Top 10 Reasons SaaStr Annual + AI Summit 2025 Will Be Better Than Ever!! May 13-15 in SF Bay!
Join the CEOs and CXOs of Snowflake, HubSpot, Anthropic, DropBox, Canva, Perplexity, OpenAI, ServiceTitan, Rubrik and So Many More!!
SaaStr Annual has always been the go-to event for SaaS founders, executives, and investors, but 2025 is shaping up to be the best one yet. Here’s why this year’s event is bigger, bolder, and more impactful than ever. It’s 50% about the intersection of AI + B2B, 50% about GTM in 2025+, and … 50% about helping you meet the best of the best!
It’s May 13-15 in SF Bay, again on our 40+ acre indoor-outdoor campus!
1. The SaaStr.AI Summit Is Back and Bigger. With a New, AI Demo Stage from 100+ Top AI Start-Ups!
AI is transforming SaaS, and we’re dedicating two massive stages to the SaaStr.AI Summit. With 200+ top AI demos and sessions from leaders like Perplexity, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Cloud, Rubrik and more, you’ll get the most comprehensive look at how AI is reshaping B2B. And we’ve got an AI Demo Stage running all day, every day this year, right in the heart of Annual. 100+ scale-ups and start-ups showing you how they do it!
2. 800+ VCs Ready to Invest
This year, we’re bringing together over 800 VCs and investors, making SaaStr 2025 the ultimate place to pitch, connect, and secure funding. With 1:1 Meet-a-VC matchmaking and curated sessions, you’ll have unparalleled access to the capital you need to scale. And B2B founders, sign up for the 2nd annual Founder-VC brunch on May 15th! It’s one of the best ways to informally meet VCs!
3. 1,000+ Networking Sessions
We’ve doubled down on networking opportunities, with over 1,000 sessions, including Braindates, AMAs, mentoring, and 1:1 meetings. Whether you’re looking for a co-founder, a mentor, or your next big customer, you’ll find them here.
4. 300+ World-Class Speakers
This year’s lineup includes 300+ speakers from the best SaaS and AI companies worldwide. From seasoned founders to rising stars, every session is handpicked to deliver actionable insights and real-world strategies to help you scale faster.
AI Speakers:
🤖CEO Snowflake + CEO Observe: “Where B2B Applications Are Going”
🤖CEO Box Aaron Levie: “AI, Agents and The Next Era of SaaS”
🤖COO Google Cloud Francis deSouza: “Hyperscalers: The Future and More”
🤖CTO Rubrik: Co-Founder & CTO, Arvind Nithrakashyap
🤖CTO Neo4j: Philip Rathle (Valuation – $2B+): “How Revolut Left Salesforce and More: Rolling Your Our Own SaaS App with AI”
🤖CEO Descript Andrew Mason: “The Future of Marketing in the Age of AI
🤖CMO & President Infinite Reality Karine Kogan: “Build Brand in the AI Era”
🤖CEO Instabase Anant Bhardwaj
🤖GTM OpenAI Maggie Hott: “GTM at AI Speed”
🤖CBO Perplexity Dmitry Shevelenko: “The First $100m ARR in AI”
🤖CEO Decagon Jesse Zhang: “The Future of Agents and Automation: Where Will We Need Humans?”
🤖Head of AI Dialpad: “How to Build AI at Scale”
GTM/ B2B Speakers:
🚀CEO HubSpot Yamini Rangan: “Going More Multiproduct, Going More AI, and Going More SMB and More Enterprise”
🚀CEO Dropbox Drew Houston: “DropBox’s Third Act: AI & Content Intelligence”
🚀CEO Calendly, Tope Awotona “Open AMA and AI in 2026”
🚀CEO Clio, Jack Newton: “Reaccelerating Vertical SaaS to $3 Billion”
🚀CRO ServiceTitan Ross Biestman: “The Secrets to Scaling in Vertical SaaS”
🚀CMO Asana, Shannon Duffy: “Adding AI to SaaS: Pricing, Product and More”
🚀CEO Gusto Josh Reeves + CTO Gusto Eddie Kim: “Remaking SMB SaaS in the Age of AI”
🚀ex-CMO Ramp, Guillaume Cabane: “The Top GTM Lessons from Scaling Ramp”
🚀CEO Own, Sam Gutmann: “Top 10 Learnings Selling to Salesforce for $1.9 Billion”
🚀VPM RevenueCat Rik Haandrikman: “Powering 40% of All Mobile Subscriptions: Bottoms-Up Marketing, PLG, and More — How to Really Do It”
🚀VPM Palo Alto Networks Navneet Singh
🚀CCO Stripe (Head of Global CS and Product Sales), Tim Smith
🚀VPCS Notion Monica Perez
🚀VPCS Intercom Junan Pang
🚀VPCS GitHub Abbas Haider Ali
🚀VP Product Rippling Anique Drumright
🚀SVP GTM Optimizely Rohit Bhalla: “What’s Working in 2025+ in GTM”
AI & GTM Workshops:
📈GVP IBM AI Raj Datta
📈CPTO Digital Ocean Bratin Saha
📈VP P Rippling Anique Drumrightbha
📈CEO Demandbase Gabriel Rogol + AWS Head of North America Data & AI Sales, Arym Diamond
📈CEO Flatfile David Boskovic
📈VP Revenue Marketing Docebo Silvia Valencia
📈Databricks – Sr. Industry Solutions Manager – Digital Natives, Madelyn Mullen
📈GitHub – Global Engagement Lead, Startups, Alex Malebranche
📈Twitch Video / Amazon Interactive Video Service – Product & Growth, Khasimul Asif Mohammad
📈G2 – CMO, Sydney Sloan and VP of Research Insights, Tim Sanders
📈CEO Artisan Jaspar Carmichael-Jack: “The Real Data on AI SDRs”
📈VP of Product Advocacy and Market Strategy, Darin Patterson
📈CEO & Founder Runway Siqi Chen: “Your Customers as Prompt Engineers”
📈CEO DuploCloud Venkat Thiruvengadam
📈Controller OpenAI Sowmya Ranganathan
VC Deep Dives:
💸Accel Partners Ivan Zhou
💸A16z Seema Amble
💸Emergence Capital Jake Saper
💸Bonfire Ventures General Partner Brett Queener
💸Mayfield Fund General Partner Navin Chaddha
💸Chemisty Ventures Kristina Shen
💸Tidemark Founder Dave Yuan
💸Innovation Endeavors Partner, Harpinder Singh
💸Softbank VP Isabela Lopes
And so much more!!
5. VIP Summits for Every Role
We’ve expanded our VIP events to include summits for CROs, CMOs, CFOs, and CCOs. These invite-only gatherings bring together the top minds in SaaS for deep dives, networking, and exclusive content tailored to your role. And B2B founders can meet them all for coffee or cocktails at the end of each VIP summit. Find your next VP there!
6. Festival-Style Vibes, Tons of Networking
SaaStr 2025 combines the best of indoor and outdoor experiences, creating a festival-style atmosphere that’s as fun as it is productive. Think great food, live music, and plenty of space to connect and recharge. We’ve got an epic 40+ acre campus and it’s just full of fun. And networking.
7. 150+ Sponsors Driving Innovation
From the biggest names in cloud to the most exciting startups, our 150+ sponsors are showcasing the latest innovations in SaaS and AI. We’ll also have 20 of the latest AI start-ups from YCombinator in a special YC Demo pavillion. It’s your chance to see what’s next and connect with the companies shaping the future.
8. Tactical Content, No Fluff. And the CEOs and CXOs of Snowflake, HubSpot, Perplexity, DropBox, Calendly, OpenAI, Google Cloud, Asana, Rubrik, Stripe, Notion and So Much More!!
Every session at SaaStr Annual is designed to deliver actionable advice. No commercials, no boring panels—just real insights from people who’ve been in the trenches and know what it takes to scale from $0 to $100M ARR.
9. Evening Events and Happy Hours
The networking doesn’t stop when the sessions end. With nightly happy hours, parties, and more, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to unwind and connect with your SaaS peers in a more casual setting.
10. The SaaStr Community
What truly sets SaaStr Annual apart is the community. It’s the largest gathering of B2B founders, executives, and investors in the world. Whether you’re here to learn, network, or just hang out with your B2B “peeps,” there’s no better place to be.
SaaStr 2025 is more than just an event—it’s where the B2B community comes together to learn, grow, and scale. If you’re serious about scaling software, you can’t afford to miss it. Let me know if you want to dive deeper into any of these highlights!
See. You. There!
