Billion Dollar Unicorns: AppNexus Found An Exit

According to a recent eMarketer report, the US programmatic advertising industry is expected to reach $46 billion this year. By 2020, 86.2% of all digital display ads are expected to be bought via automated channels. Billion Dollar Unicorn AppNexus is a leading player in the segment that was expected to go public this year. But earlier last

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Veeva Gearing up for AI in Life Sciences

Life sciences-focused cloud computing solutions provider Veeva (NYSE: VEEV) recently announced its first quarter results. The company continued to outpace market expectations during the quarter.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Five9 Predicts its Acquisition in the Future

According to a recent market report, the global cloud-based contact center market is projected to grow 25% annually from $6.80 billion in 2017 to $20.93 billion by 2022. Billion Dollar Unicorn Five9 (Nasdaq: FIVN) is a pioneer and leading provider of cloud software for contact centers.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Is Affirm Overvalued?

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping course. According to the Federal Reserve Bank, there were nearly $1.38 trillion of consumer loans at all commercial banks in the US as of July 2017. The global consumer lending balances at the beginning of 2016 are estimated to be $42.3 trillion. A TransUnion report estimates

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Guidewire Grows Stronger Through Acquisitions

Insurance-focused platform Guidewire Software (NYSE: GWRE) recently announced its third quarter results that outpaced market expectations. The company provides web-based tools to insurance companies to help them handle claims, manage receivables, and underwrite and administer policies.

2018 IPO Prospects: Qualtrics Acquires to Add to Customer Experience Offering

According to a recent MarketsandMarkets report, the global customer experience management market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 23% from an estimated $5.98 billion in 2017 to 16.91 billion by the year 2022. Provo, Utah-based Billion Dollar Unicorn Qualtrics realizes the importance of this market as it pushes its efforts within the sector.

Oracle Needs to Make a Bold Move

Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) recently reported its fourth quarter results that surpassed market expectations. But the Street was not very thrilled as the analysts remained worried about the continued slowdown in the cloud segment.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: SurveyMonkey Finally Files to Go Public

According to a recent IBIS World research report, the US market research industry is estimated to have grown 3.2% annually over the last five years to be worth $22 billion. Billion Dollar Unicorn SurveyMonkey is a leading player in the industry. After several years of delaying its IPO plans, earlier this week, it finally filed to go

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