Startup Funding & Market Trends

Sep 264 min read

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.

Aug 67 min read

Metrics

B2B SaaS Startup Benchmarking 2020-2023

Explore the latest SaaS benchmarking trends. We analyze private B2B SaaS startup revenue growth rates, salary costs, churn, and more.

Apr 45 min read

Funding & Finance

Funding an AI Startup in 2024

Explore the latest AI startup funding and investment trends, and learn alternative capital raising strategies for early-stage startups.

Q4 2023 SaaS Index Updates and Takeaways

Mar 282 min read

Trends

Q4 2023 SaaS Index Updates and Takeaways

We summarize the trends in SaaS revenue multiples with a brief analysis of the latest data.

Tech Startup Survival Guide: Raising Cash When Funding Dries Up

Aug 17, 20235 min read

Funding & Finance

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.

Venture Capital and Startup Fundraising in 2022: A New Environment

Aug 3, 20224 min read

Trends

Venture Capital and Startup Fundraising in 2022: A New Environment

Venture capital investments changed dramatically in 2022, as did startup valuations. We explore what's different and the new opportunities a

How to Navigate a Shifting Funding Market: Tips from a Risk Perspective

Jul 26, 20222 min read

Trends

How to Navigate a Shifting Funding Market: Tips from a Risk Perspective

You’ve seen the staggering inflation rates. You’ve almost certainly been hit by them – at the gas pump, at the supermarket checkout, even...

How to Navigate a Shifting Funding Market: Tips from a VC

Jul 26, 20222 min read

Trends

How to Navigate a Shifting Funding Market: Tips from a VC

As you are aware, the startup funding landscape has been changing over the past several months. Rather than funding growth at any cost,...

What Startups Need to Know About Seeking Financing During the Pandemic

May 28, 20204 min read

Trends

What Startups Need to Know About Seeking Financing During the Pandemic

In the midst of this global pandemic, startups are working tirelessly to keep their business running. For many, that means securing...

7 Ways Your Startup Can Thrive In A Tough Economy

May 27, 20204 min read

Trends

7 Ways Your Startup Can Thrive In A Tough Economy

In the span of a few short months, the entire global economy has changed. The way we work has changed. Even the way we live our daily...

Channel Your Inner Unicorn: Lessons from the $1B Market Cap Club

Nov 21, 20193 min read

Trends

Channel Your Inner Unicorn: Lessons from the $1B Market Cap Club

If you’re at the helm of a fast-growing startup, you may have wondered if your innovative project has what it takes to become a unicorn....

What Is Dark Data and How Does It Affect SaaS Businesses?

Nov 12, 20196 min read

Trends

What Is Dark Data and How Does It Affect SaaS Businesses?

Mention the words “dark data” and it immediately conjures up images of The Matrix , hackers, black hat tactics, and so on. Yet despite...

5 Best Podcasts for SaaS Startup Founders

Mar 27, 20193 min read

Startup Leadership

5 Best Podcasts for SaaS Startup Founders

As innovators, the teams at SaaS startups are constantly learning. There are few established and “correct” ways of doing things in this...

Take the Money or Run? 3 Reasons to (and Not to) Take VC Money

Mar 8, 20194 min read

Funding & Finance

Take the Money or Run? 3 Reasons to (and Not to) Take VC Money

When your company is poised for exponential growth, you may have a shot at convincing venture capitalists to take a gamble on you, your...

Capital-as-a-Service: A Funding Model to Help Startups Grow

Jan 29, 20193 min read

Funding & Finance

Capital-as-a-Service: A Funding Model to Help Startups Grow

What is Capital-as-a-Service and how does it work? We explain this beneficial funding solution for growing Saas startups.

5 Things to Know Before Joining a Startup Accelerator

Nov 18, 20184 min read

Funding & Finance

5 Things to Know Before Joining a Startup Accelerator

Startup accelerators offer an attractive funding and support option to early-stage companies. While they often get lumped together with...

Report: Seattle Leads Nation as Fastest Growing Tech Hub

Oct 30, 20183 min read

Trends

Report: Seattle Leads Nation as Fastest Growing Tech Hub

Silicon Valley may be the largest tech hub nationwide, but a new study has revealed Seattle leads the nation as the fastest growing tech...

Funding for Entrepreneurs from Underrepresented Communities

Jan 23, 20184 min read

Webinars

Funding for Entrepreneurs from Underrepresented Communities

A recent webinar co-hosted by Lighter Capital and Founders First Capital Partners offered insight into how revenue-based financing (RBF)...

10 Must Follow Sites & Blogs for SaaS Entrepreneurs

Jan 17, 20183 min read

Trends

10 Must Follow Sites & Blogs for SaaS Entrepreneurs

SaaS entrepreneurs have no problem finding advice online. Blogging about how to succeed in this corner of the tech industry is...

Our takeaways from the 2017 Americas Alternative Finance Industry Report

Jun 6, 20172 min read

Trends

Our takeaways from the 2017 Americas Alternative Finance Industry Report

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has released their 2017 report on the alternative finance...

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