The Beginning of Value SaaS in the World

Upekkha Accelerator’s Prasanna Krishnamoorthy and Shekar Nair introduce the first video in the Value SaaS Series, where they discuss what Value SaaS is and its current relevance. The series aims to assist businesses in their journey towards achieving their first million, whether by bootstrapping or securing external investments. These businesses iterate quickly to develop a growth engine that can scale to $10Mn and beyond. With access to founder-friendly capital, they can grow quickly and thrive.

A Value SaaS Business is one that can generate $1 of revenue for every $1 spent or less. Startups such as Veeva, Zoho, MailChimp, Atlassian, BrowserStack, and even Salesforce are all considered to be part of the Value SaaS community, having achieved more than $1 Mn in Annual Recurring Revenue with less than $1 Million in spend.

The prevalence of Software as a Service (SaaS) is continuing to increase, with Indian Value SaaS businesses poised to surpass Vanity SaaS globally. The Value SaaS Series is the beginning of a comprehensive resource for businesses seeking to succeed in the world of Value SaaS.


Almabase is a software solution that addresses the problem of underutilizing alumni networks and inefficiencies in funding within educational institutions. It simplifies community management with its all-in-one alumni relations platform.

Appknox provides top-notch mobile security services to ensure that businesses are not affected by security fixes that can potentially ruin their operations. The platform identifies software vulnerabilities and helps customers qualify for security audits successfully.

Chargebee is an integrated subscription management platform that simplifies billing and invoicing by merging various payment gateways. The platform takes care of administrative bottlenecks, allowing SaaS founders to focus on growth and customer satisfaction.

Garage Plug is an end-to-end workshop management software that automates inventory, billing, marketing, vendor management, and other garage services. The platform assists in business branding and customer satisfaction through online communication and service upgrades.

Minjar provides innovative solutions for cloud management and security issues, thus saving millions for its customers. The company has acquired an ARR of $1 million early in its life, inspiring many value SaaS startups.

Nittio Learn is an ed tech startup that offers an online training platform for employees to enhance their skills without impacting their regular jobs. The platform provides continuous and updated skill enhancement programs in various areas, including process management, policies, operations, and sales.

Ripplehire is an innovative Saas platform that focuses on efficient hiring and recognizing talent wealth in the existing workforce. The platform assists in employee referrals, engagement, internal job mobility, and talent branding, benefiting both recruiters and applicants.

QDC Software offers premier automation services to dry cleaning and laundry businesses, enabling profitability and the ultimate customer experience. The platform addresses speed and accurate tagging concerns, which are crucial in this industry.

SendX is an affordable and easy-to-use Saas platform that provides optimal email marketing services to more than 3000 customers. The platform allows businesses to design personalized mail content, automate email sequences, and manage contacts efficiently.

Tagalys provides intelligent search services for e-commerce entities to improve their conversion rate. The platform handles semantic queries proactively, saving customers time.

Talview is advanced Instahiring software that reduces recruitment hurdles for businesses by enabling remote interviews, assessment tests, and automated scheduling.