SaaS Flash Report

Daily SaaS News Roundup - Updated: 2025-11-19

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• Excelsoft Technologies, a global vertical SaaS company specializing in learning and assessment solutions, opened its Rs 500 crore IPO today, running through November 21, signaling strong investor confidence in specialized SaaS verticals[7]

• Late-stage SaaS funding continues to dominate the market, with companies like Giga raising $61M Series A for AI-powered customer support automation and Daylight securing $33M Series A for autonomous cybersecurity platforms, demonstrating investor preference for scaling mature startups[3]

• AI-powered SaaS platforms across multiple verticals are attracting significant capital, including DealMaker's $20M raise for capital raising lifecycle management and Fintary's $10M Series A for insurance commission automation, reflecting the industry's shift toward intelligent automation[3]

\1 The SaaS market is experiencing a bifurcated funding landscape where late-stage companies with proven business models and AI capabilities are securing substantial rounds, while vertical SaaS solutions like Excelsoft are reaching public markets. This suggests investor confidence is returning to the sector, but with a clear preference for companies demonstrating scalability and AI integration.

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[7] https://economictimes.com/markets/ipos/fpos/saas-company-excelsoft-technologies-to-launch-rs-500-crore-ipo-on-november-19-check-details/articleshow/125272764.cms

[3] https://parsers.substack.com/p/weekly-funding-rounds-statistics-285

Market Performance

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The SaaS industry continues experiencing a slowdown in revenue growth, with median growth rates holding at 26% year-over-year[3]. The top growth quartile has contracted significantly, declining from 60% in 2023 to 50% in 2024[3]. This represents a structural shift away from the "growth-at-all-costs" era toward efficiency-focused expansion[6].

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• notable divergence exists between traditional B2B SaaS and AI-native companies. AI-native startups are growing approximately twice as fast as their peers across all ARR bands[7]. The performance gap is most pronounced in the $1-5 million ARR cohort, where AI differentiation drives 70% faster growth[7]. For context, AI-native companies in the $1M-$5M ARR range achieve 110% median growth compared to 40% for traditional B2B SaaS[1].

Key Industry Numbers

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CAC efficiency remains a critical focus for 2025, with investors prioritizing sustainable unit economics over raw growth[2]. The new CAC ratio for acquiring new customers rose 14% in 2024[3], while the blended CAC ratio decreased 10% due to increased expansion ARR mix[3]. Top-performing SaaS firms target CAC payback within 12-15 months[6], though the $1M-$5M ARR segment benchmarks at 8 months median with 5 months for upper-quartile performers[5].

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Revenue Acquisition Cost is running at 2.86 for companies in the TSIA Cloud 40—the highest level tracked since Q1 2022[2]. This signals immense pressure on SaaS companies to generate revenue more cost-effectively in 2025[2].

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NRR has settled at 101%, indicating that retaining and expanding existing customers is becoming increasingly challenging as companies depend more heavily on expansion ARR[3]. For the $1M-$5M ARR segment, best-in-class companies achieve 95%+ Gross Revenue Retention (GRR) through customer onboarding excellence and usage-driven engagement[5], with Net Revenue Retention benchmarking at 104% median and 110% for upper-quartile performers[5].

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Expansion ARR now represents 40% of total new ARR—a 5% increase from 2023[3]. For companies exceeding $50M ARR, expansion ARR comprises over 50% of total new ARR[3], reflecting a strategic shift toward land-and-expand models.

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Software gross margins benchmark at 77% median for the $1M-$5M ARR segment, with upper-quartile companies achieving 85%[5]. However, companies with professional services revenue exceeding 15-20% of total revenue risk depressing overall gross margins below the 77% benchmark[3].

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ARR per employee serves as a defining efficiency metric for 2025[2]. The $1M-$5M ARR segment benchmarks at $136K median with $200K for upper-quartile performers[5], reflecting

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