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Perfios posts 46% profit jump and 20% revenue growth in FY25
Bengaluru‑based fintech SaaS unicorn Perfios reported a 46% rise in consolidated net profit to ₹104.3 cr and a 20% increase in operating revenue to ₹669.5 cr for FY25, with SaaS services making up over 95% of its revenue. The company also completed three strategic acquisitions in 2025 and appointed a former SBI executive to its leadership team.
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By the numbers: Beautiful.ai raises $45M from General Catalyst’s CVF fund
The Community Wisdom newsletter roundup highlights practical product and growth tactics from a members-only Slack community, including diagnosing early-stage churn, automating cross-department release communications, budgeting for UserTesting.com, and integrating prototypes into development workflows. Contributors shared actionable diagnostics and process templates aimed at reducing churn and speeding releases, plus cost and procurement tips for usability testing. The compilation signals peer-driven operational improvements for product teams seeking faster iteration, clearer interdepartmental handoffs, and more efficient user research spending.
2025 has been a big year for us at @acquiredotcom. We have grown revenue, reduced expenses and finally became profitable. > $6.1 million in revenue, up 24%. > $4.5 million in expenses, down 26%. > Operating profit, up 50.2%. > Total profit, $1.6 million. Absolutely...
Deploying a change with Kamal using the new local registry against my homelab server is now down to 7 seconds. Getting close to those FTP-drag-to-production days 😄🤘 https://t.co/Okdt1fWiHv
Federal immigration enforcement is expanding online surveillance: ICE has paid $5.7 million to contract Zignal Labs’ AI‑driven social media monitoring platform, which the company says can analyze more than 8 billion posts a day in 100+ languages and surface geolocated...
In 9 years, Alina Vandenberghe grew Chili Piper to over $30m ARR. Here’s her 5-step “IRL Influencer” sales playbook for finding your startups first customers (and why it still works for them today): 1. Go to EVERY industry event Alina’s...
Every few years, something quietly rewrites the rules of how we interact with technology. You don’t always see it when it starts. It begins as something playful. Something that feels small, even strange. But it carries an energy you can’t quite...
The post explains how SaaS companies can scale ad spend profitably by treating budget increases as a systematic, data‑driven process rather than a quick boost. It outlines a step‑by‑step framework—starting with a test month, weekly tracking, incremental 10‑20% budget lifts,...
From London to DC, Belgium to SF, and now Miami — week five on the road reminded me how powerful it is when growth leaders come together to reimagine what’s next. The Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE) Summit for Revenue and...
The next operating system grows from curiosity. What feels like a toy today becomes the foundation of tomorrow. Wabi feels light, even whimsical, but that is how big shifts always begin. The first computers were for hobbyists. The first social...
The post explains how combining paid search with LinkedIn Thought Leader Ads creates a predictable growth engine for B2B SaaS companies, capturing high‑intent demand while building brand authority. It offers a step‑by‑step framework—choosing platforms, structuring keyword tiers, using phrase match,...
We had an app we’d been reference customers for — for years. Our case study was on their website, we got them several of the largest customers in B2B via our direct recommendation. Then last year they told...
My biggest takeaway from Chip Huyen : 1. Most AI product problems aren’t AI problems. When companies think they have an AI performance issue, it’s usually a user experience problem, an organizational communication gap, or a data quality issue. One...
The post explains how SaaS companies can break growth plateaus by using matched‑audience and lookalike advertising to achieve market omnipresence. It walks readers through step‑by‑step setup for Meta, LinkedIn, Google, and AdRoll, offers practical tips to boost match rates, and...
Is LTV Flawed with Multi-year Contracts? Let's find out in today's edition of SaaS Metrics School... This was a great reader question. Should we adjust our LTV calculation when we offer multi-year contracts? Yes and no. We know that multi-year...
We never marketed this widely, yet it's growing very fast. Just using our data warehouse and call SELECT ai_parse_document(content) and get OCR working on your document corpus (PDF, docx, etc). This is harder than one might imagine with LLMs. For...
The post outlines a systematic approach to building high‑converting B2B SaaS ad campaigns, emphasizing proper tracking, attribution, and a layered multi‑channel structure that combines outbound email, LinkedIn, Meta, Google, and retargeting. It details practical steps—from installing pixels and using attribution...
Why your pipeline isn’t the problem to your slow growth. 4 deeper issues sabotaging your growth.
AI tools can crank out X content in seconds…. But words without a worldview don’t make people buy. Speed < POV
The post argues that scaling B2B SaaS revenue beyond $5‑10M ARR requires a disciplined paid‑ads system built on solid unit economics, rigorous testing, and continuous optimization rather than luck or creative flair. It walks readers through a step‑by‑step framework—defining CAC,...
A year ago we had zero AI agents. Zero AI, really. Today, we have 20 AI Agents running SaaStr. And have replaced 12 humans. It's not all better. But it's the future, today. More here -> https://t.co/yEaD8WhJJg
I always tried to keep a good relationship with the CEOs of HubSpot’s competitors, like Salesforce, Zendesk, Marketo, Eloqua, Mailchimp, etc. It served us well. I recommend founders do the same.
The post explains how to integrate LinkedIn into a B2B outbound prospecting and ABM strategy, emphasizing that LinkedIn’s high‑intent audience and accurate data make it a crucial human touchpoint alongside email and ads. It outlines a step‑by‑step system—from syncing ABM...
For a long while, you probably aren't a great CEO But you know the customers The software The feature gaps The roadmap The competition How to sell it How to market it How to build it So maybe as flawed as you are You are still the best CEO
New!! “Everything’s In Play in the Age of AI: Why Only 1 of Our 16 Core AI Agents Comes From a Legacy Vendor” https://t.co/ZWUROQEB9H
The post explains how AI-driven personalization can transform cold outbound email sequences into high‑response conversations, outlining a five‑email, fifteen‑day framework that balances value offers and reply‑focused messages. It emphasizes building a clean ABM list, warming domains, and using AI tools...
This week in enterprise software: Top 10 #SaaS #Cloud multiples as of today's market close
For all those waiting on a Fizzy beta invite, a couple things: 1. The initial batch should begin next week. We had our all-company retreat this week and decided to hold off on invites until everyone was back at work. 2. We’re...
The post explains how to build a scalable, AI‑powered outbound email system for B2B SaaS growth, emphasizing the need for a well‑defined ABM list, AI‑driven personalization, and a thoughtful cadence. It outlines the prerequisites (high enough ACV), the four outbound...
AI is changing the balance of power in B2B. “Get on the phone with us and we’ll tell you pricing.” No more. “Get on the phone and we’ll show you our product.” No more. Today’s buyers now self-educate, run deep...
There is a wide gulf between those getting major productivity gains from AI agents and those that don’t. The difference comes down to being willing to do the work up front to make the agent effective by giving them the...
Microsoft has reorganized its Outlook team under Gaurav Sareen to rebuild the email client as an AI‑native assistant integrated with Microsoft 365 Copilot, shifting from incremental add‑ons to ground‑up redesign. Sareen is pushing faster development cycles—weekly experiments and days‑scale prototyping—and...
Today, with the launch of Agentforce IT Service, Salesforce is helping customers transform IT support with an agent-first, conversational IT suite that delivers instant, AI-powered resolutions directly in Slack. For decades, IT teams and employees have faced frustrating productivity drains...
This week on Clouded Judgement: Long Live Benchmarks! - Median software multiple: 5.2x - High Growth software median: 26.8x - Mid Growth software median: 7.7x - Low Growth software median: 4.0x - 10Y: 4.0% https://lnkd.in/gmxVt3u6
The post explains how Account‑Based Marketing (ABM) hinges on building a precise, verified lead list that targets the ideal customer profile (ICP) and keeps your brand omnipresent across channels. It walks readers through essential steps—defining CAC, CPL, and LTV; crafting...
ClickHouse is handling 5PB PER DAY, 10M+ events per second for Netflix ...Having a database that can scale like this while staying performant will become more important than ever as data explodes in the age of AI
Congrats to Joel Ohman , Alicia Howson , John Gadbois , Joel VanderPol , and the team at Exercise.com for their recent acquisition by Daxko . Best of luck as you kick off the next stage in your journey. Glad...
Hybrid work is now the default, but productivity hinges on resilient, secure and proactive digital infrastructure rather than office presence. Small, recurring IT frictions—failed logins, slow onboarding and reactive help‑desk models—cost large firms hundreds of millions and can be mitigated...
Tired of waiting days (or longer) to get mocks and changes back to your website? That are never really what you want? Just use @alloy_app and tell it whatever changes you want to your site "Change to: SaaStr + Salesforce Agentic...
Head of Customer. who has that title? I don't see it and we should have it. who buys our stuff? Customers. who are we building our company for? Customers. instead, we have: Head of Marketing Head of Product Head of...
Hiring should be your last resort as a product-led company. But when you do hire, you need to build an elite team. Elite teams hit $1M+ revenue per employee, improve every month, and execute without constant oversight. Building that kind...
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What’s better than one B2B SaaS? Two B2B SaaS. Two profitable AI SaaS duo for content creation + SEO automation. > $252K TTM revenue > $200K TTM profit > 20% YoY growth > 5K+ customers Bootstrapped + Lean Listed on @acquiredotcom: https://t.co/hVgmr7nPE3 https://t.co/gTiI2EJmqJ
You don't have to know the 'right people' anymore to get funded If you've got the results -- we'll tell you And introduce you to top VCs. In minutes. SaaStr AI VC. Sign up here -> https://t.co/Eg5TFmnXmm https://t.co/4KllqrnwZp
Velvet (@Velvet_Videos) is building the Adobe Premiere of AI video, allowing creative teams to generate and edit dozens of cinematic AI videos in seconds. https://t.co/lYvqpwSEXb Congrats on the launch, @lrmantovani_ & @luke_tux! (They made this launch video using Velvet by spending ~$50 in...
If you’re relying on your guest speaker to drive signups, it’s because you don’t have a demand strategy. Guest speakers aren’t your growth hack. They’re your marketing partners.
Always be close to your customers. Don't build a product nobody wants. Too many startups fail from this. The market has the feedback you need to hear.
.@1stcollab is a fully-automated, ROI-optimized influencer marketing platform that helps brands test, optimize, and scale influencer campaigns with just a few minutes of setup. It already powers some of the largest influencer marketing campaigns on social media. https://t.co/STbw7FTvGm
AI won’t be a differentiator soon — it’ll just be expected. Loved this conversation with Ali Hussain from Tabs on the next era of revenue automation. Episode 215 is live! 👇 ▶️ https://t.co/DnEm2UuQMc #SaaS #AI https://t.co/GZ7BSG8hiS
the siren song of software is real "it'll be so much easier than services!" "it's way more scalable!" "we can finally grow without adding headcount!" then they try it and realize: software is one of the hardest businesses to build the grass isn't always...
Every founder is in sales. If you can’t sell it, you can’t scale it. Learn sales if you want to win.
