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Great read by Surojit Chatterjee from Ema Unlimited on a very important (and hotly debated) topic: why be bullish on agentic AI upstarts when several SaaS behemoths already dominate enterprise software and are rapidly incorporating AI themselves? https://lnkd.in/gMUEarJi

Our team is excited to release today the 2024 Accel Euroscape: AI Eating Software, summing up the AI & Cloud developments of 2024 and unveiling our list of Top 100 AI and Cloud companies emerging from ???? & ???? It has been a wild year on many fronts, with the Nasdaq at an all time high ?? while software growth has been decreasing consistently since the 2021 peak ?? ?? AI is shaking the technology world and unleashing an unprecedented wave of productivity improvement **Highlights** ?? AI driving value creation in the tech public markets and driving the recovery of venture funding, up 27% vs. 2023 ?? ?? 2/3 of AI private funding is going into the top 6 companies in each region ?? ?? 3 genAI Leagues emerging: The Tech Titans, The AI Majors and the AI Challengers: who will win the race ??? More in the post below and the full report ?????? to the 2023 winners which graduated to Unicorn: Synthesia, Cyera, Pigment, DataSnipper, Mistral AI, Pennylane, ElevenLabs, Mews ?????? to the 2024 100 winners! Lucy Wimmer Chantelle Darby Rafael Quintanilla Loeillet Richard Kotite Tim Rawlinson Sonali De Rycker Harry Nelis Luca Bocchio Andrei Brasoveanu Matt Robinson Zhenya Loginov Sameer Gandhi Rich Wong John Locke Arun Mathew Vas Natarajan Steve Loughlin Dan Levine Nate Niparko Ben Fletcher Amit Kumar Abhinav Chaturvedi Shekhar Kirani Miles Clements Alexander Theuma?Yotam Segev Tamar Bar-Ilan Victor Riparbelli Steffen Tjerrild Guy Podjarny Godard Abel G2 #accelfamily #euroscape #software #AI #genAI? #Cloud #SaaS #payments #Cybersecurity #security

The igniting spark behind why we started Ema Unlimited was one major fact — ?????? ???????????? ?????? ?????????????? ?????????? ???? ???????????????????? ???????????????? ????. And with the rise of AI, many are asking what this means for SaaS, as SaaS companies scramble to integrate GenAI chatbots and co-pilots into their solutions. But this won’t solve the deeper, fundamental issue: ???????????????????? ???????? ???? ?????????????? ????????????. Despite the proliferation of software, humans are still doing most of the work—if not more. 1?? ???????????? ???????? ????????????????: Research finds that over ????% ???? ???? ?????????????????????????? believe their biggest challenge is finding under-utilized SaaS licences within their companies. The average spend per employee on SaaS tools has ballooned to $???????? ?????? ????????, with businesses under significant pressure to downsize and ensure actual RoI from software investments. 2?? ???????????????????? ???????? ??????????: The average knowledge worker is spending about ???? ?????????? ?????? ???????? "?????????????? ????????" — a direct result of the data silos and narrow, vertical use-cases that SaaS apps become embedded in. Instead of enabling intelligent action on data across apps and systems, people at work are getting bogged down by trying to identify the right sources of information. 3?? ???????????????? ??????-??????-???????? ??????????????: The average enterprise is already ???????????????????? ?????? ???????? tools, which charge for access to software by the number of seats or users who need it, irrespective of the value being realized from it. And simply adding GenAI "add-ons" and features within fragmented SaaS use-cases and apps won't help, because the data silos will still exist, as will the problems SaaS set out to solve — that of improving enterprise productivity. What we need is a new vision for enterprise software — and we believe this future lies in ?????????????? ????. In this future, enterprise software goes from being mere tools that assist (and sometimes complicate) human work — to actually being ????????????????????, ????????????????, ?????? ?????????????????????? ?????????????? ???? ??????????????. ???????????????????? ???????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ???????? ?????? ???????????????? ???????????????? ???????????????? — ?????? ???????? ?????? ???????????? ???? ????????????????. In the next-gen enterprise stack, ???????????????? ???????????????????? ???? ???????????? will flourish as an integrated part of the enterprise, executing workflows end-to-end and collaborating intelligently, as the organization's ???????????????????? ?????????????????? ????????????. To read more about ?????? ???????? ???? ???????? ?????? ?????? ???????????? ???? ??????????????, check out the latest blog from Ema Unlimited in the comments. And tell us what you think: Is SaaS dead? What's the future of enterprise software?

The igniting spark behind Ema Unlimited was one major fact — ?????? ???????????? ?????? ?????????????? ?????????? ???? ???????????????????? ???????????????? ????. And with the rise of AI, many are asking what this means for SaaS, as SaaS companies scramble to integrate GenAI chatbots and co-pilots into their solutions. But this won’t solve the deeper, fundamental issue: ???????????????????? ???????? ???? ?????????????? ????????????. Despite the proliferation of software, humans are still doing most of the work—if not more. 1?? ???????????? ???????? ????????????????: Research finds that over ????% ???? ???? ?????????????????????????? believe their biggest challenge is finding under-utilized SaaS licences within their companies. The average spend per employee on SaaS tools has ballooned to $???????? ?????? ????????, with businesses under significant pressure to downsize and ensure actual RoI from software investments. 2?? ???????????????????? ???????? ??????????: The average knowledge worker is spending about ???? ?????????? ?????? ???????? "?????????????? ????????" — a direct result of the data silos and narrow, vertical use-cases that SaaS apps become embedded in. Instead of enabling intelligent action on data across apps and systems, people at work are getting bogged down by trying to identify the right sources of information. 3?? ???????????????? ??????-??????-???????? ??????????????: The average enterprise is already ???????????????????? ?????? ???????? tools, which charge for access to software by the number of seats or users who need it, irrespective of the value being realized from it. And simply adding GenAI "add-ons" and features within fragmented SaaS use-cases and apps won't help, because the data silos will still exist, as will the problems SaaS set out to solve — that of improving enterprise productivity. What we need is a new vision for enterprise software — and we believe this future lies in ?????????????? ????. In this future, enterprise software goes from being mere tools that assist (and sometimes complicate) human work — to actually being ????????????????????, ????????????????, ?????? ?????????????????????? ?????????????? ???? ??????????????. ???????????????????? ???????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ???????? ?????? ???????????????? ???????????????? ???????????????? — ?????? ???????? ?????? ???????????? ???? ????????????????. In the next-gen enterprise stack, ???????????????? ???????????????????? ???? ???????????? will flourish as an integrated part of the enterprise, working together intelligently like the organization's ???????????????????? ?????????????????? ????????????. To read more about ?????? ???????? ???? ???????? ?????? ?????? ???????????? ???? ??????????????, check out our latest blog in the comments. And tell us what you think: Is SaaS dead? What's the future of enterprise software?

The igniting spark behind Ema Unlimited was one major fact — ?????? ???????????? ?????? ?????????????? ?????????? ???? ???????????????????? ???????????????? ????. And with the rise of AI, many are asking what this means for SaaS, as SaaS companies scramble to integrate GenAI chatbots and co-pilots into their solutions. But this won’t solve the deeper, fundamental issue: ???????????????????? ???????? ???? ?????????????? ????????????. Despite the proliferation of software, humans are still doing most of the work—if not more. 1?? ???????????? ???????? ????????????????: Research finds that over ????% ???? ???? ?????????????????????????? believe their biggest challenge is finding under-utilized SaaS licences within their companies. The average spend per employee on SaaS tools has ballooned to $???????? ?????? ????????, with businesses under significant pressure to downsize and ensure actual RoI from software investments. 2?? ???????????????????? ???????? ??????????: The average knowledge worker is spending about ???? ?????????? ?????? ???????? "?????????????? ????????" — a direct result of the data silos and narrow, vertical use-cases that SaaS apps become embedded in. Instead of enabling intelligent action on data across apps and systems, people at work are getting bogged down by trying to identify the right sources of information. 3?? ???????????????? ??????-??????-???????? ??????????????: The average enterprise is already ???????????????????? ?????? ???????? tools, which charge for access to software by the number of seats or users who need it, irrespective of the value being realized from it. And simply adding GenAI "add-ons" and features within fragmented SaaS use-cases and apps won't help, because the data silos will still exist, as will the problems SaaS set out to solve — that of improving enterprise productivity. What we need is a new vision for enterprise software — and we believe this future lies in ?????????????? ????. In this future, enterprise software goes from being mere tools that assist (and sometimes complicate) human work — to actually being ????????????????????, ????????????????, ?????? ?????????????????????? ?????????????? ???? ??????????????. ???????????????????? ???????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ???????? ?????? ???????????????? ???????????????? ???????????????? — ?????? ???????? ?????? ???????????? ???? ????????????????. In the next-gen enterprise stack, ???????????????? ???????????????????? ???? ???????????? will flourish as an integrated part of the enterprise, working together intelligently like the organization's ???????????????????? ?????????????????? ????????????. To read more about ?????? ???????? ???? ???????? ?????? ?????? ???????????? ???? ??????????????, check out our latest blog in the comments. And tell us what you think: Is SaaS dead? What's the future of enterprise software?

The igniting spark behind why we started Ema Unlimited was one major fact — ?????? ???????????? ?????? ?????????????? ?????????? ???? ???????????????????? ???????????????? ????. And with the rise of AI, many are asking what this means for SaaS, as SaaS companies scramble to integrate GenAI chatbots and co-pilots into their solutions. But this won’t solve the deeper, fundamental issue: ???????????????????? ???????? ???? ?????????????? ????????????. Despite the proliferation of software, humans are still doing most of the work—if not more. 1?? ???????????? ???????? ????????????????: Research finds that over ????% ???? ???? ?????????????????????????? believe their biggest challenge is finding under-utilized SaaS licences within their companies. The average spend per employee on SaaS tools has ballooned to $???????? ?????? ????????, with businesses under significant pressure to downsize and ensure actual RoI from software investments. 2?? ???????????????????? ???????? ??????????: The average knowledge worker is spending about ???? ?????????? ?????? ???????? "?????????????? ????????" — a direct result of the data silos and narrow, vertical use-cases that SaaS apps become embedded in. Instead of enabling intelligent action on data across apps and systems, people at work are getting bogged down by trying to identify the right sources of information. 3?? ???????????????? ??????-??????-???????? ??????????????: The average enterprise is already ???????????????????? ?????? ???????? tools, which charge for access to software by the number of seats or users who need it, irrespective of the value being realized from it. And simply adding GenAI "add-ons" and features within fragmented SaaS use-cases and apps won't help, because the data silos will still exist, as will the problems SaaS set out to solve — that of improving enterprise productivity. What we need is a new vision for enterprise software — and we believe this future lies in ?????????????? ????. In this future, enterprise software goes from being mere tools that assist (and sometimes complicate) human work — to actually being ????????????????????, ????????????????, ?????? ?????????????????????? ?????????????? ???? ??????????????. ???????????????????? ???????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ???????? ?????? ???????????????? ???????????????? ???????????????? — ?????? ???????? ?????? ???????????? ???? ????????????????. In the next-gen enterprise stack, ???????????????? ???????????????????? ???? ???????????? will flourish as an integrated part of the enterprise, executing workflows end-to-end and collaborating intelligently, as the organization's ???????????????????? ?????????????????? ????????????. To read more about ?????? ???????? ???? ???????? ?????? ?????? ???????????? ???? ??????????????, check out the latest blog from Ema Unlimited in the comments. And tell us what you think: Is SaaS dead? What's the future of enterprise software?

The igniting spark behind Ema Unlimited was one major fact — ?????? ???????????? ?????? ?????????????? ?????????? ???? ???????????????????? ???????????????? ????. And with the rise of AI, many are asking what this means for SaaS, as SaaS companies scramble to integrate GenAI chatbots and co-pilots into their solutions. But this won’t solve the deeper, fundamental issue: ???????????????????? ???????? ???? ?????????????? ????????????. Despite the proliferation of software, humans are still doing most of the work—if not more. 1?? ???????????? ???????? ????????????????: Research finds that over ????% ???? ???? ?????????????????????????? believe their biggest challenge is finding under-utilized SaaS licences within their companies. The average spend per employee on SaaS tools has ballooned to $???????? ?????? ????????, with businesses under significant pressure to downsize and ensure actual RoI from software investments. 2?? ???????????????????? ???????? ??????????: The average knowledge worker is spending about ???? ?????????? ?????? ???????? "?????????????? ????????" — a direct result of the data silos and narrow, vertical use-cases that SaaS apps become embedded in. Instead of enabling intelligent action on data across apps and systems, people at work are getting bogged down by trying to identify the right sources of information. 3?? ???????????????? ??????-??????-???????? ??????????????: The average enterprise is already ???????????????????? ?????? ???????? tools, which charge for access to software by the number of seats or users who need it, irrespective of the value being realized from it. And simply adding GenAI "add-ons" and features within fragmented SaaS use-cases and apps won't help, because the data silos will still exist, as will the problems SaaS set out to solve — that of improving enterprise productivity. What we need is a new vision for enterprise software — and we believe this future lies in ?????????????? ????. In this future, enterprise software goes from being mere tools that assist (and sometimes complicate) human work — to actually being ????????????????????, ????????????????, ?????? ?????????????????????? ?????????????? ???? ??????????????. ???????????????????? ???????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ???????? ?????? ???????????????? ???????????????? ???????????????? — ?????? ???????? ?????? ???????????? ???? ????????????????. In the next-gen enterprise stack, ???????????????? ???????????????????? ???? ???????????? will flourish as an integrated part of the enterprise, working together intelligently like the organization's ???????????????????? ?????????????????? ????????????. To read more about ?????? ???????? ???? ???????? ?????? ?????? ???????????? ???? ??????????????, check out our latest blog in the comments. And tell us what you think: Is SaaS dead? What's the future of enterprise software?

?? DROPPING SOON ?? Watch out for our blog post on a topic that's been doing the rounds: Everyone is wondering about the rise of AI and how it will affect enterprise software — but definitive answers remain. Is SaaS really dead? And what will the future of enterprise software look like? Our latest blog post goes deep on this subject,?and will be live in a few hours. Follow now to stay updated.

?? DROPPING SOON ?? Watch out for our blog post on a topic that's been doing the rounds: Everyone is wondering about the rise of AI and how it will affect enterprise software — but definitive answers remain. Is SaaS really dead? And what will the future of enterprise software look like? Our latest blog post goes deep on this subject,?and will be live in a few hours. Follow now to stay updated.

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