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SAAS NEWS FLASH - January 13, 2026

Lovable Secures Massive $330M Series B, Signaling AI-Driven SaaS Boom

•Lovable, an AI-powered B2B cloud computing platform, raised $330,000,000 in a Series B round in December 2025, highlighting surging investor interest in AI SaaS tools.[1] (https://growthlist.co/list-of-funded-saas-startups/)
•Simular, a U.S.-based AI B2B software firm focused on cloud computing and computer engineering, closed a $21,500,000 Series A funding round in late December 2025.[1] (https://growthlist.co/list-of-funded-saas-startups/)
•LMArena, an AI model evaluation and benchmarking SaaS platform, raised $150M at a $1.7B valuation on January 6, 2026, to scale operations amid growing demand for AI infrastructure tools.[7] (https://www.saasrise.com/blog/this-week-in-saas---jan-6---12-2026)

Flash Insight: These oversized funding rounds in AI-centric SaaS startups underscore a maturing investor appetite for scalable B2B platforms, potentially accelerating consolidation and product innovation across enterprise software in 2026.[1][7]

📊 SaaS METRICS SNAPSHOT - January 13, 2026

Market Performance
•SaaS global spending projected to exceed $300 billion by end of 2026, with market valued at $273.55 billion in 2023 and growing to $1,228.87 billion by 2032 at 18.4% CAGR[2][5].
•ARR growth rates: B2B private SaaS under $1M ARR at 50% median (Oct 2024); over $20M ARR at 25% median; top 25% ($1M-$30M ARR) at 62.1% in 2022, slowing from prior years[4][5].
•Funding trends: Nearly 50% of 2023 venture capital invested in SaaS startups; usage-based pricing mainstream at 61% adoption by 2022, outcome-based rising to ~30% by 2025[2][7].

Key Industry Numbers
•Pricing model trends: 41% of SaaS companies offer free plans; 15% combine free plans with trials; 61% usage-based adoption (mainstream since 2022), shifting from per-seat[5][7].
•CAC benchmarks: High CAC risks growth stalling if outpacing LTV; track via traffic mix, sales cycles—aim for sustainable LTV:CAC ratio across segments[3].
•Churn rate averages: Industry benchmarks tie to NRR >100% for healthy growth (expansions offset losses); predict via customer health scores (ideal engagement 71-100+)[3][6].

Today's Notable Metrics
•AI integration milestones: 67% of SaaS businesses now offer AI features; 85%+ of business software expected SaaS by 2026; AI SaaS market to $770.32 billion by 2031 at 40.2% CAGR[2][4].
•No specific company announcements or new unicorns reported today; operational benchmarks show $136,000 revenue per employee average and $5,607 yearly SaaS spend per employee (up 7% from 2023)[2].
•Vertical SaaS growth: Projected at $157.4B by 2025 with 23.9% CAGR, doubling broader market pace for actionable segment focus[9].

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