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15 -- cac payback period for Rule of 40 growth-stage private software companies (RAC dataset) (2026-04)
Rule of 40 growth-stage private software companies in RAC's April 2026 dataset had payback periods below 15 months.
- Reported as a ceiling ('below 15 months'), not an exact figure
- Universe excludes companies below $2.5M ARR and has upward bias
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Single source - not yet corroborated
Reported as a ceiling ('below 15 months'), not an exact mean. Value derived from RAC's consolidated index aggregated from hundreds of private software companies across RAC funds, using primary sources validated by the investment team; universe excludes companies below $2.5M ARR and is noted as having upward bias.
<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/rule40-cac-payback-below-15-months" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>15</strong> -- cac payback period for Rule of 40 growth-stage private software companies (RAC dataset)<br><small>Source: RAC (Riverside Acceleration Capital) (2026-04) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/rule40-cac-payback-below-15-months" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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