SaaS IPOs have more than doubled over the last 12 years

From Tomasz Tonguz
Quote in SaaS & Tech Growth Strategy
  1. The number of SaaS IPOs has more than doubled in the past 12 years. t
  2. The number of rounds of financing each company raises before IPO has nearly doubled from 2.5 to 4.5, i.e. Series B/C to Series D/E. These figures exclude seeds, which I’ve defined as rounds less than $1.5M.
  3. The total amount of cash raised before IPO has doubled from the ’98 cohort, adjusted for inflation.
  4. The median round sizes across the life of the company have remained relatively constant.
  5. IPO offerings have increased by about 40% in size

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