Grab your appetite for networking – SaaStock is just around the corner! That’s right, it’s time to leverage some elbow grease, get out there and turn strangers into super-connections.

Networking is one of the key benefits of attending this stellar event. Surrounded by thousands of SaaS enthusiasts in one place, opportunities abound to grow your connections faster than your revenue chart. Whether you’re an introvert or extrovert, make it your mission to spark value-driving relationships. Imagine the partnerships, career growth and business deals hiding in the untapped potential of each conversation. Dreams take flight through the people we meet and SaaStock is your dream chance to catapult your goals by expanding your network 10x. 

How will you harness the networking power of SaaStock? Through these 5 keys ways to work the room like a boss:

1. Use the Networking App

SaaStock provides an event app with built-in networking features. Last year there were over 8,900 meeting requests sent through the app, with a 41% meeting acceptance rate (7% above industry average). You can browse attendee profiles, send in-app messages, and schedule meetups. The app makes it easy to identify and connect with people relevant to your goals, like potential partners or investors. Leverage the app to set up meetings and coordinate your schedule.

Get tickets.

2. Walk the Expo Floor

The expo floor is full of exciting companies and sponsors. Stop by booths of the next up-and-coming SaaS startups, as well as the well-established giants you look up to, that interest you to learn about new solutions and chat with representatives. Share your QR code and make connections you can follow up with after the event. Talk to other attendees exploring the floor to uncover shared interests and opportunities to collaborate.

Check out our list of partners, sponsors and startups.

3. Spark conversation at the Fringe Events

Fringe events like SaaS.City, Investock, and Startup Day put a spotlight on specific SaaS topics and communities. Look for fringe events aligned with your niche to meet like-minded professionals. Introduce yourself to the people sitting nearby or speaking on panels relevant to your work. Exchange ideas and build relationships within your sector.

Accelerate your SaaS skills at SaaS.City

A one-day bootcamp featuring 7 topic-led sessions hosted across Dublin. This intensive training day allows you to build expertise across key SaaS domains, including marketing, sales, product-led growth, and more through focused bootcamps. Each bootcamp session will feature leading SaaS experts diving deep into strategies and tactics to level up your execution.

Whether you’re a founder, CMO, head of sales or other SaaS leader, SaaS.City offers a fast-paced learning environment to sharpen your skillset. With bootcamps centralized in one city, you can make connections with other attendees focused on scaling up their SaaS.

Walk away with new knowledge, techniques and contacts to bring back to your company and make an immediate impact. SaaS.City provides hands-on learning and networking in one of Europe’s top SaaS hubs.

Get tickets.

Investock brings together top SaaS investors for exclusive networking and insights

This investor-only event assembles international funds and VCs to connect, discuss trends, and share knowledge. Attendees will enjoy roundtable discussions diving into the state of SaaS investing today and predictions for the future. The opening keynote will be given by Justina Chung, Vice President of Bessemer Venture Partners, on the State of the Cloud 2023.

We’ll also hear from Folake Shasanya, Head of Venture Capital Relationship Coordination – Innovation Economy, and Sidarth Punshi, Head of VC & Growth Equity Coverage – EMEA at J.P. Morgan, delivering a keynote on The State of European SaaS – Trends in Funding & Exits.

Whether you’re an angel investor, VC, private equity firm or other funding partner, Investock offers an invaluable opportunity to meet other influential investors in SaaS. Exchange ideas and build relationships through fireside chats, cocktail receptions and more.

As the premier investor networking event held during SaaStock, Investock provides a focused day to engage with the SaaS investment community. Expand your network and gain actionable intelligence to enhance your deal flow and portfolio returns.

Get tickets.

Launch your early-stage SaaS startup at the Startup Program

Calling all disruptive early-stage SaaS startups! Get ready to ignite your business at the SaaStock Startup Program. The Startup Program provides entrepreneurs with unmatched visibility and access to leading VCs and angel investors focused on high-growth SaaS companies. 

You gain access to keynotes from the top minds in SaaS, and can participate in structured networking to get quality time with investors looking for their next addition. Learn key strategies through dedicated workshops on pitching, raising a seed round and more with Intercom, AppSumo, ProductLed, and CMS. 

Whether you are pre-seed, seed stage or Series A, this is your opportunity to get on investors’ radar. The program culminates in the Global Pitch Competition, where you can showcase your SaaS in front of a panel of leading VCs and get in for a chance to win big – €200,000 to be precise!

If you have an innovative SaaS startup, join the Startup Program to accelerate your business with knowledge, connections and funding.

Apply now.

Check out more details on all fringe events here.

4. Mix and Mingle at Parties

The opening night welcome party and other evening events offer a festive, social environment to connect. Grab a drink, be open-minded, and see where conversations lead. Party-hop to meet as many fellow attendees as possible. Follow up with new contacts during the conference to solidify bonds. The opportunities are endless.

Check out our list of evening events taking place.

5. Join VIP Networking Meals & Speaker Dinners

Sign up for an intimate VIP networking lunch for CMOs or CFOs, a VIP dinner with international funds, or a meal with the greatest SaaS legends who’ll be speaking on stage. Sitting down for a meal with influencers and decision-makers in your field makes networking feel natural, not forced. Use the relaxed atmosphere to get to know important individuals in the SaaS space, pick their brains, and form strong networking ties.

Check out all that’s on for you to get involved in.

Attending SaaStock is about more than absorbing information in sessions. Dedicate time and effort to networking—it could lead to game-changing relationships that propel your SaaS career forward. Use these 5 tips to maximise your networking opportunities at the conference.

The clock is ticking – SaaStock is less than two weeks away! This is your chance for a networking bonanza that could change the trajectory of your career in ways you can’t even imagine yet. Grab your tickets now and start planning who you’ll connect with at the sessions, parties and expo floor. Download the event app and get ready to scan and collect attendees’ badges to grow your network. Rev up those conversation skills and get ready to build relationships that will reap rewards for years to come. 

When that timer goes off ending a session, pounce into the hallway buzzing with your people. This is your time to shine. Turn small talk into big opportunities. See you there, network warrior!

The startup world is booming with new SaaS companies looking to make their mark. This year, our Startup Program has welcomed some of the most exciting and innovative European SaaS startups that are poised for rapid growth. 

From companies revolutionising how businesses operate to ones disrupting traditional industries, these startups have fresh ideas and ambitious plans to scale up quickly. We’ve handpicked the rising SaaS startups in our program that you should keep an eye on in 2023. 

These startups are leveraging the latest technologies and creative business models to provide solutions for modern business needs. They span various sectors from marketing automation to cybersecurity to recruitment. While still in their early stages, these startups have already demonstrated impressive traction and have raised significant funding to fuel their expansion. 

In this blog, we dive into what makes each of these startups special. We’ll cover their unique value propositions, how they plan to disrupt the status quo, their most impressive metrics so far, and why they’re poised for a breakout year in 2023.

From innovative platforms to forward-thinking teams, these are the rising SaaS stars to watch as they scale to new heights this year. Read on to learn more about the future titans of the SaaS world before they hit it big.

Airrange

Airrange turns Excel into the most powerful no-code platform on the planet: Build web apps with Excel logic, automate reports, share selected workbook areas with full functionality, and manage users and activities.

• Founder: Stephan Methnar
• HQ: Munich, Bavaria
• Vertical: IT Services and IT Consulting
• Employee Count: 2-10

Breyta

Collaborative CRM for modern GTM teams to accelerate revenue across the entire customer lifecycle.

• Founder: Chris Moen
• HQ: Norway
• Vertical: CRM & Sales
• Employee Count: 11 – 50

Damson Cloud

Damson Cloud helps customers achieve success with Google Workspace, working with key stakeholders within businesses to ensure their workforce remains productive, ready for growth and ensuring that their data remains secure. Whether migrating to Google Workspace or utilising Damson Cloud as a Google Premier Partner with an existing setup, Damson Cloud have been helping businesses achieve their goals for the last decade and a half with our dedicated Operations and Customer Success Services teams.

Change management is a big part of our ethos. This includes the executive sponsorship, communication and training within a project. This is where we help your organisation break apart old ways of working and bringing everyone together to a new way of working using Google Workspace as the catalyst. Your business will then see the benefits of true collaboration within the Google Workspace environment. We don’t just provide the tools to your users. We take them on a journey.

Part of our dedication to providing customers with the very best in Google Workspace practices has been our successful YouTube channel that has over 5000 subscribers and our videos have been viewed over 1,000,000 times.

• Founder: Donal Murphy
• HQ: Dublin, Ireland
• Vertical: Cloud
• Employee Count: 11-50

Eurekos

Eurekos is a Danish SaaS company which originated as part of a consulting and training company in 2013.  In 2019, Eurekos was spun off as an independent software company and has transformed into a leading customer education LMS globally.  Today, Eurekos has customers throughout the EU, UK, North America and Asia. 

Eurekos is purpose-built LMS that rapidly onboards and continuously engages customers and channel partners. It includes an integrated suite of tools for certification, eCommerce, branded portals, mobile learning, and rapid content. Eurekos makes it easy to deliver product training that retains more customers and transforms channel sales partners into advocates.

• Founder: Nick Etlar Eriksen
• HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
• Vertical: Ed-tech
• Employee Count: 11-50

FlowMate

With FlowMate, we solve one of the biggest problems for SaaS providers: integrations.

Through www.flowmate.io, SaaS providers can easily integrate any SaaS solutions to expand their integration offerings quickly. FlowMate integrations are embedded directly into their solution to boost revenue by adding significant value. Just as Stripe is a platform for billing and payments, FlowMate is a platform for integration and automation.

After launching FlowMate in May of this year, we received overwhelmingly positive feedback from the SaaS community. We acquired our first paying customers in the first few weeks after launch, and our sales pipeline is filling up every day. After our successful launch, we are now planning our 3m seed round.

• Founder: Frank Tuerling
• HQ: Germany
• Vertical: Developer Tools
• Employee Count: 1-10
• ARR (in USD): $101-250K

Giyst

Giyst generates automated AI-powered video summaries to drive, discover and enable efficient consumption of the essence of content. We work with marketing teams, content creators, communication teams and L&D specialists to:

• Drive Content Engagement
• Drive Content Discovery
• Repurpose Content at speed and scale

We work with a wide variety of clients ranging from Healthcare companies to Media Organisations who use Giyst to communicate more effectively with employees, customers, partners and audiences.

• Founder: Colm Murphy & Avril Power
• HQ: Cork, Ireland
• Vertical: IT
• Employee Count: 2-10

Guideflow

Guideflow, the interactive product demo platform. Show don’t tell: capture, customize, share & analyze interactive demos in seconds!

• Founder: Geoffroy d’Halluin
• HQ: France
• Vertical: CRM & Sales
• Employee Count: 11-50
• ARR (in USD): $11-100K

MySalesCoach

MySalesCoach provides personal 1:1 expert SaaS sales coaches as a subscription service, coaching SDR’s, AE’s, Leaders, and CS teams at the likes of Deel, Klavyo, Cognism and SaaStock.

We match every individual to an experienced expert coach based on role, aspirations and coaching goals, who has walked in your shoes and experienced coach, available to book as a cadence, and in moments of need for 1:1 coaching sessions on-demand.

Group coaching sessions see small cohorts of like minded peers share best practices and tips on almost 100 topics – from LinkedIn VoiceNotes, Cold Call breakdowns, Discovery tips, running a PiP and using SPIF’s.

Launched in January, we have just passed $500k ARR. Fun Fact: Kevin’s co-founder, Mark is best selling co-author of Problem Prospecting?! and a star of ‘Come Dine With Me’ with officially the 2nd most funny moment on the programme, when he almost choked on a sardine.

• Founder: Kevin Beales
• HQ: United Kingdom
• Vertical: CRM & Sales
• Employee Count: 1-10
• ARR (in USD): $501-1M

Payemoji

Payemoji is a service of Message My Customer Ltd, a conversational commerce company based in Dublin, Ireland. 

Payemoji enable businesses to engage with customers, sell products & services, accept digital payments, book appointments, provide any customer and employee journey, all through everyday messaging apps like WhatsApp. With Payemoji, businesses and organisations can provide a better customer experience, without the complexity and cost of a mobile application. 

• Founder: Mick Higgins
• HQ: Ireland

RevOs

RevOS.ai is a revenue operation system – we’re revolutionizing the revenue operations space, making the processes of sales, marketing, and customer success smarter, faster, and more efficient.

Founded by a serial entrepreneur with a history of disruptive ventures, RevOS is more than just another tech product; it’s a new way to redefine the way businesses understand and optimize their revenue.

Fun & Key Facts:

  Beginnings: The company was built by experienced SaaS/B2B founders after successful exit 

AI-Powered: The core AI of RevOS is build on top of 10+ years of data and experience from application and data integration

  Success Stories: A reference model for Customer Health Score we developed is the most widely used in the industry with 1000+ downloads

• Founder: Renat Zubayrov
• HQ: Germany
• Vertical: AI & Machine Learning
• Employee Number: 1-10
• ARR (in USD): $101-250K

Scytale

Scytale helps SaaS companies streamline security compliance through automation so they can boost customer trust and sell more.

• Founder: Meiran Galis
• HQ: Israel
• Vertical: Security
• Employee Count: 11-50
• ARR: $1-3M

Swag Hut

At Swag Hut our mission is to make it easy for companies to strengthen relationships with their customers and employees worldwide through sustainable and meaningful branded gifts. We know that sourcing swag can be difficult. Spending endless hours searching and comparing products and suppliers, understanding the variety of printing methods, managing multiple lead times and trying to organise distribution and deliveries – it’s a lot right? We know.

Swag Hut was started to help businesses improve their promotional merchandise process and make it simple. We design your swag packs and then arrange kitting, storage and shipping to your customers and employees. It’s never been easier to create beautiful unboxing experiences.

20 People on the Team

150+ Happy Clients

2,000 Projects Completed

180 Countries Delivered to

• Founder: Tom Ryan
• HQ: Dublin, Ireland
• Vertical: Adtech
• Employee Count: 2-10

Useractive

UserActive is a Product Design Agency for fast-growing B2B SaaS. We partner with SaaS teams to design meaningful products users love.

We’ll help you impact key SaaS metrics such as increasing your free trial to paid conversions or reducing churn.

If your SaaS company lacks design expertise, our proven process allows you to seamlessly add professional designers to your team in a fraction of the time.

Through consulting, developer-ready design layouts and guidelines, you can guarantee your product is well-designed from the offset. Saving you time and money long-term and providing your users with the exceptional experience they deserve.

• Founder: Peter Loving
• HQ: Spain
• Vertical: Developer Tools
• Employee Number: 1-10
• ARR (in USD): $11-100K

UserGuiding

UserGuiding bridges the gap between end-users and core value of web applications by enabling product teams to create, customize, personalize, and deploy interactive in-app experiences, without coding.

With UserGuiding, you can create product tours, tooltips, hotspots, in-app surveys, announcement banners, and more on top of your app; guiding and communicating with users at every stage of their journey.

Segmentation capabilities of UserGuiding help you tailor the experience of each user while its robust analytics and user identification features enable you to improve your content with data-driven insights to improve activation, adoption, and retention.

• Founder: Osman Koc, Muhammet Enginar
• HQ: Turkey

Valuecase

Valuecase empowers tech sales and customer success teams to manage, standardize, and accelerate deal execution. From resource sharing, over mutual action planning, to business casing and quoting – Valuecase combines everything revenue teams need to engage their prospects in one place, readily accessible via a microsite.

Up until today, tens of thousands of opportunities have been managed through Valuecase – from first call, over signing, to onboarding and beyond. The platform powers some of the most ambitious revenue orgs across Europe.

• Founder: Lennart Prange 
• HQ: Hamburg, Germany
• Vertical: IT
• Employee Count: 11-50

There you have it – the top rising SaaS startups to keep on your radar from our Startup Program this year. From AI-powered solutions to vertically focused products, these companies represent the vanguard of creative thinking and sheer ambition in the SaaS sector.

While still in their early and growth stages, these startups have enormous potential for the future. We’re proud to have provided resources, mentorship, and opportunities to scale to this new class of startups.

If you lead a promising SaaS startup, we invite you to apply to join our upcoming cohort of our Startup Program at SaaStock in Dublin next month. The program will connect you with funding sources, industry experts, media coverage and more to help propel your business to the next level.

Don’t miss out on joining this exclusive community of Scaling SaaS startups. Apply for the Startup Program today and get ready to unlock rapid growth and global exposure in 2023. Let’s build the SaaS giants of tomorrow, together.

Get ready for the can’t-miss networking bashes to keep the conference connections going strong! This is your chance to mix, mingle, and make new lifelong friends.

SaaStock 2023 in Dublin is almost here! While the speaker sessions and panels will surely inspire, some of the biggest value comes from the legendary Nightstock, side and partner networking events sprinkled throughout the various days. 

Ahead of SaaStock 2023 kicking off next month (and so you know what’s happening when), we’ve compiled a list of events taking place around the city of Dublin during the event days.

Don’t miss these prime opportunities to connect, collaborate, and have fun with old and new contacts alike.

See what’s on and RSVP!

Introduction to the Must-Attend Networking Events

Before we dive into the event details, here’s a quick intro to the can’t-miss networking happenings at this year’s conference:

• Welcome Party
• Speaker Dinners
• Investor Dinner
• SaaStock Founder Memberships Dinner
• Pub crawl
• 5k run
• Morning yoga

NightStock

Welcome Party

Kick off the conference right by meeting fellow first-timers and networking pros at this casual local pub mingler, at The Well, on Monday evening. Swap stories, share advice, and start forming connections over drinks. It’s the perfect place to get oriented and make new friends!

Open to all conference attendees.

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Speaker dinner

Our speaker dinners are one of the hottest tickets at the conference! Enjoy a gourmet meal at upscale One Pico while networking one-on-one with fellow keynote presenters, panelists, and other industry icons. Discuss the day’s highlights and get insider perspectives.

Investor dinner

Enjoy an elegant meal at The Grayson while networking with fellow international investors and VCs. This evening brings together the top VCs, angels, and other financing professionals in an intimate, elegant setting. The guest list is strictly limited to active investors, creating unparalleled networking opportunities with others who share your interests and speak your language. 

With no speeches or presentations on the agenda, the focus stays on high-level investor-to-investor networking. 

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SFM Dinner

The SaaStock Founders Networking (SFM) Dinner brings together our exclusive community of member founders and CEOs for unmatched peer-to-peer connection. Enjoy an elegant three course meal at Bang while networking in a judgment-free zone of your fellow SaaStock members.

This SFM Dinner provides an environment of true peers who understand the entrepreneurial journey on a deep level. Conversations flow freely over good food and drinks as you exchange stories, advice, and ideas.

Apply to become a member.

Pub crawl

Experience the craic at our pub crawl, after a productive day at our SaaS.City bootcamps!

Get a true taste of Irish culture while networking with your new colleagues at the Dublin Pub Crawl! On Monday night, we’ll visit distinctly Irish pubs throughout the city’s famous Temple Bar neighborhood.

You’ll experience the charm of Dublin’s most iconic watering holes. Chat with your fellow attendees and conference speakers while soaking in the energetic ambiance. Don’t worry about getting lost – our guides will lead the way!

Get tickets.

Side & Partner Events

5K Run

Want to kickstart your SaaStock experience with some fresh air and exercise? Lace up your running shoes and join us for the Networking Sunrise 5k, in partnership with Tekpon, on Monday morning before the conference. Get your blood pumping at the networking sunrise 5k!

Runners of all paces are welcome. Whether you’re a hardcore marathoner or just looking for a pleasant walk, you’ll make new connections at the 5k run.

Register your interest.

Morning Yoga

Set your intentions and find your focus for an awesome conference experience at the Morning Yoga session. Join our experienced instructor [name] on [date & time] at [location] for an invigorating hour of poses and mindfulness.

Namaste with other attendees as you cultivate calm, boost energy, and prime yourself for meaningful connections. The Morning Yoga session is the perfect way to start your day centered, relaxed, and ready to make the most of your time at SaaStock.

Register your interest.

There you have it – the complete rundown of the most epic networking events at this year’s conference! From cheeky cocktails to gourmet grub, this lineup has something to satisfy every networking style. Don’t miss out on the hottest invites in town – register today so you can mix, mingle, and make connections that will take your career to the next level. 

This is your chance to meet the industry A-listers and make friendships that will last far beyond the conference. See you on the dance floor – drinks are on us!

Get tickets (ticket prices increase on midnight October 1st!)

If you’re looking to host a side networking event at SaaStock, let us know! We’d love to shout about it to our attendees and wider networks.

Simply fill out this form with all the details to let us know.

“SaaStock in one word? EPIC.” – Ari Salafia, Founder & CEO, TaxTaker

Hell yeah! Our very first SaaStock USA event took place in Austin, Texas earlier this month. We’re SUPER thrilled to have seen so many SaaS founders, investors and their teams join us as we brought Europe’s hottest SaaS festival to North America. 

400+ founders, 100+ investors, 60+ speakers all in one place can only mean one thing – plenty of conversation and fun!

So this week @SaaStock got:
A song published on Apple Music for worldwide distribution
Our own Hot Sauce (Hot SaaS)
Oh and also we ran the first ever #SaaStockUSA in #Austin with 800 SaaS Founders, Execs and VCs from 25 countries.

— Alex Theuma (@alextheuma) June 2, 2023

We couldn’t have done it without our incredible speakers, sponsors, and startups – thank you ALL for making our first SaaStock USA event worthwhile. Y’all ROCK!

Oh and what song, you ask? The SaaStock USA Anthem featuring the #SaaStockCat! Give it a listen…

Here are some of our top highlights from SaaStock USA, in case you missed it or just want to re-live the best moments.

Founders from over 25 countries

We had 25+ represented at the event with 87% of attendees coming from across the US, 4% from the UK, 2% from Canada and the rest from all over the world. For our inaugural SaaStock USA event, we’re delighted that SaaS enthusiasts from across the world chose to come together at SaaStock.

From Chad’s (B2B SaaS Sales Trainer, Winning by Design) inspirational talk, Maxio’s cash grabber at their booth, to Alex David (CEO & Chief Operating Officer, Corrily) winning our first ever SaaStock USA Global Pitch Competition, and Matt Cretzman throwing a stuffed cat toy into the crowd to end the show – we had a blast!

And we have our winner!!

Congratulations team @usecorrily on winning the #Saastockusa Global Pitch Competition pic.twitter.com/0TRwJPg5gx

— SaaStock (@SaaStock) June 2, 2023

40+% booked meetings on our networking app

60% of attendees used our event app to (pre-)book meetings, create their personal schedule across the event days, and make the most of their time onsite. Over 40% of app users scheduled meetings with fellow founders and investors throughout days 1-3 of the conference, driving meaningful conversations and building long-lasting relationships.

60+ SaaS legends & Speakers

The speakers who graced our stage at SaaStock USA (the main conference, SaaS.City, Startup Day and Investor Dinner) filled the rooms with inspiration, encouragement, excitement, and also tears. 

The buzzin’ expo floor

With such a high concentration of people in SaaS all in one place, at the main conference the 2-day expo floor kept conversations rolling on a constant. Founders met with other founders, investors sparked conversation with the next startup to fund, partners met with their ICP, speakers met with entrepreneurs who are on their journey to $10M ARR, and so on. These relationships are forged for life.

Thrilled by our @SaaStock USA experience! Engaging discussions, valuable connections, and showcasing our cutting-edge #cloud cost optimization & #FinOps solution. Huge thanks to everyone who joined us, making it a remarkable event! #SaaStockUSA #CloudKeeper #EventRecap pic.twitter.com/MIBNIbCa1a

— CloudKeeper (@cloud_keeper) June 5, 2023

Partner with us!

Achieve your marketing and growth goals, meet top-tier attendees and founders, and be amongst the highest concentration of SaaS decision makers.

“A lot of SaaS conferences are diluted: you’re not going to run into a lot of founders, you’re going to run into salespeople. The reason we sponsor SaaStock every year is because we know we’re going to meet a lot of top-tier founders.” – Nathan Latka, CEO, Founderpath

Over 790+ leads (already) generated 

Our partners had the opportunity to meet and greet 800+ SaaS founders and their teams, and generate 20+ leads per partner across the main conference, pre- and post-conference networking events.

#SaaStockUSA was a blast that brought the best and brightest minds in the business world under one roof to foster meaningful connections!

Thank you to all the amazing individuals and #businesses who made this an unforgettable event pic.twitter.com/dGstgcGUyv

— TaxTaker (@goTaxTaker) June 7, 2023

Networking at NightStock

Attendees came along to our after-hours events to have a glass or two, and break the ice with friends, old and new. From our Official SaaStock Opening Party on day 1 to multiple partner-hosted happy hours and networking drinks until day 3 – our attendees were floating from one place to the next to build connections and just have a great time!

Let’s let social media do the talking

Our goal for SaaStock USA was to bring the SaaS community in North America together just as we do in Dublin, in hopes that we’ll create conversation, connections and contacts. We wanted to help founders meet other founders who are going through the same journey, help investors meet other international funds, and most of all help founders meet their next investor (and vice versa). 

From looking at all the buzz on social pre-, during and post-event, we think it’s safe to say that: we did it.

Our very first SaaStock USA conference and we’re taking away a whole bunch of learnings, great feedback and new connections built.

From the team at SaaStock – THANK YOU! See y’all at SaaStock USA in 2024!

We feel better equipped to bring an even bigger and better festival to Austin, Texas next year (May 13-15) for an even greater impact. Come and meet your clients, partners, and friends in the industry at SaaStock USA 2024 to: network and learn from the best minds in SaaS, meet the hottest SaaS Startups across the globe, and have one hell of a time doing it.

Sign up to our newsletter to be the first to know when SaaStock USA 2024 tickets are live!

“SaaStock in one word? EPIC.” – Ari Salafia, Founder & CEO, TaxTaker

Hell yeah! Our very first SaaStock USA event took place in Austin, Texas earlier this month. We’re SUPER thrilled to have seen so many SaaS founders, investors and their teams join us as we brought Europe’s hottest SaaS festival to North America. 

400+ founders, 100+ investors, 60+ speakers all in one place can only mean one thing – plenty of conversation and fun!

So this week @SaaStock got:
A song published on Apple Music for worldwide distribution
Our own Hot Sauce (Hot SaaS)
Oh and also we ran the first ever #SaaStockUSA in #Austin with 800 SaaS Founders, Execs and VCs from 25 countries.

— Alex Theuma (@alextheuma) June 2, 2023

We couldn’t have done it without our incredible speakers, sponsors, and startups – thank you ALL for making our first SaaStock USA event worthwhile. Y’all ROCK!

Oh and what song, you ask? The SaaStock USA Anthem featuring the #SaaStockCat! Give it a listen…

Here are some of our top highlights from SaaStock USA, in case you missed it or just want to re-live the best moments.

Founders from over 25 countries

We had 25+ represented at the event with 87% of attendees coming from across the US, 4% from the UK, 2% from Canada and the rest from all over the world. For our inaugural SaaStock USA event, we’re delighted that SaaS enthusiasts from across the world chose to come together at SaaStock.

From Chad’s (B2B SaaS Sales Trainer, Winning by Design) inspirational talk, Maxio’s cash grabber at their booth, to Alex David (CEO & Chief Operating Officer, Corrily) winning our first ever SaaStock USA Global Pitch Competition, and Matt Cretzman throwing a stuffed cat toy into the crowd to end the show – we had a blast!

And we have our winner!!

Congratulations team @usecorrily on winning the #Saastockusa Global Pitch Competition pic.twitter.com/0TRwJPg5gx

— SaaStock (@SaaStock) June 2, 2023

40+% booked meetings on our networking app

60% of attendees used our event app to (pre-)book meetings, create their personal schedule across the event days, and make the most of their time onsite. Over 40% of app users scheduled meetings with fellow founders and investors throughout days 1-3 of the conference, driving meaningful conversations and building long-lasting relationships.

60+ SaaS legends & Speakers

The speakers who graced our stage at SaaStock USA (the main conference, SaaS.City, Startup Day and Investor Dinner) filled the rooms with inspiration, encouragement, excitement, and also tears. 

The buzzin’ expo floor

With such a high concentration of people in SaaS all in one place, at the main conference the 2-day expo floor kept conversations rolling on a constant. Founders met with other founders, investors sparked conversation with the next startup to fund, partners met with their ICP, speakers met with entrepreneurs who are on their journey to $10M ARR, and so on. These relationships are forged for life.

Thrilled by our @SaaStock USA experience! Engaging discussions, valuable connections, and showcasing our cutting-edge #cloud cost optimization & #FinOps solution. Huge thanks to everyone who joined us, making it a remarkable event! #SaaStockUSA #CloudKeeper #EventRecap pic.twitter.com/MIBNIbCa1a

— CloudKeeper (@cloud_keeper) June 5, 2023

Partner with us!

Achieve your marketing and growth goals, meet top-tier attendees and founders, and be amongst the highest concentration of SaaS decision makers.

“A lot of SaaS conferences are diluted: you’re not going to run into a lot of founders, you’re going to run into salespeople. The reason we sponsor SaaStock every year is because we know we’re going to meet a lot of top-tier founders.” – Nathan Latka, CEO, Founderpath

Over 790+ leads (already) generated 

Our partners had the opportunity to meet and greet 800+ SaaS founders and their teams, and generate 20+ leads per partner across the main conference, pre- and post-conference networking events.

#SaaStockUSA was a blast that brought the best and brightest minds in the business world under one roof to foster meaningful connections!

Thank you to all the amazing individuals and #businesses who made this an unforgettable event pic.twitter.com/dGstgcGUyv

— TaxTaker (@goTaxTaker) June 7, 2023

Networking at NightStock

Attendees came along to our after-hours events to have a glass or two, and break the ice with friends, old and new. From our Official SaaStock Opening Party on day 1 to multiple partner-hosted happy hours and networking drinks until day 3 – our attendees were floating from one place to the next to build connections and just have a great time!

Let’s let social media do the talking

Our goal for SaaStock USA was to bring the SaaS community in North America together just as we do in Dublin, in hopes that we’ll create conversation, connections and contacts. We wanted to help founders meet other founders who are going through the same journey, help investors meet other international funds, and most of all help founders meet their next investor (and vice versa). 

From looking at all the buzz on social pre-, during and post-event, we think it’s safe to say that: we did it.

Our very first SaaStock USA conference and we’re taking away a whole bunch of learnings, great feedback and new connections built.

From the team at SaaStock – THANK YOU! See y’all at SaaStock USA in 2024!

We feel better equipped to bring an even bigger and better festival to Austin, Texas next year (May 13-15) for an even greater impact. Come and meet your clients, partners, and friends in the industry at SaaStock USA 2024 to: network and learn from the best minds in SaaS, meet the hottest SaaS Startups across the globe, and have one hell of a time doing it.

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Only TWO WEEKS go until SaaStock kicks off in Austin, and the final agenda is now live!

SaaStock USA is SO much more than a SaaS conference. It’s a SaaS festival with a jam-packed and action-filled schedule: 3 days to grow your business and have a darn good time doing it.

At SaaStock, you will meet:

• Up-and-coming entrepreneurs
• SaaS LEGENDS
• The industry’s next unicorn
• Your next Investor
• Old colleagues
• Your next (or first) customer
• New friends

But HOW will you make all these connections, you ask? See for yourself!

Check out our final agenda and schedule of events, and make the most of your time in Austin, Texas from May 31st to June 2nd 2023.

90% SOLD OUT: GET TICKETS NOW

Here’s an overview of the events taking place from day one at our ticket-only fringe events, through to day three at the main conference.

Keynotes from SaaS legends, expert-led roundtables and workshops… Check out the final agenda

90% SOLD OUT! Get your tickets now.

Here’s a full list of companies attending SaaStock USA so far!

Want to get involved at SaaStock?

Become a volunteer! Network with some of the biggest names in the SaaS world, make new friends from our ever growing event community, further your professional development (plus, get free food and join our Happy Hour!). 

Apply now.

Investors attending SaaStock USA in Austin from 31st May to 2nd June are actively searching for exciting SaaS companies like yours.

If you’re an investor looking to meet other international funds, or if you’re a SaaS founder looking for your first (or next) round of funding, take a look at some of the investors and VCs who want to meet YOU at SaaStock USA and reach out to them via our networking app (launching on 18th May!).

Investors attending SaaStock USA.

SaaStock USA is your chance to:

Showcase your brand to 800+ global SaaS leaders

We welcome all groups of SaaS stakeholders: from founders and execs of SaaS startups and scaleups, to SaaS investors of all flavours.

Network with your target market

On top of showcasing your brand to thousands of new prospects, you’ll be doing face-to-face business with SaaS decision makers.

Engage with your ideal customer profile

SaaStock gives you the platform to catch up with new and existing customers from around the world, strengthening relationships and getting valuable feedback.

Generate leads from a highly targeted audience

Be front and centre amongst 800+ leading SaaS decision makers in the US, fill up their calendars and make lifelong friends.

Absorb & share quality content

Delivering unrivaled, actionable content amongst world-class leaders, trendsetters and disruptors that have been carefully hand-picked by us because they’re proven to be world-class leaders, trendsetters and disruptors in SaaS.

We’re already at 60% capacity for partnership options.

Feel free to check out our partner decks here for an overview beforehand.

We’re prepping for another round of networking, actionable content, and plenty of fun next year! We learnt a lot from SaaStock 2022: the event, our 5000+ attendees and partners – many of whom shared their experiences, highs and lows of being at the event.

Check out our wrap up video of SaaStock 2022



With that being said, SaaStock 2023 Friends & Family Sale is live and ends on 2 Dec 2022! Grab your tickets now.

The person who founded your SaaS company isn’t the same as the person who will help grow it past eight figures ARR and onward to IPO. Almost every SaaS leader who achieves those feats has taken steps to scale themselves alongside their company — and you’ll need to do the same.

Whether adopting certain mindsets or developing new skills, startup founders need to grow in order to help their companies succeed, says Keji Mustapha, global director of brand and community at tech investor Partech, on our podcast The SaaS Revolution Show. 

Traits and Skills

Self-awareness and humility are vital traits for founders looking to scale, Mustapha notes. Because founders have very generalist roles, they need the self-awareness to know when they aren’t doing a task as well as someone else might be able to. 

Founders get into trouble when they hold onto roles too long because the company’s their baby. Instead, they need to have:

• The humility to check their ego.
• The knowledge that they aren’t the best person to fulfill the role.
• The appreciation that there are more important things they should be working on.
• The ability to delegate the task. 

This can be difficult for founders who are used to carrying a heavy load — especially when a lack of humility can be vital in getting your business off the ground in the first place. 

But different stages of company growth necessitate different skills, says Dennis Van Der Heijden, founder and CEO at testing tool Convert. Once your business is passed the MVP stage like his, you need different skills compared to that of a startup. It’s why he strives to hire good team members and mentors. 

“The ability to be humble when you should be (despite success and experience) is incredibly valuable,” says James Shomar, cofounder and principal at Coffeehouse CxO, a corporate innovation company. Humility keeps founders honest and allows them to consider criticisms, ideas and opportunities that can grow their business even further.

Hire Rockstars (and Get Out of Their Way)

Once you have the self-awareness to understand you need help, you’ll also need to develop the hiring skills to find rockstar employees, says Mustapha. 

As Carol Dweck, psychologist and author of “Mindset” says, great leaders “surround themselves with the most able people they can find, they look squarely at their own mistakes and deficiencies, and they ask frankly what skills they and the company will need in the future. And because of this, they can move forward with confidence that’s grounded in the facts, not built on fantasies about their talent.”

Hiring great people isn’t enough, adds Mustapha. Things go wrong when founders hire great people but fail to give them the autonomy they need to succeed. You have to get out of their way so they can excel. In other words, delegating is another skill founders need to learn.

Entrepreneur Kenny Schumacher says “delegation is the key to growing and scaling.” It’s perfectly okay for founders to do a lot of the work themselves at first, but you need to build out standard operating procedures and processes so that others can take the work off your plate. 

Founders need to learn that done is better than perfect as part of this process. Most founders hesitate to delegate because they don’t think the job will be done as well as they can do it, says Schumacher. “But the reality is that even if they’re only 60% as effective at the job as the entrepreneur, it still gives you many more hours to focus on other areas. Over time the people you hire will get better and will probably do that job better than you can.”

Set Boundaries

It’s admirable to go all-in on your company, but it’s a surefire way to lead to burnout and disappointment, Mustapha warns. The founders who don’t set boundaries can become isolated and miserable. And their company will start to suffer as a result.

Setting boundaries is difficult for founders whose life revolves around their startup. Following the principles that have allowed CEO coach Dave Bailey to succeed can help:

• My emotional wellbeing is my own responsibility.
• My long-term emotional wellbeing is more important than my company’s success.
• To protect my emotional wellbeing, it’s okay to say ‘no’ without feeling guilty.

Your mood and disposition affect the entire company, says Mustapha. So you owe it to yourself and your company to set boundaries and make time for things outside of work so that you can bring your best self to your job. If more founders did that, they’d enjoy what they’re doing even more.