Billion Dollar Unicorns: Veeam Wants To Stay Private

According to a report by Gartner, the enterprise backup recovery software market was worth $4.7 billion in 2013. BAAR, Switzerland-based Veeam is a Billion Dollar Unicorn club member in the enterprise backup, recovery and data de-duplication segment which is making big waves in the industry.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Gilt Groupe Delays IPO

Over the last year, several flash sales sites have seen their growth plans foiled as the flash sales fad has cooled down. Even ultra fast growing such as Zulily have taken the heat and seen their stock prices fall. Here is another Billion Dollar Unicorn club member Gilt Groupe that has been trying to go public for

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Meituan Leads China’s Group Buying Market

The phenomenon of Billion Dollar Unicorn companies is not restricted to the American markets. There are several companies in emerging markets as well that are joining the club. One such company is China-based group buying site Meituan. According to Chinese research firm EnfoDesk, the group buying market in China was estimated to have grown 44% q-o-q to RMB

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LinkedIn Keeps Exceeding Market Expectations

Nothing seems to be slowing down LinkedIn’s (NYSE: LNKD) growth. While other social media stocks like Twitter have taken a bit of a beating due to the slowing down of their user growth statistics, LinkedIn has proved to be quite the opposite. Their continued investments in newer markets and offerings have helped them deliver strong

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Eventbrite Shies Away from an IPO

It is interesting to note the wide array of private companies that have no desire to go public soon. There is a growing list of founders who are convinced that they want to stay away from the prying eyes of analysts and the high costs of regulatory requirements and maintain their freedom of operating their

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Slack Speeds Its Way To The Mark

There are several Billion Dollar Unicorn club members who have taken their time getting to the club. But there are a few stories of startups that have sped their way to the club. Here is one such interesting player, two-year-old team communicating service Slack, which is making waves in the market.

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Lending Club Focuses on Growth Post IPO

Peer-to-peer lending platforms are seeing a strong opportunity in small business and retail consumer financing markets. Analysts estimate the small business loans market to be a $300 billion market. They also estimate the credit card refinancing market to be a $800 billion market. Billion Dollar Unicorn club member Lending Club is among the largest player

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Salesforce Becomes Fastest Enterprise Software Company to Reach $5 Billion

The global cloud computing market continues to grow forth at stellar rates. In a recent report by Market Research Media, the global cloud computing market is projected to grow 30% annually to $270 billion by the year 2020. One company that is seeing similar growth rates in their annual revenues despite their size is Salesforce (NYSE: CRM).