ACQ2 by Acquired

The Art of SaaS Investing (with Jake Saper, Partner at Emergence Capital)


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“80% of the worlds workforce doesn’t sit at a desk, and 95% of the world’s software is built for people who sit at a desk. Once people build software for the other 80%, the size of the addressable market that could be created could dwarf what we currently have, which is pretty humbling to think about.”

Jake Saper, Emergence Capital (@jakesaper)

 

We dive deep into the nitty gritty details of SaaS investing and company building with the best in the business, Jake Saper from Emergence Capital. Emergence has been around since the beginning of the SaaS industry and -uniquely for a venture firm- is entirely focused on early-stage investing within it. They were early investors in major successes like Salesforce, Veeva, SuccessFactors, Box and Yammer, and more recently, Gusto, Zoom, and many more. 

This episode is a must-listen for anyone investing in, operating in, or thinking about modern SaaS companies!

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Links from the Show:

Emergence Capital

Emergence Capital – “Series-A SaaS Metrics”

Emergence Email Newsletter

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