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content","id":"related-content","tag":"h2","children":[]}]"> <div class="table-of-contents__foldout-button" data-toc-foldout-button> <span class="table-of-contents__foldout-text">CONTENTS</span> <svg class="icon table-of-contents__menu-icon"> <use xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="https://dealroom.co/content/themes/dealroom/assets/img/ui.svg?x64961#icon--arrow-right"></use> </svg> </div> <ul> <li class="heading "><a href="#introduction" class="heading__link" id="link-introduction" data-toc-anchor> Introduction </a> </li> <li class="heading has-children"> <div class="chevron" data-toc-trigger="toc-venture-capital-2" aria-label="click to open the heading"> </div> <a href="#venture-capital" class="heading__link" id="link-venture-capital" data-toc-anchor> Venture Capital </a> <ul class="child-heading" data-toc-target="toc-venture-capital-2"> <li> <a href="#monthly-investment-trends" id="link-monthly-investment-trends" data-toc-anchor> <span>Monthly investment trends</span> </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="heading has-children"> <div class="chevron" data-toc-trigger="toc-by-segment-3" aria-label="click to open the heading"> </div> <a href="#by-segment" class="heading__link" id="link-by-segment" data-toc-anchor> By segment </a> <ul class="child-heading" data-toc-target="toc-by-segment-3"> <li> <a href="#key-verticals" id="link-key-verticals" data-toc-anchor> <span>Key verticals</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#sub-verticals" id="link-sub-verticals" data-toc-anchor> <span>Sub verticals</span> </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="heading "><a href="#by-stage" class="heading__link" id="link-by-stage" data-toc-anchor> By stage </a> </li> <li class="heading "><a href="#top-saas-investors" class="heading__link" id="link-top-saas-investors" data-toc-anchor> Top SaaS investors </a> </li> <li class="heading "><a href="#definitions" class="heading__link" id="link-definitions" data-toc-anchor> Definitions </a> </li> <li class="heading "><a href="#related-content" class="heading__link" id="link-related-content" data-toc-anchor> Related content </a> </li> </ul> </aside> <div class="article__container"> <div class="article__header"> <a href=https://dealroom.co/guides class="article__link"> <svg class="icon article__icon"> <use xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="https://dealroom.co/content/themes/dealroom/assets/img/ui.svg?x64961#icon--arrow-left"></use> </svg> <span>back to guides</span> </a> <h1 class="article__title">SaaS</h1> </div> <div class="article__content"> <div class="content"> <h2>Introduction</h2> <p>On the Dealroom platform, you can explore over <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/funded-companies/f/business_models/anyof_saas/funded/anyof_Funded/launch_year_min/anyof_1990?applyDefaultFilters=true">50k+ funded SaaS startups & scaleups</a> founded after 1990.</p> <p>Well-known B2B SaaS companies include <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/companies/salesforce">Salesforce</a>, <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/companies/snowflake">Snowflake</a>, <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/companies/datadog">Datadog</a> and <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/companies/character_ai">Character.ai</a>.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Notable B2C SaaS companies include <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/companies/1password">1Password</a>, <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/companies/1password">Epic Games</a>, and <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/companies/1password">Taxfix</a>.</p> <p>Consumer subscription businesses like <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/companies/netflix">Netflix</a> and <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/companies/spotify">Spotify</a> could also be categorized as SaaS. B2C can also be a “bottom-up” B2B sales model in disguise.</p> <div style="min-height: 409px;"><script type="text/javascript" defer src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/KXoCj/embed.js?v=10" charset="utf-8"></script><noscript><span class="media" data-image-viewer data-src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/KXoCj/full.png"><img decoding="async" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/KXoCj/full.png" alt="" /></span></noscript></div> <h2 id="anchor-1">Venture Capital</h2> <p>SaaS has steadily become the most prominent investment category in venture capital.</p> <p><iframe title="SaaS Total VC Invested (incl. 2024 projection) " aria-label="Stacked Columns" id="datawrapper-chart-5HWKU" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/5HWKU/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="405" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}(); </script></p> <p>In 2023, <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/curated-heatmaps/funding/revenue/f/growth_stages/not_mature/rounds/not_GRANT_SPAC%20PRIVATE%20PLACEMENT/tags/not_outside%20tech?endYear=2023&interval=yearly&rows=saas~manufacturing~marketplace%2520%2526%2520ecommerce&sort=-2022&startYear=2017&type=amount">47%</a> 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.</p> <div style="min-height: 414px;"><script type="text/javascript" defer src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/e3O6j/embed.js?v=14" charset="utf-8"></script></div> <h3>Monthly investment trends</h3> <p><iframe id="datawrapper-chart-JvqQ3" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" title="SaaS VC investment by month" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/JvqQ3/2/" height="388" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" aria-label="Interactive line chart" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}(); </script></p> <h2 id="anchor-4">By segment</h2> <h3>Key verticals</h3> <p>Key B2B SaaS investment sectors include <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/transactions.rounds/f/business_models/anyof_saas/client_focus/anyof_business/growth_stages/not_mature/industries/anyof_fintech/rounds/not_GRANT_SPAC%20PRIVATE%20PLACEMENT/tags/not_outside%20tech?showStats=YEAR&statsType=rounds">Fintech</a>, <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/transactions.rounds/f/business_models/anyof_saas/client_focus/anyof_business/growth_stages/not_mature/industries/anyof_security/rounds/not_GRANT_SPAC%20PRIVATE%20PLACEMENT/tags/not_outside%20tech?showStats=YEAR&statsType=rounds">Security</a>, and <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/transactions.rounds/f/business_models/anyof_saas/client_focus/anyof_business/growth_stages/not_mature/industries/anyof_marketing/rounds/not_GRANT_SPAC%20PRIVATE%20PLACEMENT/tags/not_outside%20tech?showStats=YEAR&statsType=rounds">Marketing </a>meanwhile, fast-growing industries include <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/transactions.rounds/f/business_models/anyof_saas/client_focus/anyof_business/growth_stages/not_mature/industries/anyof_fashion/rounds/not_GRANT_SPAC%20PRIVATE%20PLACEMENT/tags/not_outside%20tech?showStats=YEAR&statsType=rounds">Fashion</a>, <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/transactions.rounds/f/business_models/anyof_saas/client_focus/anyof_business/growth_stages/not_mature/industries/anyof_sports/rounds/not_GRANT_SPAC%20PRIVATE%20PLACEMENT/tags/not_outside%20tech?showStats=YEAR&statsType=rounds">Sports,</a>聽and <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/transactions.rounds/f/business_models/anyof_saas/client_focus/anyof_business/growth_stages/not_mature/industries/anyof_media/rounds/not_GRANT_SPAC%20PRIVATE%20PLACEMENT/tags/not_outside%20tech?showStats=YEAR&statsType=rounds">Media</a>.</p> <p>Explore the data on the VC investment trends into SaaS verticals <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/curated-heatmaps/funding/industry/f/business_models/anyof_saas/growth_stages/not_mature/rounds/not_GRANT_SPAC%20PRIVATE% 20PLACEMENT/tags/not_outside%20tech?endYear=2023&interval=yearly&rows=gaming~health~travel~legal~security~fintech~wellness%2520beauty~music~real%2520estate~fashion~sports~food~media~dating~telecom~education~energy~kids~hosting~home%2520living~event%2520tech~robotics~jobs%2520recruitment~transportation~semiconductors~marketing&sort=-2023&startYear=2010&type=amount">here</a> on the platform.</p> <div style="min-height: 367px;"><script type="text/javascript" defer src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/CUpvx/embed.js?v=17" charset="utf-8"></script><noscript><span class="media" data-image-viewer data-src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/CUpvx/full.png"><img decoding="async" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/CUpvx/full.png" alt="" /></span></noscript></div> <h3>Sub verticals</h3> <p>Key B2B SaaS investment sub-vertical include <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/transactions.rounds/f/business_models/anyof_saas/growth_stages/not_mature/rounds/not_GRANT_SPAC%20PRIVATE%20PLACEMENT/sub_industries/anyof_payments/tags/not_outside%20tech/years/anyof_2022?showStats=YEAR&statsType=rounds">Payments</a>, <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/transactions.rounds/f/business_models/anyof_saas/growth_stages/not_mature/rounds/not_GRANT_SPAC%20PRIVATE%20PLACEMENT/sub_industries/anyof_crypto%20and%20defi/tags/not_outside%20tech/years/anyof_2022?showStats=YEAR&statsType=rounds">Crypto & Defi</a>, and <a href="https://app.dealroom.co/transactions.rounds/f/business_models/anyof_saas/growth_stages/not_mature/rounds/not_GRANT_SPAC%20PRIVATE%20PLACEMENT/sub_industries/anyof_health%20platform/tags/not_outside%20tech/years/anyof_2022?showStats=YEAR&statsType=rounds">Health platforms</a> .</p> <p>Meanwhile, emerging sub-verticals include SaaS for verticals like <a 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