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SAAS NEWS FLASH - December 20, 2025

Harness Raises Massive $240M Series E at $5.5B Valuation, Signaling Peak Investor Confidence in AI-Driven DevOps Platforms

•Harness, an AI software delivery platform for engineering lifecycle automation, secured $240M in Series E funding from IVP, Unusual Ventures, Menlo Ventures, and Goldman Sachs.[2] (https://parsers.substack.com/p/weekly-funding-rounds-statistics-35a)
•Endra Systems AB, an AI-powered MEP design automation platform for construction, raised $20M in Seed funding led by Notion Capital with Norrsken VC participation.[3] (https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/endra-raises-20-million-in-seed-round)
•Sequence, building AI-driven revenue operations automation, closed $20M Series A led by 645 Ventures with a16z and other top VCs, bringing total funding to $38M.[4] (https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/sequence-raises-20-million-in-series-a)

Flash Insight: These December funding rounds, especially Harness's blockbuster at $5.5B valuation, highlight surging investor appetite for AI-integrated SaaS in DevOps, revenue ops, and verticals like construction, amid a broader 2025 upswing in SaaS VC activity.[2][3][4][8] This momentum points to accelerated consolidation and IPO preparations across mature AI SaaS players.

📊 SaaS METRICS SNAPSHOT - December 20, 2025

Market Performance
•SaaS stock performance shows a "cloud slump" in traditional software amid a shift to AI agents, with enterprise AI surging from $1.7B to $37B since 2023, capturing 6% of the global SaaS market and outpacing other categories[7][6].
•Global SaaS market projected at $300B spending by 2025 (CAGR ~13%), reaching $1.25T by 2034; U.S. market to surpass $412B by 2034[3].
•ARR growth trends: Target 2-4% MoM in growth stages or 25-40% YoY; NRR benchmarks 110-130%, with expansion revenue at 20-40% of total[1].

Key Industry Numbers
•Pricing trends: Shift toward usage-based models implied by efficiency focus; track ARPU and tier demand rises, with "citizen buyers" influencing 40% of spending[1][3].
•CAC benchmarks: Investors prioritize efficiency; RAC at 2.86 for TSIA Cloud 40 (highest since Q1 2022); target CAC payback <=12 months[2].
•Churn averages: B2B SaaS at 3.5% monthly (under 5% gross target, or 8-12% annually); NRR <90% signals leaks[1][3][4].

Today's Notable Metrics
•Ramp AI Index (Dec 2025): Top new customers led by Replit, OpenAI, Canva; top spend by Google, ServiceNow, Gong; fastest growth in ServiceNow (spend) and Replit (customers)[5].
•Anthropic adoption up 2.1 points to 14.3% in Oct; OpenAI +0.3 points; AI leaders like OpenAI dominate business use[5].
•New research: 45 dashboard metrics urged for 2025 (e.g., MRR/ARR, gross margins 70-75%); public playbook for AI monetization released Dec 2[1][9].

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