Category
Series B Key Challenges
Series B Team’s org
Market Practices
🟠: 65%-75% 🟡: 75%-85% 🟢: >85%
Critical
SaaS Gross Margin refers to the revenue a software as a service (SaaS) company generates after subtracting the direct expenses associated with creating and providing its services.
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Market Practices
🟠 GOOD
65%-75%
🟡 BETTER
75%-85%
🟢 BEST
>85%
From Bessemer Venture Partners:
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From Revops Squared 2022 SaaS Benchmark:
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From The SaaS CFO’s “How to correctly calculate your SaaS Gross Margin:
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