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SAAS NEWS FLASH - December 12, 2025

Harness Secures $200M Round at $5.5B Valuation, Led by Goldman Sachs, Signaling SaaS Resilience Amid AI Boom[7]

•Outset, an AI-moderated research platform, raises $30M in Series B funding led by Radical Ventures with participation from M12, Y Combinator, Adverb Ventures, and 8VC, bringing total funding to $51M[2]. (https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/outset-raises-30-million-series-b | https://www.outset.ai/)
•Pack SRL, an AI-native HR tech startup based in Bologna, Italy, secures €5.8M in Series A led by Rialto VC and Acadian Ventures, plus investments from HR SaaS veterans like David Clarke and Thomas Otter[3]. (https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/pack-secures-5-8-million-series-a)
•Unlimited Industries, a San Francisco-based AI-powered construction platform, raises $12M in Seed funding co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and CIV to accelerate development and scaling[6]. (https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/unlimited-industries-raises-12-million-in-seed-round | https://www.unlimitedindustries.com/)

Flash Insight: These funding rounds, totaling over $242M with heavy AI integration across research, HR, and construction, underscore investor confidence in AI-enhanced SaaS despite a broader slowdown in mega-rounds, positioning hybrid AI-SaaS models for accelerated growth into 2026[5][7].

📊 SaaS METRICS SNAPSHOT - December 12, 2025

Market Performance
•Public SaaS median valuation multiples compressed to 5.5-7x from 2021 peaks of 20-21x (65-70% decline); private medians at 4.1x from 6.4x (35% decline)[2].
•AI-native SaaS commands 20-40% valuation premiums; overall BVP Cloud Index at $2.1T, down ~50% from $3T peak[2].
•Median private SaaS ARR growth stabilized at 19-21%; AI-native firms grow 2x faster (100% vs 50%) than traditional[2].
•RAC at 2.86 for TSIA Cloud 40 companies, highest since Q1 2022, signaling pressure for cost-effective revenue growth[1].

Key Industry Numbers
•Usage-based or hybrid pricing yields 10% higher NRR and 22% lower churn vs per-seat models; 60%+ enterprises now embed AI, with 95% expected by year-end[2][3].
•B2B SaaS average churn at 3.5% monthly; NRR benchmarks: >100% signals efficient expansion, 90-100% healthy but vulnerable, <90% indicates leaks[3][4].
•ARR per employee >$300K marks IPO readiness; median growth 19-21%, with only 11-30% hitting Rule of 40 (121% valuation premium)[1][2].

Today's Notable Metrics
•Ramp AI Index (Dec 2025): Top new customers led by Replit, OpenAI, Canva; top new spend by Google, ServiceNow, Gong; fastest growth in new customers: Replit, Lucid Software, Atlassian[6].
•AI disrupting ARR focus: Investors prioritize usage ramp rate, time to usage, volatility over seat-based counts; outcome metrics like task time reduction gaining traction[7].
•Global SaaS market at ~$250-300B in 2025, with worldwide spending hitting $300B; North America marketing automation trends updated Dec 11[5][3][8][9].

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