rate industry averages: Monthly customer churn under 3–5% strong for B2B; median gross revenue retention at 90% (implying ~10% annual gross churn); net dollar retention (NRR) compressed to 101% median (top performers 111%).[1][3][4]

Today's Notable Metrics
•Ramp's February 2026 top SaaS vendors highlight AI momentum: Trending includes Cursor (Generative AI), ElevenLabs (Voice Agents), Supabase (DevOps); six of top 10 trending are AI infrastructure (e.g., Cerebras, Runware), signaling shift to self-hosted models for cost savings.[5]
•Organizations average $55.7M annual SaaS spend (median $20.6M), managing 305 apps; large enterprises (10,000+ employees) spend $123.5M–$375.5M; renewals drive 87% of software spend.[4]
•Key ad benchmarks: 113%+ ROAS on LinkedIn (elite 300-650%), 5-15% demo booking rates, 25%+ MQL-to-SQL.[2]

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