SaaS Financing Options to Fund Your Startup in 2024
Don't let opportunities pass you by! Check out these SaaS-friendly funding solutions to extend your runway and help your startup grow.
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- Nov 1
- 4 min
Benefits to Securing Funding Prior to the End of the Year
Growing startups need capital to maintain growth and cash runway. Here are 3 reasons founders look to secure funding before the new year.
- Oct 26
- 4 min
What is ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue) and How Do You Calculate It?
Learn best practices for calculating annual recurring revenue (ARR), a critical metric for SaaS businesses.
- Oct 15
- 7 min
SaaS Growth Strategies: 6 Examples from Startups That Scaled ARR
Consider the following SaaS growth strategies to increase your revenue and growth rates.
- Sep 28
- 4 min
SaaS EBITDA Margins and The Rule of 40
What is a good EBITDA margin for a SaaS startup, and what does the Rule of 40 tell you about your business? Get the answers here.
- Sep 1
- 4 min
SaaS Gross Margins and How to Increase Yours
What's a good gross margin for SaaS startups? Compare yours to SaaS industry benchmarks and learn how to increase your profit margin.
- Aug 29
- 5 min
Gross Margin vs. Net Margin: Two Startup Profitability Calculations
How are gross profit margin and net profit margin different? Learn how to calculate each of them and why healthy margins are important.
- Aug 17
- 4 min
Tech Startup Survival Guide: Raising Cash When Funding Dries Up
Lighter Capital’s step-by-step survival guide helps tech startups navigate cash flow and funding to keep growing in a shaky economy.
- Aug 17
- 3 min
5 Ways to Reduce Customer Churn for Your SaaS Startup
Customer churn is a key metric for assessing the health of a SaaS business. Theses strategies can help you reduce and minimize churn.
- Aug 16
- 5 min
How to Calculate and Improve SaaS Revenue Churn Rates
Smart strategic decisions require knowing how much revenue your customers are bringing in, and more importantly, how much is churning out.
- Aug 15
- 3 min
Revenue Churn vs. Customer Churn: How to Analyze SaaS Churn Rates
The difference between customer and revenue churn is what your business is losing: customers or cash. Learn to analyze these key metrics.
- Aug 11
- 2 min
How to Calculate Customer Churn Rate (CCR) for Your SaaS Startup
Calculate your customer churn rate (CCR) to understand if your customers are happy and you're meeting their needs. We show you how.
- Aug 10
- 5 min
How To Calculate and Manage Your Startup’s Cash Burn Rate
Your burn rate, or how fast you spend your cash, requires a balanced approach to risk. Here's how to calculate your burn rate and manage it.
- Aug 8
- 6 min
What is Total Addressable Market (TAM) and How to Calculate It
Total Addressable Market (TAM) is an excellent metric to look at when trying to gauge your startup’s growth potential. Here's how to use it.
- Jul 28
- 5 min
How SaaS Startups Can Minimize Their Customer Concentration Risk
Guide your SaaS startup from idea to product-market fit to revenue growth, while minimizing your customer concentration risk.
- Jul 15
- 6 min
What Is Market Penetration Strategy? (Definition and Examples)
Is your SaaS startup is looking for low-risk business growth strategies? Consider a market penetration strategy to drive more revenue.
- Jun 29
- 2 min
How to Calculate Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) for Your SaaS Business
Customer lifetime value (CLV) can tell you a lot about your SaaS business. Learn how to calculate and analyze this important metric.
- Feb 21
- 4 min
What Is Unit Economics in SaaS?
Taking a unit economics approach helps you steer your SaaS company in the right direction, with a focus on driving profit and growth.
- Dec 17, 2022
- 5 min
8 Principles for Building Realistic Financial Projections for Your Startup
Follow these principles for building aggressive, yet realistic financial projections for your startup when raising capital from investors.
- Aug 6, 2022
- 4 min
Net Revenue Retention vs. Gross Revenue Retention
SaaS and subscription-based businesses rely on retaining and expanding customer accounts in order to achieve healthy, sustainable revenue...
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