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Carmen Yuen: Most Vertex SaaS portfolio companies have services revenue

Carmen Yuen · Top 10 Mistakes Founders Make with Series A with Black Mangroves, Square Peg, Vertex, and GGV · Apr 13, 2023 · at 39:21

Carmen Yuen, General Partner at Vertex Ventures, reflects on the reality that B2B SaaS startups in emerging markets often rely on services revenue early on.

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“Most of our SaaS companies have certain elements of services revenue.”

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