Tintri’s IPO Fails to Spark Interest

According to a Research and Markets report, the global cloud storage market is expected to grow from $25.171 billion in 2017 to $92.488 billion by the year 2022, at an annualized growth rate of 29.7%. The growth is expected to be driven by the increasing adoption within the BFSI, healthcare, and media and entertainment verticals.

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Splunk Outpaces Market Expectations

According to an IDC report published earlier this year, the global Big Data Analytics market is forecast to grow from $130.1 billion in 2016 to over $203 billion in 2020, translating to an annualized growth rate of 11.7%. Billion Dollar Unicorn club member Splunk (NASDAQ: SPLK) is benefitting from this rapid growth.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: No Stable Revenue Model in Sight, but Quora Usage Still Growing Rapidly

During the past two years, companies with multi-billion dollar valuations that have not been supported by a credible business model have seen their valuations collapse. But there are still a few that have managed to retain and even grow into a Billion Dollar Unicorn status, despite their lackluster business models. Crowd-sourced information site Quora is one

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Stitch Fix Is Worth Celebrating

Billion Dollar Unicorn club member Stitch Fix (Nasdaq: SFIX) recently went public. Its listing is worth celebrating because it is the the first IPO this year for a tech company that was led by a woman. The stock has had a choppy ride as investors are still trying to determine how to value this latest

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Talend Going Strong Since Listing

Open source integration software vendor Talend (Nasdaq: TLND) went public last year. Post IPO, the company has constantly been trading above its list price, and has attained a Billion Dollar Unicorn status in the public market.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Grab Becomes the Most Valuable Startup in Southeast Asia

According to a study conducted by Google, the South East Asian taxi on-demand service is projected to grow from 18% annually over the next nine years to be a $13 billion industry by the year 2025. The number of monthly riders using these services is expected to grow from 7.3 million in 2016 to 29

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Reddit is in No Rush to Go Public

According to a survey conducted by the Reuters Institute Digital News, 13% of North American users surveyed used Google News as their weekly news aggregator. Reddit came a distant second at 7%, followed by Flipboard with a 5% usage in the region. After years of controversy, Billion Dollar Unicorn club member Reddit is now more

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Snap Tumbles as Competitors Become too Big to Handle

Social messaging service Snap (NYSE: SNAP) continues to flounder. The company had listed on the NYSE in March this year amid much speculation. Snap listed when its business model was yet to prove successful – it was not only missing profits but was also failing to deliver growth in other metrics. Recently reported quarterly results are

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