benchmark

The Pacesetter Index

ICONIQ's benchmark of operating metrics for fast-growing AI-native software companies, reporting growth, gross margin, retention and revenue per employee across four revenue bands.

Known aliases

ICONIQ Pacesetter Index
Pacesetter Index

Relationships

No evidence-backed relationships are recorded.

Current clusters

invest1 publisher

A top-quartile screen makes ICONIQ's 115% growth median a one-in-eight number

ICONIQ's new benchmark reports 115% median growth above $100M in ARR and 55% gross margins below $10M, from a pool whose entry requirement was three years of top-quartile growth. ICONIQ says these Pacesetters grow three to five times faster than the market.

Publishers:saastr.com

Reality

Evidence35
Adoption: Insufficient
Hype gap+35
Incentives75
Confidence55