🎯Today's SaaS Pulse
Updated 3h agoWhat's happening: HighRadius launches outcome‑based pricing, tying fees to customer gains
HighRadius introduced an Outcome Based Pricing model for its Office of the CFO platform, removing implementation and subscription fees until the solution is live and then taking a share of verified financial gains. The model stems from a 24‑month controlled experiment that showed clear benefits when customers met mutually agreed success criteria.
Also developing:
- •AWS Middle East datacenter hit by unknown objects, causing outage
- •Infobip unveils AgentOS, an AI‑native platform for autonomous customer journeys
By the numbers: Miso Robotics acquires Zignyl (value undisclosed)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Grid: Forever Free, Local-First, Browser-Based 3D Printing/CNC/Laser Slicer
Grid.Space launches a free, privacy‑first, browser‑based slicer that supports 3D printing, CNC machining, and laser cutting. The tool requires no installation, runs on any modern OS or Chromebook, and works offline after the initial load. Built on an open‑source MIT license, it offers industry‑standard CAM workflows without per‑seat fees or subscriptions. Targeted at K‑12 classrooms, makerspaces, universities, libraries and homeschool programs, it promises seamless integration into existing curricula.
By Hacker News
Podcast•Jan 29, 2026•23 min
How Dresma Hit $2M ARR With Usage-Based Pricing & AI-Powered E-Commerce Imagery
In this episode, Siddharth Sinha, co‑founder and CEO of Dresma, walks through how his AI‑powered platform scales studio‑quality e‑commerce imagery and video for global brands using usage‑based pricing and automated workflows. He explains why the usage model outperformed seat‑based pricing,...
By The Top Entrepreneurs Podcast
News•Jan 29, 2026
What Is a Good Monthly and Annual Churn Rate for a SaaS Company?
Churn rates in SaaS vary dramatically by ACV tier, with under‑$5K products targeting ~3% monthly churn, $5K‑$25K aiming for ~2%, and over $25K striving for ~1%. Mid‑market firms ($10K‑$15K ACV) consider 1‑1.5% monthly (10‑15% annual) acceptable, especially when customer lifespans...
By SaasRise
News•Jan 29, 2026
How to Actually Do SEO in 2026
The article reframes SEO for 2026 as a discovery engine that spans traditional search, AI answer platforms, community sites, and high‑authority third‑party domains. It stresses that on‑site fundamentals must be paired with scalable, programmatic content systems, while off‑site authority—backlinks, reviews,...
By SaasRise
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News•Jan 29, 2026
SaasRise CEO Mastermind Recaps for the Week of Jan 26 - 29, 2026
The SaaS CEO Mastermind covered ten high‑impact growth topics for early‑stage companies, from web analytics and SEO to churn management and paid search. Participants received concrete metrics—such as a 6‑minute average visit duration and a 51% bounce rate benchmark—for evaluating...
By SaasRise
News•Jan 29, 2026
Massive AI Chat App Leaked Millions of Users Private Conversations
Chat & Ask AI, a popular AI chatbot with over 50 million installs, suffered a massive data exposure due to a Firebase misconfiguration. An independent researcher accessed roughly 300 million messages belonging to more than 25 million users, revealing full conversation histories, timestamps,...
By Slashdot
News•Jan 29, 2026
Reflex (YC W23) Senior Software Engineer Infra
Reflex, a Y Combinator W23 startup, is hiring a Lead Software Engineer for infrastructure in San Francisco. The position offers a $130K‑$200K salary plus 0.15‑0.50% equity and demands deep expertise in Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, Python, and the Reflex platform. The...
By Hacker News
News•Jan 29, 2026
Launch HN: AgentMail (YC S25) – An API that Gives Agents Their Own Email Inboxes
AgentMail, a YC S25 startup, launched an API that lets developers programmatically create and manage email inboxes for autonomous agents. The platform solves Gmail’s API limitations by offering inbox provisioning, domain configuration, real‑time webhooks, websockets, and semantic search. It targets...
By Hacker News
News•Jan 29, 2026
The New Way to Build a SaaS in 2026 With AI Coding Tools
A new AI‑driven workflow is letting SaaS teams prototype at ten‑times the traditional speed, with founders building production‑ready features in weeks instead of months. The process collapses the old spec‑design‑engineer handoff into a rapid first pass created by product owners...
By SaasRise
News•Jan 29, 2026
WealthTech Buying: Three Red Flags to Avoid
Kidbrooke warns wealth managers that choosing analytics platforms based solely on features and price can lead to costly structural problems. It identifies three red flags: narrow‑scope analytics that hinder future expansion, opaque or expensive customisation that stalls innovation, and vendors...
By Fintech Global
Social•Jan 29, 2026
G2 and Futurum Boost Real‑Time Decision Intelligence
Amazing add to the G2 Platform, Godard Abel . Excited to have these incredible insights further fuel our exclusive evaluation partnership between G2 and Futurum to power real-time decision intelligence and technology evaluation.
By Tiffani Bova
News•Jan 29, 2026
Is the RAM Shortage Killing Small VPS Hosts?
The AI boom has pushed DRAM manufacturers toward high‑bandwidth memory for hyperscalers, driving standard RAM prices up to $2,500 per module and doubling server costs. Small VPS operators, which rely on commodity servers, now face dramatically higher capital expenses. The...
By Hacker News
News•Jan 29, 2026
SAP Tops Estimates but Cloud Backlog Miss Rattles Investors
SAP reported Q4 2025 revenue of $11.6 billion and operating profit of $3.1 billion, beating estimates and delivering a 27% profit surge. Cloud revenue rose 19% to $6.7 billion, pushing the operating margin to 29.2% and free cash flow to $1.2 billion. However, the...
By SiliconANGLE
News•Jan 29, 2026
M3ter Announces “M3sh Workflows”
m3ter unveiled m3sh Workflows, a low‑code automation layer that links core CRM and ERP systems—such as Salesforce and NetSuite—to its usage‑based pricing platform. The solution lets software firms process usage data, apply complex rating, and synchronize quote‑to‑cash flows without replacing...
By AI-TechPark
Social•Jan 29, 2026
Stop DIY Taxes—Automate with Anrok for Scale
4 signs you should not be going it alone, tax-wise: 1. You are not, in fact, an accountant. 2. You crossed the $1M annual sales mark and your tax filings went from 2 --> 40, overnight. 3. You did not know that your...
By Ari Murray
News•Jan 29, 2026
Digital Friction Is Quietly Crippling UK Productivity, and AI Could Be the Turning Point
Digital friction is eroding productivity across UK businesses, with 46% reporting revenue loss and 55% facing project delays. Frequent connectivity glitches, software crashes, and authentication failures force employees into workarounds, increasing security risks and turnover costs. The article highlights AI‑driven...
By TechRadar
News•Jan 29, 2026
Pipe17 Customers and Their AI Agents Are Now onX-Enabled
Pipe17 announced that every customer now accesses the Order Network eXchange (onX), an open standard built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for sharing order, inventory, and fulfillment data. The onX specification, governed by the Commerce Operations Foundation—a body co‑founded...
By AiThority
News•Jan 29, 2026
Lorikeet Launches Coach: An Analytics Agent to Perk up AI Customer Support
San Francisco‑based Lorikeet has launched Coach, a self‑service analytics agent now generally available to diagnose AI‑driven customer support tickets. Coach combines thematic analysis and a ticket quality score to pinpoint failing topics, sentiment shifts, and configuration issues across both AI...
By SiliconANGLE
Social•Jan 29, 2026
B2B Marketers Shift From Paid Ads to Events, Partnerships
The great paid ads pullback of 2026 is here. We surveyed 50 mid-market B2B marketing leaders with Wynter. The data is violent. 72% are actively slashing budgets for paid ads, content syndication, or agencies. This isn't a "hot take." It is a capital...
By Peep Laja
News•Jan 29, 2026
IAAH Goes Live on EIS OneSuite to Modernise Core Systems
Industrial Alliance Auto and Home (iAAH) has gone live on EIS OneSuite, the SaaS core insurance platform, marking a key milestone in its long‑term modernization programme. The cloud‑native solution supports underwriting, pricing and servicing for auto and home lines through...
By Fintech Global
News•Jan 29, 2026
Jotform Brings AI-Powered Chatbots to Canva Designs
Jotform has launched Jotform AI Chatbot for Canva, the first native AI chatbot integration within Canva’s design platform. The tool lets viewers interact with designs to ask questions, book appointments, track orders, or submit inquiries without leaving the editor. Users...
By AI-TechPark
News•Jan 29, 2026
TetraxAI Raises Pre-Seed Funding for AI Risk Tools in Clean Energy
AI‑focused SaaS startup TetraxAI announced a €1.2 million pre‑seed round led by The Footprint Firm, bringing total funding to €1.5 million including a NEOTEC grant. The company’s platform automates due‑diligence and risk analysis for utility‑scale clean‑energy projects, cutting review times from weeks...
By Tech.eu
News•Jan 29, 2026
Levellr Raises $2.5M to Turn Discord and Gaming User Voice Data Into Brand Intelligence
Levellr, an AI‑driven insights platform for Discord and next‑gen community data, secured $2.5 million in a round led by Fuel Ventures. Founded in 2021, the company reports back‑to‑back revenue doublings as brands seek real‑time user sentiment to guide product and marketing...
By Tech.eu
News•Jan 29, 2026
Dot Ai to Unveil Next-Generation Asset Intelligence Platform at Manifest 2026
Dot Ai joins Wiliot and Würth Industry North America to showcase the intelligence layer powering modern industrial operations Dot Ai (“Dot Ai” or the “Company”), an IoT and AI-based SaaS company redefining asset intelligence for industrial technology, announced it will...
By AiThority
News•Jan 29, 2026
CognyX AI Launches Chatbix.AI: A No-Code AI Agent Platform for Customer Support
CognyX AI unveiled Chatbix.AI, a no‑code platform that lets businesses build, train, and deploy AI agents for customer support across web, messaging and inbox channels. The solution centralizes disparate knowledge—FAQs, policy pages, product docs—so agents can generate grounded answers while...
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 29, 2026
Citibot Unveils AI Voice and Refresh, Expanding Access and Accuracy for Government Services
Citibot introduced two new platform upgrades for 2026—Citibot Refresh and AI Voice—aimed at modernizing government digital services. Refresh automatically scans websites and PDFs to identify outdated, inaccurate, or inaccessible content, helping agencies maintain compliance with ADA WCAG 2.1 standards. AI...
By AiThority
News•Jan 29, 2026
Chargeback Management Tools: Analytics and Reporting Features That Actually Matter
Chargeback management tools are evolving from simple tracking to analytics that drive revenue protection. Centralized dashboards consolidate dispute data, while segmentation by reason code, product, and geography uncovers actionable insights. Advanced platforms provide granular win‑rate tracking, net recovery calculations, and...
By TechBullion
Blog•Jan 29, 2026
Best Attentive Alternatives And Competitors To Consider In 2026
The episode breaks down Attentive’s niche in SMS and RCS automation and why its demo‑only, custom‑priced model suits mid‑size to large brands. It then surveys 11 alternatives, highlighting Omnisend as the top all‑round ecommerce choice with global SMS, email, and...
By eCommerce Fastlane
News•Jan 29, 2026
Cursor Slashes Codebase Indexing From Four Hours to 21 Seconds
Cursor, an AI coding assistant, reduced codebase indexing from over four hours to just 21 seconds. The speed gain comes from reusing existing indices across team members using Merkle‑tree hash comparison, which syncs only changed files. The new indices boost...
By THE DECODER
News•Jan 29, 2026
Diginex Names Lubomila Jordanova CEO After Plan A Deal
Diginex, a Nasdaq‑listed sustainability and RegTech provider, has appointed Lubomila Jordanova as its new chief executive following the recent acquisition of her carbon‑accounting platform Plan A. Jordanova, a recognized climate‑tech entrepreneur, will steer the firm through a phase of accelerated European...
By Fintech Global
News•Jan 29, 2026
Making the Financial Case for a Data Streaming Platform in 2026
Enterprises are now pressured to operate at machine speed as AI reshapes expectations, making real‑time data streaming platforms (DSPs) a strategic necessity rather than a future upgrade. CFOs are urged to calculate the cost of doing nothing, since delays can...
By Diginomica
News•Jan 29, 2026
10x Banking Seals Multi-Year Deal with Australia's Remara
10x Banking announced a multi‑year partnership with Australian asset‑management and lending specialist Remara, deploying its cloud‑native core banking platform to launch mortgage, commercial lending, term‑investment and novated‑lease products. The deal underscores the accelerating pace of core‑banking transformation across APAC, where...
By Finextra
News•Jan 29, 2026
Skipton Building Society Partners with Eligible to Improve Mortgage Renewal Experience
Skipton Building Society has teamed up with Eligible to launch a data‑driven platform that engages borrowers well before mortgage renewal. The partnership aims to provide proactive, personalized guidance, reducing uncertainty and manual workload. By automating outreach, Skipton expects higher retention...
By Finextra
News•Jan 29, 2026
Digi International Announced the Acquisition of Particle
Digi International announced a $50 million cash acquisition of Particle, a subscription‑based edge‑to‑cloud platform that currently generates about $20 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR). The deal lifts Digi’s IoT Products and Services segment ARR by roughly 60%, expanding it from $32 million...
By AI-TechPark
News•Jan 29, 2026
Alpha Omega Launches Continuum Automation Framework
Alpha Omega announced the Continuum Automation Framework, a unified ecosystem of AI‑driven accelerators designed to help federal agencies modernize, migrate, and secure mission‑critical systems. The platform comprises four modular components—Design, Code, Connect, and Secure—that replace manual processes with an end‑to‑end...
By AI-TechPark
News•Jan 29, 2026
Laserfiche Expands AI Data Capture with Auto-Classification
Laserfiche announced a major upgrade to its AI‑driven Smart Fields engine, adding automatic document classification and intelligent auto‑tagging. The new features let users describe desired data with natural‑language prompts, enabling the system to identify invoice, transcript, or contract types and...
By AI-TechPark
News•Jan 29, 2026
SAP Cloud Revenues Rise on AI Boost - with More to Come, Says CEO Christian Klein
SAP reported a robust Q4, with total revenue reaching €9.68 billion and cloud revenue climbing 26% to €5.61 billion, driving full‑year cloud sales to €21.0 billion, up 23% YoY. CEO Christian Klein highlighted that over two‑thirds of Q4 cloud orders now embed business...
By Diginomica
News•Jan 29, 2026
Bright Pattern Brings AI-Powered Customer Engagement and Workforce Management to GITEX 2026 Cairo
Bright Pattern, a global AI‑powered omnichannel contact‑center vendor, announced its participation at GITEX 2026 in Cairo, Egypt, scheduled for 11‑12 February. At the expo, the company will demonstrate its end‑to‑end customer‑engagement platform featuring virtual agents, real‑time transcription, summarization, interaction analytics,...
By AiThority
News•Jan 29, 2026
20i Launches the Web Industry’s First Unlimited Managed Hosting Assistant
20i has introduced Twentie, the web industry’s first unlimited managed hosting assistant, embedded directly into its platform. The AI‑driven tool accesses live account data to generate custom PDF and CSV reports, analyze performance metrics, and help with tasks like marketing...
By AI-TechPark
News•Jan 29, 2026
Deezer Makes It Easier for Rival Platforms to Take a Stance Against AI-Generated Music
Deezer has opened its AI‑generated music detection system to rival streaming services, extending a tool that tags and removes AI tracks from recommendations and royalty pools. The platform processes about 60,000 AI‑created songs each day, with 85% of those streams...
By TechCrunch Apps
News•Jan 29, 2026
Contio Launches to Transform Every Meeting Into a Decisive Moment That Accomplishes Great Things
Contio has launched MeetingOS, the world’s first Decision Acceleration Platform, to turn inefficient meetings into decisive, outcome‑driven sessions. Powered by the Contio Intelligence Engine, the platform automatically drafts agendas, surfaces real‑time insights, and generates detailed notes and action items. Three...
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 29, 2026
AI Adoption Advances in Manufacturing Amid Economic Headwinds
Rootstock’s 2026 State of Manufacturing Technology Survey shows AI has become mainstream, with 94% of manufacturers deploying some form of artificial intelligence. Predictive AI usage rose to 48%, and investments are shifting toward supply‑chain planning and process optimization. Despite economic...
By AI-TechPark
News•Jan 29, 2026
Acumatica Summit 2026 - Taking the Pulse of Cloud ERP, AI, and Customer Realities
Acumatica Summit 2026 highlighted the company’s AI‑first roadmap, unveiling a trial of an AI assistant that will reach general availability in the fall. The event emphasized that SMB customers want AI capabilities embedded in the platform without the burden of...
By Diginomica
News•Jan 29, 2026
High Performance, Open Source RAFT Clustered Database: RooDB
RooDB is an open‑source, Raft‑based SQL database that aims to deliver high performance with minimal configuration. It combines an LSM storage engine, a Volcano‑style query executor, and a MySQL‑compatible wire protocol, allowing standard clients to connect securely. The system supports...
By Hacker News
Social•Jan 29, 2026
AI Agents Improve Instantly with Each Compute Boost
We've had a pretty wild new AI Agent feature that we've almost released twice, but then right as we get close, a new technical breakthrough makes the agent substantially better than before. The pace of new best practices emerging in...
By Aaron Levie
Social•Jan 29, 2026
Built Our Own AI VP Marketing Using Replit Stack
We build our own AI VP Marketing on @Replit + @salesforce + @clay + @claudeai + @zapier Why? We couldn't find an AI Agent that could do it More in deep dive from SaaStr AI Day below: https://t.co/jrxnHQMwYd
By Jason Lemkin
News•Jan 29, 2026
Questom (YC F25) Is Hiring an Engineer
Questom, a YC‑backed startup building AI‑driven sales agents, is hiring a founding engineer with a $125K‑$150K salary and 0.75%‑1.5% equity. The role focuses on building high‑performance systems that integrate CRMs, communication channels, and agentic workflows, rather than mastering a specific...
By Hacker News
Social•Jan 29, 2026
Software Sector Sees Broad Sell‑off, 73% Down
Is there a broad cycling out of software? 73% of public software companies fell today. Median decline: -4.7%. Biggest drops: - Smartsheet -12.6% - Atlassian -12.2% - ServiceNow -11.9% - Microsoft -11.7% - HubSpot -10.7% https://t.co/cLD4hrhCg2
By Tomasz Tunguz
Social•Jan 29, 2026
QMD Launches Native Query Extender, Boosting Expansion Performance
QMD now has its own natively trained query extender model https://t.co/b89CmKIknV Seems to do much better at query expansion in my tests. try it out.
By Tobi Lutke
Social•Jan 29, 2026
Master Your Pitch, Meet Top VCs, Secure Term Sheets
- Know your worth - Hone your pitch - Meet the best VCs - Collect term sheets That's SaaStr AI VC -> https://t.co/XzJ5d0OqGr https://t.co/qulPugatLR
By Jason Lemkin