So how much has SaaS growth slowed? We looked at the YOY data of every SaaS company that has IPO’d since October 2017 (63 companies). The data is below and shows a material slowdown. YOY growth in Q1 2022 was 36% and as of Q1 2023 it sits at 21%. Revenue is still growing, but overall everyone is feeling it. Out of the 63 companies, only 8 of them have faster YOY growth in Q1 2023 than they did in Q1 2022.

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