Analysis

October 12, 2021

Seven takeaways from the Accel state of European SaaS report

European and Israeli software-as-a-service (SaaS) is having a huge year, according to Accel's annual Euroscape report on the state of SaaS.


Tom Matsuda

7 min read

It’s safe to say that European software-as-a-service (SaaS) is having a bit of a moment. Long thought of as a sector dominated by American heavyweights, European and Israeli SaaS startups are catching up. 

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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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