Introduction
On the Dealroom platform, you can explore over
50k+ funded SaaS startups & scaleups founded after 1990.
Well-known B2B SaaS companies include
Salesforce,
Snowflake,
Datadog and
Character.ai.
Almost 90% of all SaaS investment is goes to B2B companies (focusing on enterprise and SME clients). So SaaS is primarily B2B, but a grey area exists between B2B and B2C.
Notable B2C SaaS companies include
1Password,
Epic Games, and
Taxfix.
Consumer subscription businesses like
Netflix and
Spotify could also be categorized as SaaS. B2C can also be a "bottom-up" B2B sales model in disguise.
Venture Capital
SaaS has steadily become the most prominent investment category in venture capital.
In 2023,
47% of venture capital has been invested in startups with a SaaS business model, a trend that has been on the rise over the past decade.
Monthly investment trends
By segment
Key verticals
Key B2B SaaS investment sectors include
Fintech,
Security, and
Marketing meanwhile, fast-growing industries include
Fashion,
Sports, and
Media.
Explore the data on the VC investment trends into SaaS verticals
here on the platform.
Sub verticals
Key B2B SaaS investment sub-vertical include
Payments,
Crypto & Defi, and
Health platforms .
Meanwhile, emerging sub-verticals include SaaS for verticals like
Apparel,
Footwear, and
Accessories.
Explore the data on the VC investment trends into SaaS sub-verticals
here on the platform.
By stage
Explore VC investment by stage into SaaS startups globally on the platform.
Early stage
Access early-stage SaaS funding rounds data
here on the platform.
Breakout stage
Scaleup stage
Late-stage SaaS in the Bay Area has been one of
the most overheated segments of 2021, and investment has dropped sharply since.
Access scaleup-stage SaaS funding rounds data
here on the platform.
Top SaaS investors
We’ve ranked VC firms based on the number of deals they’ve done in the last 5 years in B2B SaaS companies (number one investor indexed to 100).
Explore over 50k investors worldwide with SaaS business model investing experience
here on the platform.
Definitions
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is a software delivery and licensing method where software is accessed online via a subscription rather than bought and installed on individual computers. It has become a default for software companies.
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