SaaS Flash Report

Daily SaaS News Roundup - Updated: 2026-01-24

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Today's SaaS News Highlights

SAAS NEWS FLASH - January 24, 2026

BirdsEyeView Secures Seven-Figure Growth Funding to Scale AI Insurtech Platform Amid Rising Catastrophe Modeling Demand[4]

•BirdsEyeView, a London-based insurtech SaaS using AI and satellite imagery for catastrophe modeling, raised an undisclosed seven-figure growth round led by 24 Haymarket to enhance its wildfire ML model and expand in North America and Australia.[4] (https://www.birdseyeview.ai/)
•Tucuvi, a Spanish healthcare AI SaaS platform, closed a $20M Series A funding in January 2026 to accelerate growth in B2B software for medical applications.[2] (https://tucuvi.com/)
•Watershed raised $14.5M in a venture round in January 2026 to advance its cloud-based environmental analytics and B2B SaaS for sustainability tracking.[2] (https://watershed.com/)

Flash Insight: January 2026 funding reflects surging investor interest in AI-driven SaaS verticals like insurtech, healthcare, and climate tech, signaling a shift toward specialized enterprise tools amid broader AI infrastructure booms seen in massive rounds for players like Anthropic and Cursor.[2][4][7]

Sources:
[1] https://www.softwaresuggest.com/blog/saas-companies-got-funded/
[2] https://growthlist.co/list-of-funded-saas-startups/
[4] https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/birdseyeview-secures-seven-figure-funding
[7] https://www.saastr.com/strange-world-indeed-january-2026-edition-the-massive-divergence-between-public-b2b-and-private-ai-b2b/

📊 SaaS METRICS SNAPSHOT - January 24, 2026

Market Performance
•Average SaaS enterprise value multiples stand at 6.4x estimated 2025 revenue (flat QoQ) and 5.5x 2026 revenue (down from 5.6x QoQ), reflecting stable but depressed public valuations amid AI-driven M&A potential.[2]
•Revenue growth expectations average 16.2% for 2025 (up from 14.0% last quarter) and 13.2% for 2026 (up from 12.0%), with vertical SaaS growing 2x faster than general platforms.[1][2]
•44% of businesses have shifted to usage-based or hybrid pricing from per-seat models to capture AI value, while AI integration reaches 52-82% of SaaS companies.[1][3]

Key Industry Numbers
•Pricing trends favor usage-based/hybrid models (44% adoption) over per-seat, pressured by AI relevance challenges; average global spend per employee projected at $108.70 in 2025.[1][4]
•CAC benchmarks emphasize monitoring by segment (e.g., traffic mix, sales cycles); successful firms track CAC costs (56%), with LTV:CAC ratios critical to avoid growth stalls—no universal averages reported.[3][5]
•Churn averages 4% monthly (strong benchmark) and 5.2% annually; NRR >100-120% ideal for B2B, with 5% retention gains driving >25% revenue uplift.[3][6]

Today's Notable Metrics
•No specific company announcements, unicorn valuations, or benchmark updates reported as of early January 24, 2026 (5 AM UTC); monitor for Q4 earnings echoes and AI M&A signals.[2]
•Vertical SaaS leads growth (e.g., UK niches like wine pricing, debt management), with market consensus at 8.9-20% CAGR amid AI upsell.[1][9]
•Global SaaS market at ~$315-317B in 2026, eyeing $793-1,131B by 2032.[3][4]