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SAAS NEWS FLASH - January 07, 2026

i10X Raises $1M Pre-Seed to Unify Access to 500+ AI Agents and Major LLMs in Single Workspace

•i10X, a Singapore-based AI platform, secured $1M in pre-seed funding in January 2026 from Iterative, Antler AI Disrupt, and PPR Ventures to expand product development and team growth.[2] (https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/i10x-secures-1m-pre-seed-round)
•Dazzle AI raised $8M in a seed round from Kleiner Perkins and Greycroft to develop tools making technology intuitive for everyday use, as reported in weekly funding stats for January 6, 2026.[3] (https://parsers.substack.com/p/weekly-funding-rounds-statistics-38e)
•Moonshot AI, an AI-driven autonomous website optimization SaaS platform, closed a $500M Series C at $4.3B valuation on January 5, 2026, highlighting massive investor appetite for AI optimization tools.[7] (https://www.saasrise.com/blog/this-week-in-saas---dec-22-2025---jan-5-2026)

Flash Insight: These funding rounds signal surging VC confidence in AI-centric SaaS solutions, from aggregation platforms like i10X to optimization tools like Moonshot AI, amid a projected uptick in AI-focused venture dollars and IPOs for 2026.[8] This trend underscores AI's dominance in early-stage and growth investments, prioritizing scalable infrastructure over traditional SaaS models.

📊 SaaS METRICS SNAPSHOT - January 07, 2026

Market Performance
•SaaS stock performance and valuation multiples: Median private B2B SaaS companies show 21% year-over-year ARR growth with 5% Free Cash Flow margin, down from prior peaks of 46% growth; top-quartile firms with $1M-$30M ARR grew 62.1% in 2022, slower than 78.9% in 2021.[2][4]
•Recent funding round sizes and trends: Top 25% bootstrapped SaaS firms reach $1M ARR in 2 years, just 4 months behind VC-backed peers; 68.6% of companies reported ACV increases, though declining ACV averaged 22% drops.[2]
•ARR growth rates trending in the market: Growth plateaus at $20-25M ARR as firms shift to pragmatic sales; median Net Revenue Retention (NRR) at 101-102%, with upsells barely offsetting churn.[4]

Key Industry Numbers
•Average SaaS pricing model trends (per seat vs usage-based): Usage-based pricing hit mainstream adoption at 61% by 2022; outcome-based models project 30% enterprise adoption by 2025, up from 15% in 2022.[6]
•Customer acquisition cost (CAC) benchmarks by segment: Median B2B SaaS firms spend $2 to acquire $1 of new ARR, with severe cases at $3 per $1; track alongside CLV for LTV:CAC ratios often below 1:1 in inefficient cohorts.[4]
•Churn rate industry averages: 2022 benchmark at 5.9%, though some firms see up to 15% transitionally; revenue churn signals business health, with retention now the top metric amid high CAC.[4][5]

Today's Notable Metrics
•No specific company metrics announced today as of 5 AM UTC.
•No new SaaS unicorn valuations or milestones reported today.
•Industry benchmark updates: Global SaaS market valued at $273.55B in 2023, projected to $1,228.87B by 2032 (18.4% CAGR); vertical SaaS at $157.4B by 2025 (23.9% CAGR); 32% of revenue via marketplaces in 2025.[2][3][4]

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