2018 IPO Prospects: How Will Acquia Respond to Drupal’s Decline?

Analysts estimate that there are more than 2 billion websites on the Internet today. Most of these websites need a content management system (CMS) platform. The CMS market is dominated by WordPress, which accounts for a 60% market share. The distant runner in the industry is Joomla, followed by Drupal. Billion Dollar Unicorn player Acquia is

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2017 IPO Prospects: ForeScout Files “Confidentially”

Last year, only 40 VC-backed US startups went public. This was the lowest number since 2009. The volatile public market at the beginning of the year forced several startups to delay their IPO plans. One of them was cyber security Billion Dollar Unicorn ForeScout. But it has recently filed confidentially for an IPO. 

2017 IPO Prospects: Qualtrics Looks Robust

According to the CB Insights’ Fifth Annual Tech IPO Pipeline Report, there were only 14 tech IPOs in 2016 and that number is expected to rise in 2017. Heading its Top 5 IPO Prospects list is survey software unicorn Qualtrics.

2017 IPO Prospects: InsideSales.com Raises New Round at Flat Valuation

According to a MarketsandMarkets report, the global sales performance management market that includes software and services is estimated to grow 18% annually to be worth $5.62 billion by 2020. The market was estimated to be worth $2.48 billion in 2015.

2017 IPO Prospects: Can Airbnb Overcome Regulatory Hurdles?

Vacation rental site Airbnb is expected to be one of the biggest IPOs this year. The company may not have either confirmed or denied reports of an upcoming IPO, but the market is waiting eagerly for it to list so that they can cash in on its soaring valuation.

2016 IPO Prospects: Snap Snaps out of Chat Business to Justify Valuation

An eMarketer report on the global mobile phone messaging market expects the global user base for over-the-top messaging services to grow from 1.4 billion in 2015 to 2.19 billion by the year 2019. Another report by GlobalWebIndex reveals that Facebook Messenger is the most widely used mobile app followed by Facebook-owned WhatsApp. Together, the two

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2016 IPO Prospects: Deliveroo Delivers its Way to the Bank

Market reports estimate that in the UK, online orders account for 40% of all food delivery compared with 8% market share in 2008. Deliveroo is one company that has helped drive this percentage upwards. The company is fast approaching the Billion Dollar Unicorn status and is also expected to be an IPO prospect.

Nutanix Delays IPO

In December last year, hyperconverged storage provider and Billion Dollar Unicorn club member Nutanix filed to go public. The company was expecting to go public earlier this year. But given the weak market conditions, it has still not listed. Many in the technology sector are waiting for it to go public to determine what the

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