
Perfios posts 46% profit surge, revenue tops ₹700 cr in FY25
Bengaluru‑based fintech SaaS unicorn Perfios reported a 46% rise in consolidated net profit to ₹104.3 cr for FY25. Operating revenue grew 20% to ₹669.5 cr, bringing total income to ₹708.5 cr, with SaaS services contributing over 95% of revenue. The company also completed three strategic acquisitions and appointed a former SBI executive to its board.
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In this episode, Suzy CEO Matt Britton explains how he transformed 25,000 hours of sales call data into a self‑learning go‑to‑market engine using trigger‑based Zapier automations, LLM‑generated summaries, sentiment scores, and keyword extraction. He demonstrates practical techniques for quantifying sentiment to predict churn, delivering automated coaching feedback, creating follow‑up emails, and even generating privacy‑compliant blog content from call transcripts. Britton stresses that CEOs should get hands‑on with AI workflows rather than delegating to engineers, leveraging tools like Browse AI, Google Sheets, and Slack for real‑time insights. Listeners walk away with a systematic, no‑code blueprint for turning raw conversation data into actionable sales and marketing intelligence.
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This week we’ll cross 2,000 (!) VC Pitch Decks reviewed for FREE on SaaStr AI Try it here -> https://t.co/hVolcGvbUt - Real time scoring - Real time valuation based on 5,000+ rounds - Exact odds of funding based on top VC rounds this...

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In this episode, Jen Abel—GM of Enterprise at State Affairs and co‑founder of the Jellyfish consultancy—shares the playbook for scaling a SaaS business from $1M to $10M ARR by focusing on "selling the alpha" rather than individual features. She debunks...
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