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    Exceptions to the Rule of 40: Why Good SaaS Companies Sometimes Fall Below the Threshold
    BY Sean Cantwell 4/14/22
    The Rule of 40 has become an increasingly popular metric to evaluate SaaS companies at scale The basic premise is that companies generally command a premium valuation if their... more
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    Exceptions to the Rule of 40: Why Good SaaS Companies Sometimes Fall Below the Threshold
    BY Sean Cantwell 4/14/22
    The Rule of 40 has become an increasingly popular metric to evaluate SaaS companies at scale The basic premise is that companies generally command a premium valuation if their... more
  • Zenarate: Why Volition Invested
    BY Sean Cantwell
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    • Melanie Jordan
    6/27/23
    The Growing Need for Customer Support Training Customer experience is one of the central battlegrounds on which brands compete With support often serving as the sole human connection... more
  • Zenarate: Why Volition Invested
    BY Sean Cantwell
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    • Melanie Jordan
    6/27/23
    The Growing Need for Customer Support Training Customer experience is one of the central battlegrounds on which brands compete With support often serving as the sole human connection... more
  • Zenarate: Why Volition Invested
    BY Sean Cantwell
    +1
    • Melanie Jordan
    6/27/23
    The Growing Need for Customer Support Training Customer experience is one of the central battlegrounds on which brands compete With support often serving as the sole human connection... more
  • Zenarate: Why Volition Invested
    BY Sean Cantwell
    +1
    • Melanie Jordan
    6/27/23
    The Growing Need for Customer Support Training Customer experience is one of the central battlegrounds on which brands compete With support often serving as the sole human connection... more
  • Zenarate: Why Volition Invested
    BY Sean Cantwell
    +1
    • Melanie Jordan
    6/27/23
    The Growing Need for Customer Support Training Customer experience is one of the central battlegrounds on which brands compete With support often serving as the sole human connection... more
  • Zenarate: Why Volition Invested
    BY Sean Cantwell
    +1
    • Melanie Jordan
    6/27/23
    The Growing Need for Customer Support Training Customer experience is one of the central battlegrounds on which brands compete With support often serving as the sole human connection... more
  • ASU + GSV Summit 2023
    BY Wells Johnstone
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    • Katharine French
    4/11/23
    Key Themes As we head into the ASU + GSV Summit 2023, we are excited to see the rise in technology and innovation striving for equitable access to education Here are three of themes that... more
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    BY Wells Johnstone
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    • Katharine French
    4/11/23
    Key Themes As we head into the ASU + GSV Summit 2023, we are excited to see the rise in technology and innovation striving for equitable access to education Here are three of themes that... more
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    BY Wells Johnstone
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    • Katharine French
    4/11/23
    Key Themes As we head into the ASU + GSV Summit 2023, we are excited to see the rise in technology and innovation striving for equitable access to education Here are three of themes that... more
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    BY Wells Johnstone
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    • Katharine French
    4/11/23
    Key Themes As we head into the ASU + GSV Summit 2023, we are excited to see the rise in technology and innovation striving for equitable access to education Here are three of themes that... more
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    BY Wells Johnstone
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    • Katharine French
    4/11/23
    Key Themes As we head into the ASU + GSV Summit 2023, we are excited to see the rise in technology and innovation striving for equitable access to education Here are three of themes that... more
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    BY Wells Johnstone
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    • Katharine French
    4/11/23
    Key Themes As we head into the ASU + GSV Summit 2023, we are excited to see the rise in technology and innovation striving for equitable access to education Here are three of themes that... more
  • ASU + GSV Summit 2023
    BY Wells Johnstone
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    • Katharine French
    4/11/23
    Key Themes As we head into the ASU + GSV Summit 2023, we are excited to see the rise in technology and innovation striving for equitable access to education Here are three of themes that... more
  • Jim Ferry: Google Predictably Punts on Deprecating Cookies
    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
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    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
  • Jim Ferry: Google Predictably Punts on Deprecating Cookies
    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
  • Jim Ferry: Google Predictably Punts on Deprecating Cookies
    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
  • Jim Ferry: Google Predictably Punts on Deprecating Cookies
    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
  • Jim Ferry: Google Predictably Punts on Deprecating Cookies
    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
  • Jim Ferry: Google Predictably Punts on Deprecating Cookies
    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
  • Jim Ferry: Google Predictably Punts on Deprecating Cookies
    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
  • Jim Ferry: Google Predictably Punts on Deprecating Cookies
    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
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    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
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    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
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    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
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    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
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    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
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    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
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  • Jim Ferry: Google Predictably Punts on Deprecating Cookies
    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
  • Jim Ferry: Google Predictably Punts on Deprecating Cookies
    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
  • Jim Ferry: Google Predictably Punts on Deprecating Cookies
    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
  • Jim Ferry: Google Predictably Punts on Deprecating Cookies
    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
  • Jim Ferry: Google Predictably Punts on Deprecating Cookies
    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
  • Jim Ferry: Google Predictably Punts on Deprecating Cookies
    BY Jim Ferry 8/7/24
    Pictured: Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital Over my past 10 years at Volition Capital and since our founding, we have been active investors in the AdTech space Our investments have... more
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    Statusphere Secures $18 Million in Series A Funding to Turn Influencer Marketing into a Scalable, Trusted Growth Channel for Retailers and Consumer Brands
    BY Volition Press 1/20/26
    Company will use new funding to expand its AI-powered platform to meet the rising demand for social SEO and product discovery across agentic search WINTER PARK, Fla – January 20,... more
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    Statusphere Secures $18 Million in Series A Funding to Turn Influencer Marketing into a Scalable, Trusted Growth Channel for Retailers and Consumer Brands
    BY Volition Press 1/20/26
    Company will use new funding to expand its AI-powered platform to meet the rising demand for social SEO and product discovery across agentic search WINTER PARK, Fla – January 20,... more
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    Statusphere Secures $18 Million in Series A Funding to Turn Influencer Marketing into a Scalable, Trusted Growth Channel for Retailers and Consumer Brands
    BY Volition Press 1/20/26
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    Statusphere Secures $18 Million in Series A Funding to Turn Influencer Marketing into a Scalable, Trusted Growth Channel for Retailers and Consumer Brands
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    One of the most powerful marketing opportunities for any company is their strategy across various social media channels LinkedIn has become arguably the most impactful social media platform... more
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    • Alan Soclof
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    One of the most powerful marketing opportunities for any company is their strategy across various social media channels LinkedIn has become arguably the most impactful social media platform... more
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    • Alan Soclof
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    • Alan Soclof
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    One of the most powerful marketing opportunities for any company is their strategy across various social media channels LinkedIn has become arguably the most impactful social media platform... more
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    • Alan Soclof
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    One of the most powerful marketing opportunities for any company is their strategy across various social media channels LinkedIn has become arguably the most impactful social media platform... more
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    BY Laura Moran
    +1
    • Alan Soclof
    2/21/24
    One of the most powerful marketing opportunities for any company is their strategy across various social media channels LinkedIn has become arguably the most impactful social media platform... more
  • 7 Linkedin Best Practices
    BY Laura Moran
    +1
    • Alan Soclof
    2/21/24
    One of the most powerful marketing opportunities for any company is their strategy across various social media channels LinkedIn has become arguably the most impactful social media platform... more
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    BY Laura Moran
    +1
    • Alan Soclof
    2/21/24
    One of the most powerful marketing opportunities for any company is their strategy across various social media channels LinkedIn has become arguably the most impactful social media platform... more
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    BY Laura Moran
    +1
    • Alan Soclof
    2/21/24
    One of the most powerful marketing opportunities for any company is their strategy across various social media channels LinkedIn has become arguably the most impactful social media platform... more
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    Video: 200 Rejections to a Billion-Dollar Exit: Larry Cheng on Resilience and Growth
    BY Volition Press 12/18/25
    In this conversation with Ryan Hanley on his podcast Finding Peak, Volition Capital Founder and Managing Partner Larry Cheng shares the rarely told story behind building Volition One shaped... more
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    Sean Cantwell and Roger Hurwitz Named Top Software Investors of 2025
    BY Volition Press 10/1/25
    We are excited to share that Volition Capital Managing Partners, Sean Cantwell and Roger Hurwitz, were recently named Top Software Investors of 2025 by GrowthCap Congratulations Sean and... more
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    Sean Cantwell and Roger Hurwitz Named Top Software Investors of 2025
    BY Volition Press 10/1/25
    We are excited to share that Volition Capital Managing Partners, Sean Cantwell and Roger Hurwitz, were recently named Top Software Investors of 2025 by GrowthCap Congratulations Sean and... more
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    Video: 200 Rejections to a Billion-Dollar Exit: Larry Cheng on Resilience and Growth
    BY Volition Press 12/18/25
    In this conversation with Ryan Hanley on his podcast Finding Peak, Volition Capital Founder and Managing Partner Larry Cheng shares the rarely told story behind building Volition One shaped... more
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    Statusphere Secures $18 Million in Series A Funding to Turn Influencer Marketing into a Scalable, Trusted Growth Channel for Retailers and Consumer Brands
    BY Volition Press 1/20/26
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  • Exceptions to the Rule of 40: Why Good SaaS Companies Sometimes Fall Below the Threshold
    BY Sean Cantwell 4/14/22
    The Rule of 40 has become an increasingly popular metric to evaluate SaaS companies at scale The basic premise is that companies generally command a premium valuation if their... more
  • The Rule of 40: How Startups Balance Growth & Profitability
    BY Sean Cantwell
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    With a number of challenged IPOs, along with the recent market correction, investor sentiment is beginning to shift away from companies that pursue a growth-at-all-costs strategy... more
  • 3 Predictions for SaaS Companies in 2021
    BY Sean Cantwell 12/22/20
    2020 was a heady year for SaaS companies It closes with valuations at astounding heights Snowflake’s IPO saw a final pricing range that gave it a valuation of 36 times forward revenue... more
  • A Tale of Three Companies: The Venture Capital Efficiency Ratio and What it Means to Be Capital Efficient
    BY Sean Cantwell 10/15/20
    By Sean Cantwell & Pete Keenan In the classic novel A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens describes the era of pre and post-revolutionary France as both an age of wisdom and foolishness... more
  • The Transition to SaaS from License & Maintenance: 5 Key Challenges to Tackle
    BY Tomy Han 7/16/20
    By Tomy Han Thinking of switching your software company's business model from License & Maintenance to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) The transition to SaaS is an increasingly popular... more
  • 5 Key SaaS Metrics to Reconsider for the New Economy
    BY Volition Investment Team 5/26/20
    By Sean Cantwell & Jake Wasserman  A few months ago, we wrote about how companies must balance both growth and profitability instead of chasing growth at all costs This tradeoff... more
  • VC Data Request Checklist: The 5 Metrics Founders Should Disclose – and Why
    BY Tomy Han 5/4/20
    By Tomy Han COVID-19 has shifted the way we all work, and for Volition, which places a core emphasis on building relationships with management teams and founders, not being able to meet... more
  • The Rule of 40: Growth, Profitability, and the Tortoise and the Hare
    BY Sean Cantwell 3/3/20
    by Sean Cantwell, Managing Partner & Pete Keenan, Sr Accountant We all know the story of the tortoise and the hare The moral is, of course, that slow and steady wins the race Speed... more
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