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This Week in SaaS Feb 3 - 9, 2026

Top exits, deals, news, and blog posts of the week

By
Ryan Allis
February 9, 2026

✨ The Next B2B SaaS Growth Program

The next 16 week B2B SaaS Growth Program starts March 12. It is for B2B SaaS firms with $1M+ in ARR that want to scale up revenue. We’ll teach your and your marketing team ABM lead list building, outbound marketing, and digital ads scaling on Meta, Google, LinkedIn, and Bing. The program is led by SaasRise founders Ryan Allis (built iContact to $50M ARR) and David Trachsel (manages $10M/yr in b2b saas digital ad spend). The cost is $5k/mo for four months. Apply here for your company.

📚 New Blog Posts & Videos

  1. Step by step how I'd build & sell a $100m SaaS if starting again 🎥
  2. SaaS Success Secrets: From Startup to $169M Exit
  3. How to Do Enterprise SaaS Sales
  4. How to Set Up an Outbound Email System for B2B Outreach in 2026
  5. How to Sell a $5M ARR SaaS Firm
  6. How AI Is Disrupting SaaS Companies
  7. Scaling Ad Budgets Profitably on Meta, LinkedIn, Google, and Bing
  8. How to Fix Your Landing Pages
  9. How to Fix Your Ad Creatives

💸 Big SaaS VC Rounds 

  1. ElevenLabs (voice AI platform; SaaS/API) – raised a $500M growth round on Feb 4, 2026; funds will expand enterprise voice AI products, global infrastructure, and strategic partnerships.

  2. Resolve AI (agentic software-fixing platform; developer SaaS) – raised a $125M Series A on Feb 4, 2026; funds will scale autonomous agents that detect, diagnose, and fix software issues across production systems.

  3. Chamber Cardio (cardiology enablement platform; healthcare SaaS) – raised a $60M Series A on Feb 4, 2026; funds will expand its cardiology-focused platform supporting providers and payers.

  4. RapidFort (container security & runtime optimization; security/infra SaaS) – raised a $42M growth round on Feb 4, 2026; funds will accelerate product expansion and enterprise go-to-market.

  5. Forerunner (government system of record for the built environment; govtech SaaS) – raised $39M total (incl. ~$26.3M Series B) on Feb 5, 2026; funds will scale public-sector infrastructure and asset-management workflows.

  6. ORION Security (autonomous DLP for the AI era; cybersecurity SaaS) – raised a $32M Series A on Feb 3, 2026; funds will scale contextual data-loss prevention for AI-enabled enterprises.

  7. Turnstile (AI-first quote-to-cash platform; B2B SaaS) – raised a $29M Series A on Feb 5, 2026; funds will expand revenue automation tooling for growing sales-led SaaS companies.

  8. Daytona (programmable “computers” for AI agents; developer/infra SaaS) – raised a $24M Series A on Feb 5, 2026; funds will scale agent sandboxing and autonomous task execution environments.

  9. Pasito (AI-native benefits operations workspace; HR/benefits SaaS) – raised a $21M Series A on Feb 3, 2026; funds will automate benefits quoting, enrollment, and administration workflows.

  10. Loop AI (back-office automation for restaurants & retail; vertical SaaS) – raised a $14M Series A on Feb 3, 2026; funds will scale AI-driven operational tooling for multi-location operators.

🤝 SaaS M&A Deals 

  • Nava completed the acquisition of Beam (~undisclosed; benefits delivery modernization; govtech SaaS; US) – announced on Feb 3, 2026; this acquisition expands Nava’s open, end-to-end stack for benefits program modernization.

  • Masabi completed the acquisition of Passenger Technology Group (~undisclosed; passenger info + ticketing; transit SaaS; UK) – announced on Feb 4, 2026; this acquisition broadens Masabi’s public-transport SaaS capabilities and customer value.

  • Zscaler completed the acquisition of SquareX (~undisclosed; browser security; security SaaS; APAC/US) – announced on Feb 5, 2026; this acquisition extends zero trust into browser security via lightweight extensions on any browser/device.

  • Lemon Learning completed the acquisition of Aidaxis (~undisclosed; digital adoption + desktop coverage; SaaS; EU) – announced on Feb 3, 2026; this acquisition expands Lemon Learning beyond web apps into desktop application enablement.

  • Securitas agreed to acquire Liferaft (~undisclosed; OSINT threat intelligence; SaaS; North America) – announced in early Feb 2026; this acquisition adds SaaS-based OSINT capabilities to Securitas’ broader security offering. 

🚀 SaaS IPOs & S-1 Filings

  • Fractal Analytics (AI analytics & insights platform; SaaS/AI adjacent) – announced IPO schedule for Feb 9–11, 2026 in India, marking a notable public market debut for an AI/SaaS-oriented software firm.

🧠 Key Takeaways

  • Retention is back on top in 2026: acquisition-first playbooks are getting squeezed; invest in lifecycle programs that increase repeat usage and reduce churn. In 2026, capital is more expensive, sales cycles are longer, and AI has commoditized top-of-funnel motion. As a result, acquisition-first strategies are getting squeezed from both sides: CAC is rising while willingness to pay is flattening. The fastest way to grow now is not more leads—it’s keeping and expanding the customers you already have.

📰 Community News

See you next week with the next edition ofThis Week in SaaS.

-Ryan Allis, CEO of SaasRise