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SAAS NEWS FLASH - December 15, 2025

Main headline: OnCorps AI raises $55M growth round to scale agentic fund‑operations platform, signaling another big wave of capital into AI‑driven enterprise SaaS[3]

•Story 1: OnCorps AI closed a $55 million growth capital round led by Long Ridge Equity Partners to expand its agentic AI platform for fund operations and scale go‑to‑market and infrastructure[3]. [1]
•Story 2: Global fintech and regtech funding activity this week pushed total fintech rounds past $1.45B, led by a massive $700M raise for identity-security platform Saviynt and several large rounds that are keeping enterprise finance and compliance SaaS well‑funded into year‑end[2]. [2]
•Story 3: Market trackers and VC platforms report continued high activity and record‑level seed and growth funding in AI and SaaS for 2025, with seed rounds and AI investments hitting new highs—evidence investors remain willing to back large, early-stage SaaS/AI opportunities[7][4]. [3]

Flash Insight: Investors continue to funnel large checks into AI‑first and fintech/regtech enterprise SaaS—both for product innovation and to win enterprise contracts—indicating 2025’s funding surge is persisting into December and reinforcing that buyers and VCs expect AI automation to be the next battleground for enterprise software[3][2][7]. [4]

Sources
[1] https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/oncorps-ai-secures-55-million-in-funding
[2] https://fintech.global/2025/12/12/fintech-funding-surges-past-1-45bn-through-stunning-saviynt-raise/
[3] https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/record-breaking-seed-funding-us-ai-eoy-2025/
[4] https://www.openvc.app/investor-lists/saas-investors

Notes: Links above point to the original reporting on the funding rounds and industry funding data cited.

📊 SaaS METRICS SNAPSHOT - December 15, 2025

Market Performance
•Public SaaS median valuation multiples compressed to 5.5-7x from 2021 peaks of 20-21x (65-70% decline); private median at 4.1x from 6.4x (35% decline)[2].
•AI-native SaaS commands 20-40% valuation premiums over traditional peers, with 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%) and reach $30M ARR in 20 months (5x quicker)[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 seat-based models; 60%+ of enterprise SaaS now embeds AI, with 95% adoption expected[2][3].
•B2B SaaS average churn at 3.5% monthly; NRR >100% indicates efficient expansion, 90-100% healthy but vulnerable, <90% signals leaks[3][4].
•ARR per employee >$300K marks IPO readiness; median growth 19-21%, with only 11-30% achieving Rule of 40 (121% valuation premium for those that do)[1][2].

Today's Notable Metrics
•Ramp AI Index (December 2025): Top new customer growth led by Replit (#1), OpenAI (#2), Canva (#3); new spend by Google (#1), ServiceNow (#2), Gong (#3)[5].
•Fastest growth: Replit and Lucid Software by new customers; ServiceNow and Google by new spend[5].
•AI disrupting ARR focus: Investors prioritize usage ramp rate, time to usage, and outcome metrics like task completion time over seat-based counts[6].
•Enterprise AI spend surged to $37B (6% of global SaaS), fastest-growing category[8].

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