Billion Dollar Unicorns: Profitable PolicyBazaar Focuses on Health, Delays IPO

According to a NASSCOM-KPMG report, the Indian FinTech market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 22% to be worth $2.4 billion in 2020 and is a hot favorite for VC funding. PolicyBazaar is a recent entrant to the Billion Dollar Unicorn Club, thanks to the $200 million infusion from Softbank.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Swiggy Enters the Club with Massive Funding

According to RedSeer Consulting, India as a market holds tremendous potential for food delivery apps with the sector recording a 125% increase in order volumes. A huge beneficiary of this trend is Indian food delivery startup that recently entered the Billion Dollar Unicorn club.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: DoorDash Enters the Club Mired in Controversy

After a hiatus, funding in the on-demand food delivery has picked up this year. DoorDash is a huge beneficiary of this trend, raising $785 million and entering the Billion Dollar Unicorn club.

Quikr Inching Towards Profitability

Indian online classifieds platform Quikr is one of the most heavily funded startups. Despite low revenue and profitability numbers, its valuation was skyrocketing. In recent times, its valuation has been marked down and its profitability has improved.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Byju’s is India’s First EdTech Unicorn

According to IBEF, the education market in India is estimated at $91.7 billion and is expected to cross $100 billion by 2019. India has more than 1.5 million schools with over 260 million enrolled students. It also has a vibrant tutoring industry. The e-learning sector is expected to reach US$ 1.96 billion by 2021 with around 9.5

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What is Flipkart’s Game Plan?

Last month, Walmart completed its $16 billion acquisition of a 77% stake in India’s leading online marketplace Flipkart. Since the acquisition was announced in May, Flipkart has been rolling up companies and has also launched a loyalty program to up its game against Amazon. Let’s take a closer look.

ForeScout Climbing Steadily

  The proliferation of devices in organization these days driven by cloud, mobility, Internet of Things (IoT), and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trends has exponentially increased the vulnerability points. The Cyber Security market is projected to grow at 11% CAGR to $231.94 billion by 2022. ForeScout (NASDAQ: FSCT) is a cyber security company that specializes

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Qualys Boosts Its Gov Platform

Early this month, cloud-based security and compliance solutions provider Qualys reported results for its second quarter that beat estimates. It also raised its outlook for the year.