SaaS Flash Report

Daily SaaS News Roundup - Updated: 2025-11-13

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• \1 — AI-led growth platform backed by Battery Ventures and angels from Monday.com, ZoomInfo, and Databricks to expand technology team and scale sales automation capabilities[4]

• \1 — First AI-powered investment management enterprise SaaS platform accelerates growth in institutional finance automation[7]

• \1 — Startup led by former US customs personnel launches AI tools for global trade compliance automation, modernizing legacy industry workflows[8][9]

\1 November 2025 is witnessing a decisive shift toward AI-native enterprise software, with over $3.5B flowing into SaaS startups across major deals. The funding landscape shows investor confidence in mature, scaling companies with proven metrics—particularly those automating complex business processes across underserved verticals like trade compliance, investment management, and sales intelligence[1][3].

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• [1] https://parsers.substack.com/p/weekly-funding-rounds-statistics-285
• [3] https://www.secondtalent.com/resources/top-ai-startups-that-raised-funding-in-november-2025/
• [4] https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/1mind-raises-30-million-series-a
• [7] https://www.fintechfutures.com/press-releases/fundguard-closes-12-million-series-a-funding-round-to-accelerate-growth-of-first-ai-powered-investment-management-enterprise-saas-platform
• [8] https://www.cincinnati.com/press-release/story/12498/bite-data-raises-3m-to-build-ai-tools-for-global-trade-compliance-teams/
• [9] https://www.jsonline.com/press-release/story/130553/bite-data-raises-3m-to-build-ai-tools-for-global-trade-compliance-teams/

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- Public SaaS companies: Median EV/Revenue at \1 (down from 20–21x in 2021 peak; ~65–70% decline)
- Private SaaS companies: Median EV/Revenue at \1 (down from 6.4x in 2021; ~35% decline)
- \1 are the exception, commanding \1 over peers.
*(Source: RockingWeb, 2025 SaaS Metrics Benchmark Report)*

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- Nearly \1 went to SaaS startups.
- Funding rounds remain concentrated in AI-native and vertical SaaS, with median rounds in early-stage SaaS at $10–25M.
*(Source: Blacksmith Agency, Top 30 SaaS Statistics 2025)*

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- Median YoY growth: \1 (down from 30%+ in 2023)
- Top quartile growth: \1 (down from 60% in 2023)
- AI-native SaaS companies grow \1 than traditional SaaS, with outlier likelihood \1.
*(Sources: Benchmarkit, RockingWeb, High Alpha)*

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- \1 delivers \1, \1, and \1 vs. flat-rate models.
- Adoption of usage-based pricing is accelerating, especially among AI-native and vertical SaaS.
*(Source: RockingWeb, 2025 SaaS Metrics Benchmark Report)*

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- \1 ~10% higher since 2022, with median CAC payback at \1 (best-in-class: 5 months).
- \1 Sales & Marketing spend = \1
- \1 Sales & Marketing spend = \1
*(Sources: Benchmarkit, Maxio, High Alpha)*

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- \1 Median \1 (implies 8–10% annual churn; best-in-class: 95%+)
- \1 Median \1 (best-in-class: 110%+)
- Usage-based pricing correlates with \1.
*(Sources: RockingWeb, High Alpha, Development Corporate)*

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- Median: \1 (best-in-class: $200K+)
- AI-native and Agentic AI companies report \1 (ARR per FTE).
- IPO-ready SaaS companies target \1.
*(Sources: Maxio, Development Corporate, Benchmarkit)*

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- \1 have embedded AI; **95

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