How PE and VC Firms Use R&D Credits to Extend SaaS Runway

For venture-backed SaaS companies, the pressure to extend runway is relentless. Engineering teams burn through capital at a pace that would alarm most traditional businesses, and the gap between funding rounds can feel precarious. The instinctive responses — cutting headcount, slowing product development, or raising a dilutive bridge round — all come with painful tradeoffs. […]