What's happening: FoodOp secures £4.4 million to scale AI‑powered kitchen SaaS
FoodOp, a SaaS platform for professional chefs, raised £4.4 million in a round led by MK Capital to accelerate its rollout in the UK and US. The service is used daily by over 2,000 chefs across more than 700 kitchens, automating procurement, menu planning and budgeting with AI‑driven tools.
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Klaviyo is emerging as an undervalued SaaS leader after hitting $1.2B in ARR, trading at just 6.1x ARR despite 32% YoY growth and top‑7% Rule of 40 performance. The firm is driving durable expansion via multi‑product adoption (54% of ARR), 108% net revenue retention with 88% gross retention, and an efficient go‑to‑market mix where 50% of new ARR is self‑serve; international revenue now accounts for 35% and is growing 43% annually. Its rollout of AI‑first “autonomous CRM” products and heavy R&D investment expand the TAM from $68B to $160B, positioning Klaviyo to scale revenue and margin without sacrificing retention or S&M efficiency.
Your sales reps weren’t hired to retype PDFs into your ERP. Yet that’s what most manufacturers and distributors still make them do, resulting in 20+ hours every week wasted on manual order entry. https://t.co/VPgs7HSbig automates it. It reads POs, RFQs, and...

SaaS and AI startups largely have broken pricing: founders default to flat fees, feature bundles, seat-based and usage models that misprice customers and leave revenue on the table. Poyar highlights concrete fixes — e.g., add premium editions (50–100% higher price...
We’re going to enter a new phase of AI where the average consumer may not perceive a huge difference in any one model upgrade, but specific industries will feel significant improvements occur. The next phase of AI be about making models...
"We don't have time for customer interviews. We need to ship features." This founder was stuck at $40k MRR for 8 months building the wrong things. But after just 12 interviews in 3 weeks they got back on track to $100k+...

Amid accelerating geopolitical, regulatory and technological change, SnapLogic AI and data expert Dominic Wellington argues that enterprises should prioritize flexibility over rigid data‑sovereignty absolutes to maintain resilience. He recommends a spectrum of delivery options (public/private cloud and on‑prem), vendor independence,...
Top Strategies to Gain Control Over Customer Churn I've been booking calls with SaaS CEOs who are struggling with churn. The patterns are clear: Traditional SaaS platforms are under attack and churn is rising.
This week's SaasRise Enterprise Mastermind Call Recap - Oct 21, 2025 We covered five big themes on this week's call...from planning Q4 incentives to AI-powered coding workflows. Here's what went down Holiday Sales Process Planning: Founders shared how they're keeping pipelines...

When ransomware targets Active Directory (AD) —which underpins roughly 90% of large enterprises—rush recovery can reintroduce malware or compromised configurations, so containment and forensic clarity must come first. Recent SharePoint zero‑day exploits underscore how remote code execution can pivot into...
AI is a pretty big threat to CRM. Not the need for CRM, but to its value proposition. I didn't totally get it until we deployed 11+ AI Agents. But what they do is push your CRM to the...
Every year, I talk to 10-15 companies attempting the same thing: A non-SaaS company (usually an agency or consulting firm) wants to spin off their internal software into its own SaaS business. And honestly? Most of them are setting themselves up for...

In this episode Dan Martell reveals how to dramatically increase a company’s valuation—up to ten‑fold—without acquiring new customers, focusing on the often‑overlooked metric that separates a $1M exit from a $10M exit. He shares mindset shifts, operational tweaks, and valuation‑boosting...
every year i talk to 10-15 consulting firms trying to spin off a SaaS and the pattern is always the same: they think their brand equity will translate to the new product it won't you're selling to strangers now, and your product needs...
March 15, 2026. San Francisco, CA Sara had finally booked the meeting. A conversation with the Director of Marketing at a major pharmaceutical company. It had taken six weeks of disciplined prospecting to get there. A long night of preparation was...

SaaStr scaled from zero to 20 AI agents in 10 months by prioritizing aggressive training over vendor hunting—committing 30 days of daily tuning up front and an hour a day ongoing—to drive real revenue outcomes. The company ingested 20 million...
The real reason your lead magnets aren't attracting buyers (it's not traffic).. 1. Weak Lead Magnet Promise Again and again, I watched brilliant Startup Founders create lead magnets that looked beautiful but missed the mark on what their real buyers craved. They...
Every AI feature is a hypothesis, not a promise. That’s the biggest shift from SaaS to AI. In SaaS, you built toward predictability. You learned first, then launched because outcomes were deterministic. If you designed it right, it worked the same...

In the episode, early‑stage VC Rav Dhaliwal discusses how AI is transforming Customer Success, merging it with account management to become more revenue‑centric. He highlights practical AI use cases—telemetry‑driven churn prediction, voice sentiment analysis, and agentic next‑best‑action—while warning against treating...
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Congrats to @akeed23, @twopac, and @cerclihq on their $12M Series A! Cercli is the single platform for enterprises to hire, manage, and pay their global workforce in the AI era. They've grown 10x over the last 12 months, processed over...
Having a free plan but making it very limited/borderline unusable doesn't work. You're setting up a negative anchor with your users. - They thought they found a free tool. - They figure out they have to pay to really use it. = disappointed users. And...
I came across a Wall Street Journal article about the single trait that sets great bosses apart. It turns out that the best leaders share a common strength: they help people find roles where they can thrive. The research showed...

When Rules Become Walls Every product starts with an idea that works so well it turns into a rule. The longer that rule holds, the harder it becomes to question. For Crazy Egg, the rule was simple: keep analytics honest and easy...
Every product starts with an idea that works so well it turns into a rule. The longer that rule holds, the harder it becomes to question.
Best things to do when .. you don't know what to do: 1/ More time w/existing customers. Zoom w/5 week, meet 5/mo IRL 2/ Hire 1 great VP 3/ Drive down churn. You grow faster even w/o more leads 4/ Join more sales calls....
Every founder faces moments where they’re not sure what to do next — such as how to go to market with AI products, when to pivot, and who/when to hire. In this episode of Office Hours, YC partners @koomen, @bradflora, @dessaigne,...
$2M ARR. 2 co-founders. 0 employees. At MicroConf Europe, Kevin Sahin shared why scaling ScrapingBee that way was a huge mistake. In this week's episode, Laura Sprinkle and I break down our 8 key takeaways from MicroConf Europe in Istanbul just a...
When the cold emails aren't working. When the ADs aren't converting. When the deals are dragging on for ever. Do you have a Market problem? A Product problem? Or, a Sales & Marketing problem? Yes. At the intersection of a Great Market + Differentiated Product + Effective...

Working on a NEW AppSumo homepage. LOVE your thoughts 🌮 https://t.co/akU6SmARYL

Since 2017, we ended up spending almost $22m on cloud. Peaking at $3.7m in 2021. Now that we're all out, we'll spend a little over a million on everything we own ourselves. Same team size. Better performance. Saving $2m+ per...
You can now build Shopify stores with AI in Lovable
.@RiveterHQ is replacing the entire scraper infrastructure stack with a single API. Their all-in-one search agent replaces SERP, scrapers, proxy managers, and more. And it knows which tools to use to find exactly the data you’re looking for. https://t.co/WN3adWx2l5 Congrats on the launch,...

Thrilling day keynoting @Gartner Symposium in Orlando with 10,000 customers! 🌟 The Agentic Enterprise era has begun — where AI empowers people and redefines how organizations think, work, and trust. Still riding the Dreamforce high. 🤖💙 https://t.co/x5TfceOpHf https://t.co/Io8dSuMNw8
I’ve got a deep dive pod with @jjen_abel coming up on all things enterprise sales. What’s tripping you up most or confusing when it comes to b2b sales that you’d love us to cover?
Dear Founders, If you have acquisition interest from a bigger co, take it very seriously. If you don’t sell, that bigger co will buy your competitor or build. Not great for you. Also, valuations are sky high right now,...

I love simple tools like this on @acquiredotcom. Manage team emails directly inside Slack. > $22K TTM revenue > $20K profit > 200+ customers > Runs on autopilot > Lean, profitable, dead simple Full listing: https://t.co/b3BlAnxTAb https://t.co/1DDfmVFl2z
Lead Magnets are one of the most effective ways to get inbound leads that fill your pipeline (even today in 2025). But most Founders who are trying to use organic social get lead magnets wrong. Here's the real reason...
After that fight, it becomes a fight of Marketplaces to reach customers and scale solutions. “The most successful vendors in the marketplace will be the ones that understand how to include service delivery partners as part of their marketplace strategy.”
Wondering how you stack up? Try the new https://t.co/iXj7ZJdxfx VC Pitch Deck Analyzer -> https://t.co/S5UFYzoN7a We’ll share how you stack up against 4,000+ other start-ups. And we’ll provide you honest and confidential feedback on how to do better. https://t.co/YtZxaYnamq
The more often you ship, the stronger your judgment gets. Every release is a rep. You learn how your instincts hold up against reality. You get feedback while it still matters. Teams that wait to ship are really waiting to learn.
MarkIt is building AI agents for trade compliance—helping suppliers, importers, and customs brokers classify products, manage documents, and navigate government requirements. https://t.co/tTaCTxaPR9 Congrats on the launch, @ch6nkim and @supadupacoda! https://t.co/cxhpOAGgFV
"You need to use AI to make your marketing tasks more efficient." - everyone's boss right now I've been notably skeptical of AI, but begrudgingly admit... sometimes it's helpful. So, we built a "Take Action" SparkToro feature. If you're up to...
AutoAce (@AutoAce_AI) is the AI-native operating system for car dealerships, starting with voice agents that automate calls, bookings, and updates across service, sales, parts, and F&I. They're already driving six-figure revenue gains for dealerships. https://t.co/Zz7vP4sWjl

Congrats to @alexchantavy, @kunaalsikka, and @SubImageSec on their $4.2M seed! From the creators of Cartography at @Lyft, SubImage is an open-core alternative to Wiz, using AI to show how vulnerabilities and access paths lead to compromise. https://t.co/HpMp0e8sfN https://t.co/KMyFtUYNkC
.@Replit asked me to do a deep dive on "How I Built 7 Production Apps in 100 Days (And Saved $200K/Year)" It's true. A thread 🧵 https://t.co/i319llfN72
Algorithms change fast. Human nature doesn’t. Wanna future-proof your business? Learn the science of attention and persuasion so you can build an audience of future buyers.
Getting tech companies in San Francisco to try your new thing is A LOT easier than convincing the other 99% of companies out there.
If you lead high performers, ask yourself one question this week: Would they still thrive here if I disappeared? If not, build the environment that makes their best work inevitable and then step back. Loyalty can’t be demanded. It’s a mirror of how...
Congrats to https://t.co/c9C4WZdYZj on their $10.6M Series A! Letter AI's enablement platform helps sales teams ramp up faster with AI-powered training and coaching, instantly find and personalize collateral for customers, and engage their buyers. https://t.co/mX4rRd1JVo https://t.co/mIGGfzxkUE
closed $25m deal this morning structure is wild lemlist ($40m ARR) just used its 30% profits (bootstrapped)... to acquire a note taking app. granola, fathom space i called Lemlist CEO to get deal terms: https://t.co/KMhx4YZ2Mz