2016 IPO Prospects: Uber Eyeing Self-Driving

According to eMarketer, 15 million US adults are expected to use ride-sharing services, a 20.5% y-o-y increase. However, the sector is maturing with no more booming growth rates. While the segment is expected to grow through 2020, the rate of growth is expected to shrink to single digits by 2018.

2016 IPO Prospects: Blue Apron Cooking up an IPO

According to market research firm Packaged Facts, the US meal kit delivery services market is estimated to grow to $1.5 billion in sales this year. The researcher predicts that the industry will grow to a multi-billion dollar market over the next five years. New York-based Blue Apron is estimated to be the market leader in the

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2016 IPO Prospects: Glassdoor Gearing up to go Public

Referring to online reviews is no longer restricted to restaurant booking, hairstylists, or your neighborhood dog walker. More and more people are using job review sites like Glassdoor.com to review their next new job. Little wonder then that the increasing traffic has helped drive valuations upwards as the company gets ready to go public.

2016 IPO Prospects: InMobi May Have Missed the Bus

According to eMarketer, worldwide ad spending is expected to reach $674.24 billion by the end of 2020. Mobile ad spending in the US in 2017 is expected to grow to $77.37 billion or 38.4% of total ad spending.

2016 IPO Prospects: Gusto Expands Beyond Payroll Processing

According to an IBIS World report, the payroll and book-keeping services market in the US is estimated to have grown 7.8% annually over the five year period from 2011 through 2016. The researcher estimates the market to be worth $81 billion this year. While ADP is the largest player in the industry with more than

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2016 IPO Prospects: Avast Software Preparing for a Listing, Yet Again

According to a MarketsandMarkets report, the global cyber security market is projected to grow 10% annually to be worth $170.21 billion in 2020. North America is expected to be the largest market on the basis of spending and adoption of cyber security solutions and services. But, the smaller Latin American and Asia-Pacific regions will witness rapid

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2016 IPO Prospects: Bloom Energy Likely to Stay Private

According to the Department of Energy, the fuel-cell industry grew to $2.2 billion in 2014, up from $1.3 billion in 2013. The $2 trillion a year electric power industry is poised to grow 80% by 2040 while fuel cell market estimates range from $5.2 billion in 2019 to $40 billion in 2022. Bloom Energy is

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2016 IPO Prospects: BigCommerce Prepares to List

According to market research firm eMarketer, global e-commerce sales will be worth $3.5 trillion by the year 2019. By 2019, e-commerce is estimated to account for 12.4% of total retail sales compared with 7.3% share in 2014. Australian company BigCommerce is helping turn this growth forecast into reality.