Statistic Info

Survey results indicate that companies in the $7.5MM-$15MM range are among the fastest growers. The median growth in this range is much greater than the median of companies half their size. Interestingly, there was a similar bump-up last year, but for companies between $5MM-$7.5MM.

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The fastest growing SAAS companies averaged $250k in MRR and were only losing around 3.2% of that revenue each month to churn

Median annual gross dollar churn was 8%, 7%, 6% and 8% in 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013

SAAS companies invest between 80% and 120% of their revenue in sales and marketing in the first 5 years of their existence

A 2017 SaaS Capital survey showed that young companies actually have higher retention rates than more mature SaaS businesses

The fastest growing SaaS companies scale their organizations rapidly, growing their teams by an average of 56% each year

51% of large (revenue >$2.5million) SaaS companies use field sales as their primary method of distribution

The average company booking professional services revenue on new deals is equivalent to 16% of the first year subscription value. Professional services margins are approximately 22%

After $10M in ARR, the median growth rate slows to just under 50%

The top 50% of the fastest growing SaaS businesses generate much higher upsells than their competitors. The larger the business, the greater the impact of upselling

The fastest growing SaaS companies raise an average of $9.5M in Series A funding

More Growth Strategy Stats

As of December 2018, there were total 105,000 employees in Lockheed Martin, as compared to 126,000 employees in 2015.

When venture capitalists participate in seed rounds, the average round size is 3x larger

Women in western countries use the internet 17 percent more than their male counterparts

In 2018, the global tech spending is forecast to amount to 3,212 billion U.S. dollars.

Companies with longer contracts (2+ years) reported the lowest annual unit churn

Negative Churn and Expansion Revenue

After $10M in ARR, the median growth rate slows to just under 50%

High-growth companies generate 60% fewer sales opportunities than low-growth companies

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Smaller SAAS companies reported more frequent use of third-party providers as their primary application delivery method, while the largest companies were more likely to use self-managed servers