Clouded Judgement: AI Training Environments as Infrastructure
The article argues that the next wave of AI infrastructure will center on building dynamic training environments and middleware that allow agents to learn from real-world enterprise workflows, rather than static datasets. It includes a comprehensive analysis of SaaS company valuations, showing that the median cloud software company trades at 5.1x NTM revenue with significant variance based on growth rates, and provides operating metrics benchmarks for the sector.
Metrics in this report
32months
median
Overall SaaS sector
5.1multiple
median
Overall SaaS/cloud software sector
27.0multiple
median
High-growth SaaS (>25% NTM growth)
7.8multiple
median
Mid-growth SaaS (15-25% NTM growth)
3.9multiple
median
Low-growth SaaS (<15% NTM growth)
18percent
median
Overall SaaS sector
15percent
median
Overall SaaS sector
76percent
median
Overall SaaS sector
14percent
median
Overall SaaS sector
12percent
median
Overall SaaS sector
108percent
median
Overall SaaS sector
-2percent
median
Overall SaaS sector
24percent
median
Overall SaaS sector
37percent
median
Overall SaaS sector