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SaaS Retention: Outlast Change with a Strong Strategy
A Challenging Time Presents Its Own Opportunities The world continues to edge forward cautiously after the Q2 slowdown, watching the statistics closely and doing all that it can to remain prepared should the pandemic spike once again. For the SaaS industry, the past several months have been challenging — particularly for companies that weren’t involved …Read More
River SaaS Capital Invests in Kenect for Sales and Marketing Acceleration
Westlake, OH — June 18, 2020 — River SaaS Capital, a private venture debt fund lending growth capital to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies, announced that it has provided non-dilutive capital to Kenect, a SaaS provider for business professionals. Founded in 2017, Kenect converts existing business phone lines to text-enabled lines to improve customer experience and communication, …Read More
What’s Your SaaS Customer Success Plan?
Recent Events Present Both Challenges and Opportunities By now, we all know that the country and indeed the world have changed as a result of COVID-19. Most of our nation is under a federal disaster declaration for the first time in history. Businesses worldwide have had to shift their processes and solutions to help keep …Read More
Key Findings from Our 2020 SaaS Survey Report
About Our 2020 SaaS Survey Follow along: Download the 2020 SaaS survey report here. Last year, River SaaS Capital conducted its first annual SaaS survey and produced an in-depth report on how SaaS companies nationwide obtained funding, how they used it, what they learned from the experience, and what their plans were for the following …Read More
River SaaS Capital Hires Chief Development Officer
Westlake, OH – March 11, 2020 — River SaaS Capital is pleased to announce it has welcomed Joe Granzier as Chief Development Officer. Mr. Granzier will be focused on managing River SaaS Capital’s investor relations and devising strategies for fund growth. “We’re thrilled to welcome Joe to River SaaS,” said President Matt Kennedy. “He brings …Read More
The Key to Successful Lead Nurturing for SaaS Companies
When It Comes to SaaS Lead Nurturing, Take the Inbound Approach Inbound marketing is an innovative approach to growing a company through SaaS lead nurturing. It can be combined with more traditional — and often expensive — efforts such as outbound marketing (think paid ads, cold calling, direct mail, trade shows, etc.), but the philosophy …Read More
The Difference Between Debt Financing and Equity Financing
Two Great Financing Solutions — But Which is Right for Your Business? For SaaS companies (and indeed many other types of companies), there are a number of options available when it comes to financially enable and supporting growth. Two of the most common sources of funding are venture debt financing and equity-based financing. Each provides …Read More
How to Market a SaaS Platform in 2020
New Year, New Strategy As 2019 comes to a close and a new decade arrives, now is the perfect time to revisit your marketing strategy for the year ahead. If you’ve been wondering how to market a SaaS platform, especially one you’ve already been promoting for some time, we’ve got you covered. We understand that …Read More
Use These SaaS Sales Best Practices to Grow in 2020
Did You Achieve Your Goals in 2019? How was 2019 for your organization? Naturally, you had a set of goals you wanted to achieve. These might have included reaching a certain revenue or expanding your team. Maybe one was taking your platform to the next level based on a year or two of customer feedback. …Read More
Looking for a Lower Cost of Capital for Startups?
5-Minute Read When It Comes to Funding, Not All Options Are the Same Recently, we did a side-by-side comparison of equity vs. debt capital funding for growing SaaS companies. Both are outstanding options for organizations that have grown beyond the seed and early stages and are generating strong, stable, and sticky monthly recurring revenue (MRR). …Read More