Net Revenue Retention

Noun · Startup & VC

Definitions

  1. The percentage of recurring revenue retained from an existing cohort over time after factoring in churn, downgrades, and expansion. Net revenue retention is a core SaaS quality metric because it shows whether existing customers become more valuable over time.

    In plain English: A measure of whether revenue from existing customers grows or shrinks over time.

    Example: "Net revenue retention stayed above 120 percent because larger accounts kept adding seats and modules."

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