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2016 IPO Prospects: ironSource Strengthening its Revenue Generating Capabilities
According to a BI Intelligence report, the US mobile app-install advertising market was estimated to be worth $4.6 billion in 2015. The market is expected to grow to $6.8 billion by 2019, translating to an annual growth rate of 14%. The report estimates that mobile app install ads accounted for nearly 30% of mobile ad
From Unicorn to Unicorpse: Is it Game Over for Zynga?
According to a PwC research report on the US gaming industry, social and casual gaming revenues in the country are projected to grow 4.5% annually from $1.88 billion in 2014 to $2.35 billion by 2019. Social and casual games are expected to account for 12% of total $19.6 billion gaming industry in the US by
2016 IPO Prospects: Tanium Bootstrapped First, Raised Money Later
According to security advisory firm SSP Blue, global spending on information security grew 5% in 2015 to $75 billion. Another report estimates the market to grow nearly 10% annually over the next five years to be worth $170 billion by 2020. Emeryville, California-based Tanium is making big moves in this fast-paced market.
Box, Dropbox, and Egnyte Competing in a Tough Space
Last week, cloud-based storage services provider Box (NYSE: BOX) announced its fiscal 2016 revenues. The company may have beat the Street’s forecast, but the market is still cautious with its valuation. The company’s valuation plunged to less than half after it went public early last year. Things haven’t looked much better since with the stock
Billion Dollar Unicorns: SimpliVity a Prospect
According to IDC, the worldwide converged systems market revenue increased 6.2% to $2.5 billion in 3Q 2015. Hyperconverged systems sales grew 155.3%, generating more than $278.8 million in sales or 10.9% of the converged systems market. Riding on this high growth, hyperconverged systems vendor SimpliVity has managed to make it to the Billion Dollar Unicorn
2016 IPO Prospects: Pinterest Finally Sees Revenues, But are they Enough?
According to an eMarketer report published last year, global social network ad spending was estimated to grow from $17.85 billion in 2014 to $25.14 billion in 2015. By 2017, this market is expected to grow to $41 billion. While Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn dominate the market with more than 75% share, others are also gaining
2016 IPO Prospects: Fanatics Expanding Its Playing Field
According to an IBISWorld report, the licensed sports apparel market in the US is estimated to have grown 6% annually over the period 2010 through 2015 to be worth $8.3 billion. The industry has been dominated by traditional players like Dick’s Sporting Goods and Sports Authority. Last week, Sports Authority announced that it was going
Billion Dollar Unicorns: Mozido Delivers Mobile Payment to Non-Banking Customers
According to eMarketer, the total value of mobile payment transactions in the US will grow 210% this year to $27.05 billion. eMarketer estimates that mobile payments in 2015 in the US were worth $8.71 billion, with users spending an average of nearly $376 annually using mobile devices as a payment method. By 2019, mobile payment