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SAAS NEWS FLASH - December 17, 2025

Logpresso raises $11M Series B to accelerate AI security agents and global XDR automation push[8][5]

•Logpresso secured KRW 16 billion (~$11M) in a Series B to speed development of AI security-agent models, expand XDR automation, and push international growth for its cloud SIEM/SecOps SaaS[8][5].
•Harness closes a $240M Series E at a $5.5B valuation to scale its AI-driven software delivery and engineering lifecycle platform for large enterprises[1].
•Beyond Now received a majority growth investment from Bregal Milestone to expand agentic AI commerce and supply‑chain SaaS capabilities and accelerate GTM and customer success[3].

Flash Insight: Funding continues to concentrate on AI-first enterprise SaaS—security (Logpresso), developer platform automation (Harness), and agentic commerce/supply‑chain software (Beyond Now)—signaling that investors are prioritizing companies that embed AI agents and automation into mission‑critical enterprise workflows, which will accelerate consolidation and increased competition for enterprise deals in 2026[8][1][3].

Sources
[1] https://parsers.substack.com/p/weekly-funding-rounds-statistics-35a
[3] https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/beyond-now-raises-majority-growth-investment
[5] https://en.wowtale.net/2025/12/17/233086/
[8] https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251215309208/en/Logpresso-Secures-KRW-16-Billion-in-Series-B-Funding-Accelerating-Shift-to-AI-Security-Agents

📊 SaaS METRICS SNAPSHOT - December 17, 2025

Direct summary: Public and private SaaS metrics in 2025 show slower median top-line growth but higher efficiency and increasing adoption of hybrid/usage-based pricing; median growth for B2B SaaS is ~26% ARR year-over-year, NRR is hovering around ~100–101%, and blended CAC and CAC ratios have risen vs. pre-2023 levels while Expansion ARR now represents a material share of new bookings[2][7].

Market Performance
•Latest SaaS stock performance and valuation multiples: public SaaS valuation multiples have compressed vs. the 2020–21 highs, with market emphasis on quality (cashflow, ARR per FTE and AI productivity); large public peers and high‑quality mid‑caps are trading at premiums relative to the broader cohort, while median growth companies show lower EV/ARR multiples consistent with slower growth (market commentary and valuation focus reported in sector reports published in Q4 2025)[7][1].
•Recent funding round sizes and trends: late‑stage and growth rounds remain available but smaller and more selective; investor focus is on capital efficiency and native‑AI or vertical SaaS, while rounds for agentic-AI startups command higher valuations—reports show an increase in selective larger rounds for AI-native firms in 2025[1][10].
•ARR growth rates trending in the market: median ARR growth for B2B SaaS companies is ~26% (2025 median), with top quartile growth declining from prior years (top quartile fell from ~60% in 2023 to ~50% in 2024 per benchmark data), indicating broad deceleration versus the boom years[2].

Key Industry Numbers
•Average SaaS pricing model trends (per seat vs usage-based): hybrid pricing is now widespread; industry studies report roughly *85% of companies have adopted some form of usage‑based or hybrid pricing* alongside subscription/per‑seat models in 2025, making hybrid the de‑facto standard for new pricing experiments[1].
•Customer acquisition cost (CAC) benchmarks by segment: blended CAC ratios and new CAC ratios have risen year-over-year—Benchmarkit reports median blended CAC ratio increases and a 14% rise in New CAC Ratio in 2024, with Sales & Marketing spend as a % of revenue notably higher for VC‑backed companies (~47%) vs PE‑backed (~33%)[2].
•Churn rate industry averages: B2B SaaS reported median churn figures around *3–3.5% monthly* in 2025 in aggregated industry stat sets (commonly cited as ~3.5% monthly churn for 2025), while NRR across many enterprise SaaS firms sits near or just above 100% (NRR ≈ 100–101%) depending on segment[3][2].

Today's Notable Metrics (announced or published close to this snapshot)
•Any specific company metrics announced today: GP Bullhound published its European SaaS Report on Dec 16, 2025 highlighting improvements in ARR per FTE for €5M–€50M ARR companies and divergent NRR trends (enterprise-focused vendors improving NRR while SME-focused models softened)[7].
•New SaaS unicorn valuations or milestones: 2025 funding coverage and industry summaries show agentic/AI-native startups capturing outsized late‑stage rounds and selective unicorn valuations, but no single universally‑reported new global unicorn announcement on Dec 17 surfaced in the available sources used for this snapshot (sector commentary emphasizes selective AI/vertical winners rather than broad unicorn waves)[1][10][7].
•Industry benchmark updates or research findings: Benchmarkit’s 2025 benchmarks show median ARR growth at ~26%, Expansion ARR representing ~40%

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