Zinman: Monday.com will remain public with no reason to go private
Eran Zinman · Monday.com CEO on Is SaaS Dead: Will Everything Be Vibe Coded | Eran Zinman · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Mar 2, 2026 · at 51:00
Monday.com co-CEO Eran Zinman responds to Harry Stebbings asking whether Monday.com would consider taking the company private following a public market stock drop.
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“No. I don't see a reason. No. Look, I think at the end of the day, you know, you can be private, you can be public. The question is, do you need to raise more money? And we don't. We generate 27% of free cash flow. We don't need to raise more money. We have everything we need going forward. If anything, we'll become more efficient. I see the retention rate highest ever, gross retention highest ever. We're still acquiring a lot of customers, so I'm very confident about the business, and I think this is, Where people don't understand that the businesses are working good, and things might change, but, you know, nothing is more sticky than a SaaS product, so I definitely, I'm not worried about you know, operationally, and we are changing you know, as we speak, so we don't need to raise more money, and no reason to go private, and we can stay public.”
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