I regularly track SaaS valuations as a part of my consulting business. Tracking the valuations of public SaaS companies is easy, privately held SaaS companies are a bit more challenging, but not impossible. Year to date, the median public SaaS company valuation is up about 18.5%, while the overall Nasdaq…

I advise many early stage SaaS companies on many things, especially in competitive analysis. Many of them are attempting to raise either preseed or seed stage VC funding. The early stage VC funding market has experienced a significant decline since the market peak in February 2021. While most of my…

I regularly M&A and valuation trends in the SaaS industry. One of my go-to resources is the Software Equity Group’s free research. Their recent report 2Q23 Quarterly SaaS Report shows a rebound in the public market and strong M&A volume point to the durability of SaaS in the current markets…

I consult with a lot of early-stage SaaS startups. Many are trying to raise a PreSeed round of VC funding, and most are struggling. VC fundraising has declined by over 50% since the heydays of 2021, and while preseed and seed stage deals have been hit just as hard as…

Less than 4.7% of VC-backed startups IPO — It is every startup’s dream to go public. An IPO is the pot of gold at the end of the startup rainbow. As one of my startup friends says “All the blood, sweat, and tears will be worth it. I will finally get my dream Malibu beach house!” The unfortunate…

Median valuations declined 54% from 2021 — The Software Equity Group (SEG) regularly publishes quantitative research on the software and SaaS market M&A activity. The SEG SaaS Index contains dozens of publicly traded SaaS companies. They recently published their SEG 2023 Annual SaaS Report. It provides a ton of data on SaaS valuations and financial operating metrics…

I belong to a Facebook Group called Product Management Memes. It has over 6,232 members and is simply a meme stash for product managers…

I belong to a Facebook Group called Product Management Memes. It has over 6,069 members and is simply a meme stash for product managers…