We're incredibly excited to announce that Ratio has secured $411M to fuel the transformation of B2B financing.
The tech sector has been facing some choppy water in recent months. Global VC investment plummeted putting even the sturdiest software startups under huge financial strain. Which companies withstand that pressure and survive the funding drought will depend almost entirely on strategic decisions made at an executive level.
Revenue-Based Financing is an innovative way to secure funding while simultaneously mitigating risk and maintaining control. As a leader, embracing RBF demonstrates your commitment to exploring diverse funding options and encourages your team to think creatively about how to tackle financial challenges.
True Sale Based Financing (TBF) is a transaction where cash-generating assets (accounts receivable, annual contracts, multi-year contracts, etc.) are fully transferred from a seller to a buyer for a purchase consideration. Understand the value of true sale based financing and why it matters to the long term success of your company.
ASX companies under Appendix 4C mandates can use True Sale Based Financing (TBF) to convert longer term contracts with staggered cash flows into instant cash. The standard accounting treatment for True Sale makes it possible to substantially boost short-term cash flows.
Glance at the headlines, and you’ll feel a little gloomy about the state of the tech sector. Recession fears continue to weigh on our minds, interest rates look set to keep on rising, venture capital funding is at a two-year low, and enterprise software buyers are tightening their belts.
Customers negotiate for discounts on a purchase by paying up front. And most SaaS vendors are ready to offer that. Payment plans and Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) options are becoming more common in B2B.
As we head into 2023 SaaS companies will continue to have to deal with the recession. Customers become cash constrained, small and mid-size businesses become cash reserved, and large businesses cut budgets. As a result, tech investing will slow down.
BNPL offers SaaS customers an accessible and manageable way to make purchases matching their cash flow needs and budget/approval constraints
The buyer’s landscape has changed drastically over the last few years. One such option that’s become very popular in recent years is ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL). BNPL provides customers the freedom and flexibility to buy the product they need with manageable installment payments.
What do enterprises look for when making a software investment? They seek products that deliver results. The key to turning SaaS pricing strategy into a win-win is to recognize that for buyers, a dollar today doesn’t have the same value as a dollar tomorrow.
