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SAAS NEWS FLASH - December 13, 2025

Goldman-led $240M for Harness fuels AI-first software delivery consolidation[1]

•Harness secures a $240 million Series E led by Goldman Sachs to accelerate its AI-driven software delivery and observability platform and expand enterprise go-to-market[1].
•Resemble AI raises $13 million in strategic funding from Google AI Futures Fund, Sony Innovation Fund, Okta Ventures and others to scale its real‑time multimodal deepfake detection and AI verification platform[2].
•Saviynt headlines a fintech surge with a $700 million round that spotlights identity and access management as enterprise spend shifts to AI‑secure platforms[3].

Flash Insight: Large, late‑stage rounds led by strategic investors (Goldman for Harness; Google/industry funds for Resemble; major crossover for Saviynt) show enterprise buyers and investors are prioritizing AI‑native reliability, identity/verification, and secure software delivery — likely accelerating consolidation and M&A among observability, SecOps, and AI‑security SaaS vendors over the next 12–18 months[1][2][3].

Sources
1. Harness raises $240M Series E led by Goldman Sachs — article reporting the round and deal details: https://medial.app/news/harness-raises-dollar240-million-in-series-e-or-the-saas-news-10db44ae704e0[1]
2. Resemble AI raises $13M from Google AI Futures Fund, Sony Innovation Fund, Okta Ventures — funding announcement and investor list: https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/resemble-ai-raises-13-million-in-funding and source release: https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/computers-technology-and-internet/resemble-ai-raises-13m-from-sony-innovation-fund-okta-ventures-an-1115357[2]
3. Saviynt $700M raise and fintech funding roundup — FinTech Global coverage of the large identity/security round and the week's fintech funding activity: https://fintech.global/2025/12/12/fintech-funding-surges-past-1-45bn-through-stunning-saviynt-raise/[3]

📊 SaaS METRICS SNAPSHOT - December 13, 2025

Market Performance
•Growth rates declining: median 26%, top quartile at 50% (down from 60% in 2023).[2]
•SaaS market size projected at $250-322 billion in 2025, with worldwide spending hitting $300 billion.[3][5][6]
•Net Revenue Retention (NRR) at 101%, signaling retention challenges amid rising dependence on expansion ARR (now 40% of total new ARR, over 50% for >$50M ARR firms).[2]

Key Industry Numbers
•Churn rate averages 3.5% monthly for B2B SaaS, emphasizing retention focus.[3]
•CAC trends: New CAC Ratio up 14% in 2024; Blended CAC Ratio down 10% due to expansion but ~10% higher since 2022; RAC at 2.86 for top firms, pressuring cost-effective growth.[1][2]
•Pricing under pressure: SaaS subscriptions up 10-20% yearly, exceeding IT budget growth of 2.8%; no specific per-seat vs. usage-based shifts noted, but efficiency metrics like ARR per FTE rising with AI productivity (2x-3x higher).[2][9]

Today's Notable Metrics
•Enterprise AI spend surges to $7.3 billion in 2025 (4.1x YoY), capturing 6% of global SaaS; coding AI leads at $4.0 billion (55%).[7]
•47% of AI deals reach production (vs. 25% for traditional SaaS), with 95% of organizations adopting AI-powered SaaS.[3][7]
•North America Marketing Automation market trends updated December 11, highlighting share analysis and 2025-2030 forecasts; no new unicorns or company-specific announcements today.[8]

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