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AI-Powered Enterprise Software Dominates Latest Funding Wave as Cybersecurity and Observability Platforms Lead Investment

•UpGuard secures $75M Series C to expand its AI-powered Cyber Risk Posture Management platform, with lead investor Springcoast Partners backing the cybersecurity company's global expansion and M&A strategy[4].

•Braintrust raises $80M Series B for its AI agent observability platform, attracting major investors including Greylock Partners and a16z as enterprises increasingly prioritize AI monitoring and evaluation[2].

•Profitmind lands $9M Series A from Accenture Ventures to scale its agentic AI decision intelligence platform for retail, with backing from Microsoft partnership initiatives and existing investors including Andrew Ng's AI Fund[5].

•Xflow secures $16.6M Series A from General Catalyst with participation from Stripe and PayPal Ventures, positioning the Indian fintech startup to transform cross-border B2B payments infrastructure[6].

Flash Insight: This week's funding activity reflects a clear market shift toward AI-native enterprise software, with investors prioritizing platforms that automate complex workflows—from cybersecurity risk management to retail decision-making—while traditional payment infrastructure continues attracting strategic backing from major fintech players seeking to modernize cross-border commerce.

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Sources:
[1] https://www.softwaresuggest.com/blog/saas-companies-got-funded/
[2] https://parsers.substack.com/p/weekly-funding-rounds-statistics-405
[4] https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/upguard-raises-75-million-series-c
[5] https://retailtechinnovationhub.com/home/2026/2/26/rtih-innovation-awards-back-for-more-in-2026-this-weeks-biggest-retail-technology-stories
[6] https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/23/stripe-paypal-ventures-bet-on-indias-xflow-to-fix-cross-border-b2b-payments/

📊 SaaS METRICS SNAPSHOT

Market Performance

B2B SaaS valuation multiples have contracted to 5.9x revenue as of 2025, down from 6.7x in 2024[2]. The sector experienced significant volatility in early February 2026 following devastating earnings reports, marking what analysts describe as the most violent transformation of the SaaS model since the cloud transition[5]. EBITDA multiples for B2B SaaS companies returned to 29.7x by end of 2025, aligning with pre-pandemic levels[2]. Private SaaS companies currently trade at 3x to 7x ARR[8].

ARR Growth Rates & Efficiency

Median SaaS growth has settled at 26%, down from 30% in 2022[1]. VC-backed companies achieve 25-30% median growth, with top quartile performers reaching 50%+, while bootstrapped companies grow at 20-23% median[1]. AI-native companies are growing at twice the rate of traditional SaaS across nearly every revenue band[1]. The median sales efficiency (Magic Number) has fallen below 0.6 for early- and mid-stage companies, reflecting lower returns on go-to-market spend[4].

Key Industry Numbers

Net Revenue Retention: Median NRR has compressed to 101%, down from 108% in prior periods, with top performers maintaining 111% or higher[1][4]. Median gross revenue retention fell to 90%, implying an average annual gross churn rate of approximately 10%[4].

Gross Margins: The 2026 benchmark remains 75% or higher for software subscriptions[1].

Customer Spend: Organizations spend an average of $55.7M annually on SaaS, with a median spend of $20.6M[4]. Large enterprises with more than 10,000 employees spend between $123.5M and $375.5M annually[4].

Pricing Model Shifts

The market is converging on hybrid pricing structures combining base platform fees with usage-based or outcome-based components[7]. According to ICONIQ's 2026 State of AI Bi-Annual Snapshot, 37% of companies plan to change their AI pricing model in the next 12 months, with consumption-based and outcome-based models gaining ground at 35% and 18% respectively among those reconsidering their approach[7].

Market Outlook

The global SaaS market is projected to grow from $375.57 billion in 2026 to $1,482.44 billion by 2034, exhibiting a CAGR of 18.7%[3]. Content and collaboration & communication segments are estimated to record the highest CAGR at 29.19% during the forecast period[3]. The market is shifting focus from traditional metrics like ARR and seat-based net retention toward outcome-based metrics such as "Cost per Resolved Ticket" or "Revenue per Autonomous Lead"[5].

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