On this episode of The SaaS CFO Podcast, Ben Murray welcomes Laina Chan, CEO and founder of MiAI Law, to discuss the intersection of legal expertise and cutting-edge AI. With a three-decade career as a construction law barrister and a background in mathematics, Laina Chan shares how her experiences led to building a platform that transforms legal research and risk management.

Laina Chan explains how MiAI Law stands apart by replicating the way barristers think, offering precise, first-principles of legal analysis and verification—features now attracting judges, large law firms, and in-house counsel. She dives into the challenges of bringing AI into traditional legal workflows, recent fundraising wins, and the company’s approach to value-based pricing given the high demands of AI inference.

Looking ahead, Laina Chan talks about MiAI Law’s rapid growth, its entry into the US market, and ambitious plans to reach $1 million in annual recurring revenue. Listen in for exclusive insights on building and scaling an AI-driven SaaS business in the evolving legal tech landscape.

Show Notes:

00:00 Unexpected markets for legal tech

05:38 Legal document analysis tools

06:34 Legal risk management system overview

10:27 Testing error validation with a judge

13:58 Subscription pricing and package features

19:17 Microsoft partnership and Azure listing

20:40 Potential UK firm subscription

23:26 Crafting detailed reports

Links:

SaaS Fundraising Stories: https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/miai-law-secures-aud-2-million-in-funding

Laina Chan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lainachanbarrister/

MiAI’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/miai-law/

MiAI’s Website: https://miai.law/

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Welcome back to The SaaS CFO Podcast! In this episode, host Ben Murray catches up with Anna Berger, founder and CEO of Trayd, to discuss the company’s impressive journey from a $4.5 million seed round to a $10 million Series A in just a year.

Anna Berger shares how Trayd sharpened its focus on serving union and prevailing wage contractors, leading to 600% revenue growth and a team expansion from 14 to 35 employees. She dives into the challenges of hiring, the evolution of their leadership team, and the company-wide embrace of AI tools to boost productivity.

Listen in as Anna Berger discusses refining Trayd’s go-to-market strategy, the metrics that matter most, and what it truly takes to scale a SaaS company in the construction tech space.

Show Notes:

00:00 The Series A growth stage

06:08 Challenges of hiring staff

07:05 Teamwide AI tool integration

12:33 Understanding investor expectations

15:32 Organizing unstructured company data

17:56 Managing seasonal workforce needs

19:26 Staying resilient in tough times

Links:

SaaS Fundraising Stories: https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/trayd-raises-4-5-million-in-seed-round

Anna Berger’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annajberger/

Trayd’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/traydinc/

Trayd’s Website: https://www.buildtrayd.com/

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Welcome to The SaaS CFO Podcast. In today’s episode, Ben sits down with Spiros Xanthos, founder and CEO of Resolve AI. With a robust background in developer tools and successful exits—including acquisitions by VMware and Splunk—Spiros Xanthos brings decades of insight from both startup and corporate environments. Now leading Resolve AI, he’s pioneering agentic AI solutions designed to transform how enterprises maintain and operate production software.

Spiros Xanthos shares candid lessons learned from building fast-growth, VC-backed companies, insights on fundraising strategy ($150M+ raised across Seed and Series A), and how the speed of AI innovation is reshaping company culture, product development, and go-to-market approaches. If you’re curious about the latest in SaaS, AI-driven incident response, scaling a technical team, or outcome-based pricing, this conversation delivers practical wisdom for founders and finance leaders navigating today’s rapid AI evolution.

Show Notes:

00:00 Building developer tools and acquisitions

05:44 Challenges with data overload

07:06 Challenges in managing complex systems

11:00 Early self-funding decisions

13:23 Lessons from experience in startups

17:53 Building a Strong Brand

19:33 Expanding customer support team

24:19 Defining success metrics in AI tasks

26:42 Maintaining culture while scaling

29:48 Innovating with Multi-Agent Systems

Links:

SaaS Fundraising Stories: https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/resolve-ai-raises-125m-series-a-at-1b-valuation

https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/resolve-ai-secures-35-million-in-seed-round

Spiros Xanthos’ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spiros/

Resolve AI’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/resolveai/

Resolve AI’s Website: https://resolve.ai/

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