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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Druva Poised to Produce an Indian Unicorn
Not many successful technology product companies have emerged from India. Data protection solutions provider Druva is one of the first of its kind. Druva still has some way to go before it joins the Billion Dollar Unicorn club. But given its performance thus far, it certainly shows promise.
Will CA or BMC Acquire Apigee?
According to a recent Forrester report, application programming interface (API) management is a fast growing, albeit, relatively recent IT concern. The issue has gained significant importance due to the growing adoption of mobile applications as the means for consumers to shop and access a company’s goods and services. The market is led by CA Technologies,
RetailMeNot is Focused on the Beacon
An eMarketer report released in November 2014 estimated that Internet users of ages 18 and above who redeem a digital coupon or code via any device for online or offline shopping at least once per year accounted for 55% of all US Internet users in 2014. The number of adults redeeming coupons via mobile devices is estimated to
Billion Dollar Unicorns: AppNexus In The IPO 2015 Pipeline
According to a Forrester research report released last year, the online digital display advertising spend in the US is estimated to grow to $37.6 billion by the year 2019, compared with $19.8 billion last year. During the same period, Forrester estimates the offline ad market, which includes channels like the cable TV, radio, and television
Billion Dollar Unicorns: Capital-Efficient StartApp Is A Prospect
According to a recent market research study by the University of Alabama, over 1 billion smartphones are expected to be sold in 2015. Back in 2013, Google’s Android had surpassed 50 billion app downloads and by the year 2014, Apple had recorded 75 billion downloads. These numbers are expected to grow rapidly in the coming years. By
Billion Dollar Unicorn: Taboola Faces New Competition From Google
The market may be waiting for online content discovery platform and Billion Dollar Unicorn Club member Taboola to go public. But Taboola’s management has no plans to go public soon. Analysts project the content recommendation market to grow from $700 million in 2014 to $3.4 billion by the year 2018. Here is how Taboola is planning to capitalize
Billion Dollar Unicorns: Splunk is Now Targeting the SMB Segment
A 2014 IDC report estimates the Big Data and Analytics market to grow to $125 billion globally during 2015. Growth in applications that incorporate advanced and predictive analytics, including machine learning, is expected to accelerate during the year. These apps are estimated to grow 65% faster than apps without predictive functionality. Billion Dollar Unicorn player Splunk was set
From E-Commerce to Web 3.0: Amazon Threatens Etsy
In our continued coverage of e-commerce entrepreneurs and their broadening horizons of online user experiences, this post focuses on Etsy’s post-IPO journey. Earlier I spoke about how the VC funding frenzy has resulted in astronomical valuations for companies making it difficult for them to maintain these valuations if and when they go public. Niche e-commerce player