Event category: BetaKit Keynote Stage
Events
November 17, 2021
03:35 PM - 04:15 PM EDT
Why Every SaaS Organization Will Be a Fintech Company
In the next decade, it has been predicted that nearly every company will significantly boost revenue by offering new financial services. In this session you’ll hear from three fast-growing SaaS companies, Hopper, Lightspeed and Ceridian, and learn how they have taken advantage of customer needs to add new financial services and drive explosive revenue growth.
12:50 PM - 01:35 PM EDT
AWS PitchFest – Round 1
The 4th annual SAAS NORTH PitchFest presented by AWS is back for another epic year! This year only 8 finalists will be selected by our judges to pitch live at SAAS NORTH!
Four of the finalists will present to the official SAAS NORTH judging panel each day, in front of the SAAS NORTH audience. A winner from day one and two will be selected, culminating in an exciting grand-finale at the end of Day 2. The two winners will compete head-to-head in a dramatic winner-takes-all rapid pitch-off!
The SAAS NORTH audience of leading SaaS investors and entrepreneurs will decide the grand prize winner by live people’s choice voting!
09:25 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
Exclusive SaaS Data: 250 Valuation Data Points with Nathan Latka
Over the past 5 years 15m SaaS founders and investors have listened in as Latka interviewed 3,218 SaaS founders for his podcast “The Top Entrepreneurs”. In this session, he’ll share recent data points driving SaaS economics and predict what the market will look like in Q1 2022: SaaS founders getting 40x revenue multiples are optimizing for this 1 metric (hint: not revenue growth), IPO watch: 6 SaaS companies likely to IPO in next 6 months and fastest growing: These 9 SaaS founders broke $10m in ARR, growing 100%+ yoy. Here’s what they’re doing.
08:55 AM - 09:25 AM EDT
How Trulioo Took Advantage of Skyrocketing Demand to Build a $2 Billion Rocketship
Trulioo’s CEO Steven Munford shares extensive insights for leading companies through rapid growth and operational excellence.
Under Steven’s leadership, Trulioo has raised 476 million CAD and reached unicorn status with a $2.1 billion valuation.
Steven will explore Trulioo’s growth opportunities which are a result of vast digital transformation and include building out AI/ML capabilities and global expansion.
November 16, 2022
04:35 PM - 04:55 PM EDT
The Evolution of a Company & CEO Through Chapters of Growth
Over the last eight years, Toronto-based B2B software startup Loopio has grown from 3 Co-founders to a 280-person strong company boasting over 1,400 customers. From 3+ years of bootstrapping, to being VC-backed for another 3+ years, and most recently, their Private Equity investment ($252 million CAD), Co-founder & CEO Zak Hemraj has had to constantly evolve himself and the company. In this session, you’ll learn about Zak's key takeaways from each distinct chapter of growth, how he's had to evolve as a CEO, and some challenges & failures along the way.
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM EDT
A Recession, Lower Valuations, Investment Pullback. What’s A Founder to Do? Three Seasoned Investors Weigh In
The investment frenzy we all witnessed in the fall of 2021 has suddenly come to a standstill. Investors are pulling back the reigns to re-evaluate their portfolios and investing strategies. The fallout of this free-for-all has seen SaaS start-ups downsize and brace for lower valuations.
Many startup founders are asking: what’s the path to weather this economic downturn? We curated three seasoned investors to convey their perspectives on the state of the market and what this means for valuations, resource allocation and raising money during this precarious time.
November 17, 2022
04:05 PM - 04:35 PM EDT
Global Scale & Entering New Markets: Top Things to Consider
As your SaaS companies grows, it becomes increasingly important to identify expansion opportunities. Global expansion is a huge opportunity for revenue growth. But with many cultural, financial and practical differences to consider, global growth depends on careful strategy and commitment.
In this session, join executives at Hubspot, Clio and Stripe as they talk about their approaches, challenges and global expansion strategies. This session will cover everything from readiness, commitment and resources as well as measuring success and the return on investment.
