How do you bootstrap a vertical SaaS company to $5–10M ARR, then 10x revenue after a minority PE investment? In this episode, Vantaca CEO Ben Currin breaks down SaaS pricing per door, payments monetization, capital-efficient growth, and scaling a niche B2B SaaS platform in the HOA management market to ~500 customers and 6M homes. -------------------------------------- *Apply for funding from my $150m SaaS fund*: https://founderpath.com/ *Subscribe on Spotify*: https://open.spotify.com/show/3AA9buFn8oxJf8WSDOUks5?si=61d5913030b244a9&nd=1&dlsi=24c670bfefdc43bb *Subscribe on Apple Podcasts*: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/saas-interviews-with-ceos-startups-founders/id1023761733 *Visit our Website*: https://www.getlatka.com *Timestamps:* 00:00 – Vertical SaaS opportunity in “boring” but high-value markets 02:00 – Building HOA management software from an industry insider 04:10 – What HOA and community association management software actually does 06:00 – Enterprise SaaS sales: Selling top-down to 500 management companies 07:40 – SaaS pricing model: Per-door pricing, payments, and ARPU expansion 09:50 – Expanding beyond SaaS: Payments, fintech, and ecosystem monetization 11:55 – Bootstrapping to $5–10M ARR before raising private equity 14:00 – Early traction: First $1M ARR and landing enterprise logos 16:10 – Capital-efficient growth vs capital-constrained scaling 17:45 – Minority PE deal structure: Primary vs secondary capital explained 19:40 – Agentic AI in vertical SaaS: Automating billing, support, and operations 21:50 – Scaling to ~$50M ARR: Lessons for B2B SaaS founders and operators #latka #saas #business #data