Category: software as a service
Software companies give back ground after an impressive rebound
Software as a service companies, modern software firms often referred to by the acronym ‘SaaS,’ had a tough day in the public markets. The basket of companies, as tracked by Bessemer’s cloud index, dropped 4.49% during regular trading hours. The losses gave back some of the software industry’s recent gains,…
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The good SaaS times will end and challenges are coming
Ed Byrne Contributor Ed Byrne is an entrepreneur, investor and co-founder of Scaleworks. More posts by this contributor Working backwards to uncover key success factors Netflix is still too cheap We’ve had a great decade-long run in SaaS — abundant capital, a thriving economy and a massive existing market shift…
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Lerer Hippeau’s Ben Lerer shares his priorities for scouring seed deals
Enterprise software startups are changing how they infiltrate companies, and investors are taking note. Last week, I chatted with Lerer Hippeau‘s Ben Lerer after his firm had just led a seed round in Air, a digital asset management platform. I used the opportunity to pick his brain about what he’s…
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Stocks fall despite Fed intervention, dragging tech shares down once again
On a day that saw the U.S. Federal Reserve try to flip the only switch it can to light up investor confidence, investors remained unconvinced of the short-term financial prospects of the U.S. and global economies. All three major indices saw red on Tuesday after a sharp Monday rally partially…
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VC firm Oxx says SaaS startups should avoid high-risk growth models
‘The companies that best meet their customers’ needs always end up winning’ Steve O’Hear @sohear / 8 hours Oxx, a European venture capital firm co-founded by Richard Anton and Mikael Johnsson, this month announced the closing of its debut fund of $133 million to back “Europe’s most promising SaaS companies”…
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