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Daily SaaS News Roundup - Updated: 2025-12-23

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SAAS NEWS FLASH

AI-Powered Enterprise Software Dominates Year-End Funding Surge

•Harness secures $240M Series E at a $5.5B valuation for its AI software delivery platform streamlining the engineering lifecycle[1]

•Gradial raises $35M Series B to expand its enterprise AI platform for marketing operations automation[1]

•OnCorps AI closes $55M funding for its agentic AI platform delivering intelligent exception resolution in fund operations[1]

•LatentForce secures $1.7M Seed round led by Ideaspring Capital and Yali Capital to advance AI-native enterprise code migration and software modernization[4]

Flash Insight: The SaaS funding landscape is experiencing explosive growth in AI-driven enterprise solutions, with over 42% of global seed funding flowing to AI-focused startups in 2025—up from 30% in 2024[7]. This shift reflects a fundamental market transition toward agentic AI platforms that automate complex business workflows across DevOps, marketing operations, and financial services.

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Sources:
[1] https://parsers.substack.com/p/weekly-funding-rounds-statistics-35a
[4] https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/latentforce-raises-1-7m-seed-round
[7] https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/record-breaking-seed-funding-us-ai-eoy-2025/

📊 SaaS METRICS SNAPSHOT - December 23, 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 (down 35% from 6.4x).[2]
•Global SaaS market valued at $315-315.68 billion in 2025, with ~20% CAGR; projected to hit $1 trillion by 2032.[1]
•Median private SaaS ARR growth stabilized at 19-21%; AI-native firms grow 2x faster at ~50-100%.[2]

Key Industry Numbers
•Hybrid/usage-based pricing adopted by 85% of companies, yielding 10% higher NRR and 22% lower churn vs. pure subscriptions; usage-based averages 2.1% monthly churn (22.9% annual).[1][2][6]
•CAC emphasized as key efficiency metric amid investor focus on sustainable growth over raw expansion; no universal benchmarks, but critical by segment (e.g., enterprise sales hybrids 2x enterprise value).[2][4]
•B2B SaaS average churn at 3.5% (monthly implied); by ARR stage: growth-stage ($5-20M) 3.9% monthly, scale-up ($20-50M) 2.8%, established ($50M+) 1.9%; enterprise 5.8x better retention than SMB.[3][6]

Today's Notable Metrics
•No specific company announcements, unicorn valuations, or benchmark updates reported today.[7][8]
•AI-native SaaS hits $30M ARR in 20 months (5x faster than traditional); 60%+ enterprises embed AI, with 95% adoption by year-end and 22% growth edge.[2][3]
•ARR per employee >$300K flags IPO readiness; Rule of 40 achieved by only 11-30% but commands 121% valuation premium.[2][4]

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