SaaS is the “fad” that hasn’t waned yet. It’s still the fastest-growing slice of IT, with Gartner’s 2025 outlook showing the industry will nab ~$300 billion this year, though it acknowledges that buyers are increasingly scrutinizing the benefits their subscriptions earn them and looking for more proof that spend is leading to results.
While the industry keeps growing, that increased scrutiny (and an impulse to consolidate an increasingly sprawling software landscape), the operating math for SaaS companies is changing.
Today, SaaS companies will have to tell a more concise story, deliver results, and build trust upfront. It takes more to find product/market fit, hone their message, decide on a more complicated marketing strategy, and then implement it at scale. What were once big jobs have become gargantuan ones — luckily, SaaS companies continue rising to the occasion.
We put our heads together and refined metrics on SaaS companies that have received lots of funding and are funded in the Silicon Valley ecosystem. This ranking sheds light on the hottest SaaS companies and allows for clear comparisons with similar funding and business models. It also applies the power laws to funding and company concentration in this space.
Top 25 SaaS Startups Ranking Table
We analyzed data from Crunchbase and Keywords Everywhere to uncover the top US SaaS companies with top investors from Silicon Valley.
| Ranking | Company | GFD Tech100 Final Score* | GFD Funding Score* | GFD Website Score* | GFD Branded Keyword Score* | Private or Public? |
| 1 | OpenAI | 100.0 | 99.6 | 75.6 | 62.7 | Private |
| 2 | Oracle | 95.7 | 100.0 | 68.8 | 55.2 | Public |
| 3 | OpenEvidence | 87.9 | 90.2 | 65.0 | 54.2 | Private |
| 4 | Workday | 87.8 | 89.7 | 64.0 | 56.1 | Public |
| 5 | RingCentral | 84.9 | 87.4 | 67.2 | 48.3 | Public |
| 6 | DigitalOcean | 82.2 | 82.2 | 64.9 | 52.7 | Public |
| 7 | Genesys | 81.0 | 84.4 | 58.3 | 51.2 | Private |
| 8 | Strella | 80.6 | 77.0 | 76.8 | 46.2 | Private |
| 9 | Filevine | 80.4 | 83.3 | 59.5 | 50.1 | Private |
| 10 | Sierra | 79.5 | 81.6 | 55.4 | 55.0 | Private |
| 11 | Akamai Technologies | 77.9 | 80.2 | 61.8 | 46.4 | Public |
| 12 | Tabs | 77.7 | 75.7 | 60.1 | 56.4 | Private |
| 13 | AvePoint | 77.1 | 81.6 | 56.2 | 46.5 | Public |
| 14 | Motive | 76.7 | 75.8 | 61.7 | 51.4 | Private |
| 15 | Statsig | 76.6 | 68.9 | 62.8 | 63.9 | Private |
| 16 | CCC Intelligent Solutions | 76.4 | 79.4 | 60.5 | 44.3 | Public |
| 17 | Estuary | 76.2 | 80.3 | 51.5 | 51.0 | Private |
| 18 | isolved | 76.2 | 78.5 | 53.4 | 52.8 | Private |
| 19 | Datadog | 76.1 | 73.3 | 63.8 | 52.4 | Public |
| 20 | Findem | 76.0 | 83.9 | 51.2 | 43.8 | Private |
| 21 | Persona | 76.0 | 71.8 | 64.4 | 54.6 | Private |
| 22 | Anrok | 75.0 | 85.4 | 45.2 | 43.6 | Private |
| 23 | First Due | 74.9 | 78.3 | 50.4 | 52.1 | Private |
| 24 | Qualtrics | 74.5 | 67.6 | 71.5 | 51.2 | Private |
| 25 | Conceal | 74.3 | 79.5 | 49.0 | 49.4 | Private |
*GFD’s Tech100 score is a final composite score of the Funding Score, Website Score, and the Branded Keyword score.
Key Takeaways:
- The three hottest SaaS companies in July 2025 are OpenAI, Oracle, and OpenEvidence due to the volume and freshness of their funding, the recent performance of their website, and the growth trends of their branded keyword.
Ranking the Top Startups by Funding Score
Funding is huge. This breakout highlights those firms that have raised the most venture capital rounds, ranked by a combination of date and volume. Note we are also including post-IPO raises as well. These are worth considering because they’re all part of the competitive system that all SaaS startups are competing in.
| Ranking | Company | Total Funding Amount | Most Recent Funding Amount | Last Funding Date | GFD Funding Score* | Private or Public? |
| 1 | Oracle | $25.75B | $18.00B | 9/24/2025 | 100.0 | Public |
| 2 | OpenAI | $78.00B | $6.60B | 10/2/2025 | 99.6 | Private |
| 3 | OpenEvidence | $517M | $200M | 10/20/2025 | 90.2 | Private |
| 4 | Workday | $2.23B | $2.00B | 9/16/2025 | 89.7 | Public |
| 5 | RingCentral | $1.69B | $1.24B | 9/12/2025 | 87.4 | Public |
| 6 | Anrok | $109M | $55M | 10/21/2025 | 85.4 | Private |
| 7 | Hyro | $95M | $45M | 10/21/2025 | 84.6 | Private |
| 8 | Genesys | $2.98B | $1.50B | 7/31/2025 | 84.4 | Private |
| 9 | Findem | $88M | $36M | 10/21/2025 | 83.9 | Private |
| 10 | Filevine | $636M | $260M | 9/23/2025 | 83.3 | Private |
*GFD’s Funding Score captures funding volume and velocity by combing total funding with recent funding amount and recency.
Key Takeaways:
- When accounting for funding volume and freshness, Oracle leads the industry as it has just received a funding amount of $18B at the end of September 2025.
- Workday and RingCentral have become promising firms in the SaaS industry as both have received over $1B in funds within the past month.
- Industry leaders OpenAI and Workday continue to lead as both have recently received +$1B in funds within the past year.
1. Oracle
GFD Funding Score*: 100
Total Funding Amount: $25.75B
Most Recent Funding Amount: $18.00B
Days Since Last Funding: 38
Out of our 579 ranked saas companies, Oracle ranks #1 in funding. The company’s total funding is $25.75B and the last time they were funded was on September 24, 2025 for $18.00B. The last funding type was Post-IPO Debt. The total amount of investors that Oracle has is 7 and their top investors are: Citi, Deutsche Bank, Sequoia Capital, HSBC, Bank of America.
2. OpenAI
GFD Funding Score*: 99.6
Total Funding Amount: $78.00B
Most Recent Funding Amount: $6.60B
Days Since Last Funding: 30
Out of our 579 ranked saas companies, OpenAI ranks #2 in funding. The company’s total funding is $78.00B and the last time they were funded was on October 2, 2025 for $6.60B. The last funding type was Secondary Market. The total amount of investors that OpenAI has is 47 and their top investors are: Andreessen Horowitz, NVIDIA, TPG, Sequoia Capital, Citi.
3. OpenEvidence
GFD Funding Score*: 90.2
Total Funding Amount: $517M
Most Recent Funding Amount: $200M
Days Since Last Funding: 12
Out of our 579 ranked saas companies, OpenEvidence ranks #3 in funding. The company’s total funding is $517M and the last time they were funded was on October 20, 2025 for $200M. The last funding type was Series C. The total amount of investors that OpenEvidence has is 13 and their top investors are: Craft, Bond, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital, Coatue.
GFD Website Score Breakdown
Website traffic and traffic growth is important but doesn’t always line up perfectly with other attributes and events like funding. We were curious as to which of these companies saw the strongest website traffic and growth. The website score we captures the volume of recent website visits and combines it with the companies’ website growth trends.
| Ranking | Company | Last Month Total Visits | Average Visits (6 Months) | Monthly Visit Growth | GFD Website Score* | Private or Public? |
| 1 | Strella | 108K | 34K | 2149.01% | 76.8 | Private |
| 2 | OpenAI | 709.8M | 1.04B | -24.35% | 75.6 | Private |
| 3 | Stripe | 147.7M | 154.8M | -5.65% | 72.9 | Private |
| 4 | Slack | 111.0M | 105.9M | -3.21% | 72.3 | Private |
| 5 | Salesforce | 73.1M | 74.3M | 3.19% | 71.8 | Public |
| 6 | Qualtrics | 65.2M | 62.8M | 3.63% | 71.5 | Private |
| 7 | SheerID | 30.7M | 17.3M | 40.14% | 71.1 | Private |
| 8 (tie) | DocuSign | 51.4M | 45.4M | 1.32% | 70.6 | Private |
| 8 (tie) | Asana | 43.1M | 39.8M | 5.94% | 70.6 | Private |
| 10 | Auth0 | 42.7M | 43.3M | 1.37% | 70.3 | Private |
*GFD’s Website Score captures the volume of recent website visits and combines it with the companies’ website growth trends.
Key Takeaways:
- OpenAI is by far the industry leader in terms of website visits as it has on average over 1.11B visitors in the last six months.
- The companies seeing the biggest increase in their website search volume are Strella and SheerID.
1. Strella
GFD Website Score*: 76.8
Last Month’s Total Visits: 108K
Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 34K
Monthly Visit Growth: 2149.01%
Out of our 579 ranked saas companies, Strella ranks #1 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 108K total visits and increased by 2149.01% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 34K.
2. OpenAI
GFD Website Score*: 75.6
Last Month’s Total Visits: 709.8M
Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 1.04B
Monthly Visit Growth: -24.35%
Out of our 579 ranked saas companies, OpenAI ranks #2 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 709.8M total visits and decreased by -24.35% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 1.04B.
3. Stripe
GFD Website Score*: 72.9
Last Month’s Total Visits: 147.7M
Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 154.8M
Monthly Visit Growth: -5.65%
Out of our 579 ranked saas companies, Stripe ranks #3 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 147.7M total visits and decreased by -5.65% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 154.8M.
SaaS Startups with Strongest Branded Search Growth
A great way to measure brand growth is by analyzing keyword growth for the company across a period of time. We sourced Google Search keyword data for companies on the list and ranked by a score that accounted for total keyword search as well as search volume change over the last year.
| Ranking | Company | Total Keyword Search Volume | Average Monthly Search Volume Change (1 Year) | 1 Year Trend Positive or Negative? | GFD Company Keyword Ranking* | Private or Public |
| 1 | LightSpun | 110 | 32.38 | + | 64.9 | Private |
| 2 | Statsig | 27K | 4341.26 | + | 63.9 | Private |
| 3 | OpenAI | 9.1M | 278531.47 | + | 62.7 | Private |
| 4 | Mem0 | 15K | 2270.28 | + | 61.9 | Private |
| 5 | Emerald AI | 2K | 316.82 | + | 61.5 | Private |
| 5 | Rillet | 7K | 1102.45 | + | 61.5 | Private |
| 7 | Firecrawl | 61K | 6500.00 | + | 60.1 | Private |
| 8 | Sanlo | 5K | 834.27 | + | 59.7 | Private |
| 9 | Zoom | 13.6M | -122377.62 | – | 59.1 | Public |
| 9 | Dialogue AI | 4K | 669.93 | + | 59.1 | Private |
*GFD’s Branded Keyword Ranking is a metric that combines monthly branded keyword search volume with a 1-year linear trend that is observed weekly and adjusted by search volume.
Key Takeaways:
- OpenAI is the fastest growing branded keyword with an average monthly search increase of about 413K searches.
- Most of the top ten SaaS firms have experienced a general increase in their branded keyword searches over the course of a year.
1. LightSpun
GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 64.9
Total Keyword Search Volume: 110
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 32.38
Out of our 579 ranked saas companies, LightSpun ranks #1 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 110. Over the course of the last year, the average monthly change for their branded keyword search volume was 32.38, indicating an increase in their 1-year trend.
2. Statsig
GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 63.9
Total Keyword Search Volume: 27K
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 4341.26
Out of our 579 ranked saas companies, Statsig ranks #2 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 27K. Over the course of the last year, the average monthly change for their branded keyword search volume was 4341.26, indicating an increase in their 1-year trend.
3. OpenAI
GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 62.7
Total Keyword Search Volume: 9.1M
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 278531.47
Out of our 579 ranked saas companies, OpenAI ranks #3 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 9.1M. Over the course of the last year, the average monthly change for their branded keyword search volume was 278531.47, indicating an increase in their 1-year trend.
Methodology and Sources
- Methodology: We collected data for 10k+ companies from Crunchbase and aggregated it into a set of scores through the use of quantitative transformations and expertly curated weighted averages.
- Sources: Crunchbase, Google Trends, and Keywords Everywhere
