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SAAS NEWS FLASH - January 31, 2026

Flip CX Raises $20M Series A to Automate Enterprise Customer Service with AI, Total Funding Hits $31M[5]

•Flip CX, Inc., a New York-based AI platform for automating customer service calls, secured $20M in Series A funding co-led by Next Coast Ventures and Ridge Ventures, bringing total funding to $31M.5
•Tucuvi, a Spain-based healthcare AI SaaS, raised $20M in Series A funding to expand its B2B software solutions.1
•Anchor, a cloud computing SaaS provider, closed a $20M Series A round to fuel B2B software growth.2
•Watershed secured $14.5M in a Venture - Series Unknown round for its environment and analytics SaaS platform focused on cloud computing and data.1

Flash Insight: January 2026 funding surges highlight investor appetite for AI-driven SaaS in customer service, healthcare, and climate tech, signaling robust early-stage growth amid diversified VC activity from firms like SV Angel and Accel.[3][1][2] This points to sustained momentum in B2B software, with Series A deals averaging $20M+ for high-potential verticals.

📊 SaaS METRICS SNAPSHOT - January 31, 2026

Market Performance
•Public SaaS multiples remain tied to NTM revenue, with enterprise value calculated as market cap + debt - cash; growth inflection points hit at $5M and $25M billings, slowing expansion earlier than traditional $1M/$10M/$50M thresholds[4][6].
•B2B SaaS and AI growth averages 18% per company (13% aggregate market), with vertical focus at 20%, AI-core at 21%, AI-enhanced at 16%, and non-AI at 19%; 72% of companies project faster 2026 growth vs. 2025[4].
•ARR growth: < $1M ARR at 50% median, > $20M ARR at 25% median (Oct 2024 data); global SaaS market projects 19.38% CAGR 2025-2029 to $793.1B, or $317.55B in 2024 to $1,228.87B by 2032[1].

Key Industry Numbers
•Pricing trends emphasize transparency, discounts, and value-based models over per-seat dominance, though specific per-seat vs. usage-based splits unavailable; average global spend per employee hits $108.70 in 2025[1].
•CAC benchmarks: Median Facebook ad spend $827/month (B2B SaaS/B2C apps), payback 6.8 months, GM-adjusted payback via (prev Q S&M / net new ARR x GM) x 12; B2C SaaS median revenue $3.5K[2][6].
•Churn not directly benchmarked; industry averages inferred stable amid 18% growth, with AI gross margins projected at 52% for 2026 (up from 41% in 2024)[4][5].

Today's Notable Metrics
•No specific January 31 announcements; Proven SaaS benchmarks last updated January 25 with 2% hypergrowth ad spend rates across 1.1M businesses[2].
•OPEXEngine 2026 benchmarks (incl. GTM/AI metrics) in data collection for April release; ICONIQ AI report projects 52% gross margins, 3.1 model providers avg., 32% customers with forward-deployed engineers[3][5].
•AI SaaS market to $770.32B by 2031 (40.2% CAGR); >80% companies deploy AI apps by 2026[1].

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