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#General #Development #Mobile Development #Cloud & DevOps #Cybersecurity & Privacy #AI & Data Science #Hardware & Gadgets #Design & UX10 Things My VP of Marketing Did — and Didn’t — Do in Their First 30 Days
So one of the classic SaaStr posts we update and is even more true than ever: ask every VP you hire, especially your VP of Marketing, what they most want to do. Have them make a list. And then realistically, they will only do the first 3-4. They may do a little of the other... Continue Reading
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The AI Agent Reality Check: Why Managing Always-On AI Workers Is Your Next Big Challenge
You don’t need to work 996 to win But your AI agents will work 996++ You will need to find a way to keep up with them (This is already the hardest part of having deployed 11 true AI agents at SaaStr itself) — Jason SaaStr.Ai Lemkin (@jasonlk) September 1, 2025 The brutal truth about... Continue Reading
NRG Therapeutics secures £50M Series B to advance mitochondrial drugs for ALS and Parkinson’s
Stevenage-based biotech startup NRG Therapeutics has closed a 50 million Series B funding round as it moves towards clinical trials for its pipeline of treatments targeting mitochondrial dysfunction ...
Europe’s most powerful supercomputer ‘Jupiter’ goes live
Jupiter’s power is equivalent to the capabilities of 1m modern smartphones put together. Read more: Europe’s most powerful supercomputer ‘Jupiter’ goes live
Taceo: Facilitating secure collaboration on private data
Founded in 2022, this Austrian start-up has built infrastructure that enables companies to compute on sensitive data without ever decrypting it. Read more: Taceo: Facilitating secure collaboration on private data
Grant Thornton Advisors to invest $1bn into AI tools and technologies
The investment will be carried out over the next three years and will target Grant Thornton Advisor's global workforce. Read more: Grant Thornton Advisors to invest $1bn into AI tools and technologies
OpenAI to roll out ChatGPT Edu in Greek schools and support startups
OpenAI has inked a deal with the Greek government, aimed at boosting the country’s startup ecosystem as well as rolling out its AI tools in schools.The deal will see Greece becoming one of the first c...
More than 10 European startups became unicorns this year
This is a good indication of the sectors that are hot among investors, from biotech and defense tech to AI, AI, and AI.
Integra Therapeutics raises €10.7M to advance FiCAT platform and CAR-T validation
Barcelona-based Integra Therapeutics has closed a 10.7 millionpre-Series A round to advance its gene writing technologiesdesigned to improve the safety, precision, and efficacy of advanced therapies....
DataCrunch raises €55M to boost EU AI sovereignty with green cloud infrastructure
Helsinki-based DataCrunch, a provider of high-performance AI infrastructure, has raised 55million in a Series A round to scale its compute platform and advance itsambition to become Europe’s first AI...
Anthropic to pay $1.5bn to settle copyright lawsuit with authors
The settlement will see Anthropic paying out $3,000 per work to around 500,000 authors. Read more: Anthropic to pay $1.5bn to settle copyright lawsuit with authors
August 2025's top 10 European tech deals you need to know about
In August, European tech companies secured 3.2 billionacross 189 deals, reflecting a 66 per cent drop in investment volume and 47 percent fewer deals compared to July 2025.Despite this month-on-month...
Quantum Systems commits €50M to UK expansion
Germany-based unmanned aerial systems (UAS) specialist Quantum Systems has announced a major strategic expansion into the UK market, committing up to 50 million in investment over the next five years...
Dear SaaStr: What’s the Best Way to Follow Up With a Prospect That Says “I’ll Get Back to You”
Dear SaaStr: What’s the Best Way to Follow Up With a Prospect That Says “I’ll Get Back to You” First, be honest. Those words probably mean either a No or Not Now. The best way to follow up with a prospect who says they’ll “get back to you” is to take control of the process... Continue Reading
Innovation lives on: European startups shine at IFA 2025
I’ve spent a chunk of the past few days at IFA, Germany’s answer to CES and Europe’s biggest consumer electronics show. Once upon a time, this was the stage for breakthroughs like the debut of dual-ch...
AIB, PTSB and Bank of Ireland to launch Revolut rival
The new Irish mobile payment service Zippay is expected to launch early next year. Read more: AIB, PTSB and Bank of Ireland to launch Revolut rival
European tech weekly recap: €1.3B in deals and August's highlights
Last week, wetracked more than 60 tech funding deals worth over 1.3 billion, and over 25 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.Haberin devamını okumak için tıklayı...
inDrive has big plans to become a global ‘super app’ where others have failed
InDrive plans to expand into multiple verticals over the next 12 months across its top markets, starting with grocery deliveries in Kazakhstan.
Funding round that includes ASML could value France’s Mistral at $14bn – reports
Paris-based AI start-up Mistral is reported to be finalising a Series C round of $2bn. Reuters reports Dutch chip giant ASML is set to become top shareholder. Read more: Funding round that includes ASML could value France’s Mistral at $14bn – reports
Opinion: To meet Ireland’s bold start-up targets, urgent action on funding needed
Ireland must mobilise more private capital from sources including pension funds, say Martina Fitzgerald, CEO, Scale Ireland and Sarah-Jane Larkin, director general, IVCA. Read more: Opinion: To meet Ireland’s bold start-up targets, urgent action on funding needed
SaaStr AI School Comes to London: The Real-World AI Playbook for B2B Revenue Teams
Why We’re Bringing AI School to London (And Why It’s Different From Everything Else Out There) After watching 100+ B2B companies try to deploy AI in their revenue operations over the past 18 months—with an almost 90% failure rate—we realized something critical: the problem isn’t the technology anymore. The technology is mostly there now. It’s... Continue Reading
Koah raises $5M to bring ads into AI apps
How can startups and developers actually monetize their AI products? A startup called Koah, which recently raised $5 million in seed funding, is betting that ads will be a big part of the answer.
SaaS at Scale: Hard-Won Lessons from Cliff Obrecht on Building Canva from $0 to $4B ARR
This week Canva Co-Founder and COO Cliff Obrecht joined Harry Stebbings, Rory O’Driscoll and Jason with honest, unfiltered insights on scaling to 240 million users, navigating AI transformation, and preparing for public markets Canva’s CoFounder Joins 20VC + SaaStr on The Coming IPO, Where AI Works Today, Employee Liquidity, Figma’s IPO, and Much More! After... Continue Reading
IVCA: Q2 is worst since 2015 for venture capital funding in Ireland
After a record high in venture capital funding in quarter one, the Irish Venture Capital Association VenturePulse survey today confirms Q2 saw a record low at just 112.6m. Read more: IVCA: Q2 is worst since 2015 for venture capital funding in Ireland
Dear SaaStr: What Can We Do To Make Our Customers Truly Happier?
Dear SaaStr: What Can We Do To Make Our Customers Truly Happier? Keeping your clients happy boils down to one thing: delivering value consistently. For real. Let’s break it into actionable steps: 1. Define Success Together This is skipped or glossed over way, way too often. From the start, align on what success looks like... Continue Reading
Why is an Amazon-backed AI startup making Orson Welles fan fiction?
On Friday, a startup called Fable announced an ambitious, if head-scratching, plan to re-create the lost 43 minutes of Orson Welles’ classic film “The Magnificent Ambersons.”
10 Reasons Customers That Are Actively Using Your Product … Don’t Renew
So when you get going in B2B and SaaS, one type of churn surprises you: bigger customers that are actively using your product … all the time … that still don’t renew. Those surprise you and sneak up on you. Here’s the Why: 1. Lack of Clear ROI and ROI Metrics This is what kills... Continue Reading
Dear SaaStr: Do I Have to Provide a Promotion Path from SDR to AE?
Dear SaaStr: Do I Have to Provide a Promotion Path from SDR to AE? Probably. In the end, about 70% of SDRs move into account executive roles. Usually, within a year. It’s very common for SDRs to move into sales roles, particularly Account Executive (AE) positions. In fact, this is often the natural career progression... Continue Reading
The New SaaStr.ai VC Pitch Deck Review Tool: Know Exactly What Investors Will Think of Your Pitch. Before You Pitch.
After 183.665 (!)startup valuations in our AI-powered Startup Valuation Calculator, and feedback from hundreds of founders, SaaStr.ai has now launched the most sophisticated AI-powered pitch deck analyzer specifically built for B2B SaaS companies Now you will know >exactly< what VCs will think of your pitch deck. Try it here. The Problem Every B2B Founder Faces... Continue Reading
The $8 Billion+ B2B Marketing Strategy That Loses 10% Revenue in Month 1 (But Creates Unbreakable Customer Loyalty) with RevenueCat’s VP of Growth
Rick Hondrickman is VP of Growth, Marketing, Sales & Success at RevenueCat, the in-app monetization platform powering subscription revenue for tens of thousands of mobile apps including ChatGPT, VSCO, and Ladder. RevenueCat processes $8 billion in annual subscription revenue for their customers (more than Stripe on mobile!), with a remarkable stat: $5 billion of that... Continue Reading
Cutting through the equity noise: Don’t miss this powerhouse panel at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Leaders from Pulley, 645 Ventures, and Epigram Legal join the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27-29 in San Francisco. Register to join.
Natron’s liquidation shows why the US isn’t ready to make its own batteries
The sodium-ion battery startup went from announcing a $1.4 billion factory to filing for liquidation in just over a year. Natron's troubled journey illustrates the challenges in making batteries in the U.S.
Atlassian’s $610M bet, and why everyone’s fighting over your browser
Google just dodged a Chrome breakup bullet, but the biggest twist? The federal judge bought the idea that AI rivals could keep the tech giant in check, even as new competitors gain ground. From Atlassian’s $610 million bet on The Browser Company to OpenAI’s latest maneuvers, the competition for how we navigate the web is […]
Scale AI’s former CTO launches AI agent that could solve big data’s biggest problem
Isotopes, co-founded by Arun Murthy, launched a sophisticated analytics agent. Arun was one of the creators of Hadoop who later joined Scale AI.
OpenAI hires the team behind Xcode coding assistant Alex
The team behind Alex, which built a popular tool that let devs use AI models within Apple's development suite Xcode, is joining OpenAI.