Uber and Lyft IPOs May Still be a While

The year 2017 was not a very friendly year for ride-sharing giant Uber. The company was embroiled in controversy surrounding its corporate culture and business practices, it let go of its founder, and continued to deal with legal cases relating to trade secret thefts. Uber continues to pay for its issues in the current year as it struggles to regain some of that lost ground.

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How does the Flipkart-Walmart Deal Impact Indian E-Commerce Startups?

The Indian online marketplace is marked by a keenly contested battle between Flipkart and Amazon. According to RedSeer, Flipkart, including its online fashion acquisitions Myntra and Jabong, had a 46% share in 2018. Amazon which entered the Indian market in 2013 had a 30% share. But it has not been easy for Flipkart to maintain this lead. Founded in 2007, Flipkart had raised $7.3 billion in funding. How does the recently announced $16 billion acquisition by Walmart affect the Indian e-commerce sector, especially the startups? >>>

Cisco Delivers a Promising Turnaround

Networking giant Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) has had a remarkable year so far. Its stock has climbed nearly 18% since the start of the year as the company transforms itself to adapt to the newer technologies. Cisco has been moving away from its traditional business of supplying switches and routers into newer areas of cloud and enterprise collaboration.

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Squarespace is Willing to Wait Patiently For an IPO

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Market reports suggest that there were more than two billion websites online as of December 2017. The growth in the websites is attributed to the increasing presence of Content Management Systems (CMS) that allow people and organizations to build websites easily without having to truly code. The CMS market is dominated by Wordspace, which accounts for nearly 60% of the sites published. Joomla is a distant second with under 7% market share. But there are several other smaller players that are delivering robust growth within the space. One such player is New York-based Billion Dollar Unicorn Squarespace.

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Fitbit Struggles to Stay Relevant

According to a research by P&S Market Research, the global wearable fitness tracker market is estimated to grow to $48.2 billion by 2023 driven by the increasing use of fitness tracking apps, demand for continuous health monitoring devices, and increasing disposable income. Billion Dollar Unicorn player Fitbit (NYSE:FIT) has been among the pioneers in the industry. But the company has continued to see its valuation dwindle since it went public in 2015.

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: How Will GitHub Reach Its Billion Dollar Revenue Target?

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Billion Dollar Unicorn player GitHub was founded in 2008 by Tom Preston-Werner, Chris Wanstrath, and PJ Hyett to expand the open source operating system market that was developed by Linux.

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What Else is on Qualys’ Radar?

Early this month, Qualys (NASDAQ: QLYS), a pioneer and leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions, reported a strong quarter that blew past market expectations. >>>

Will Twilio Get Acquired by Salesforce?

Cloud computing software vendor Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) recently reported its first quarter financial results that shattered all expectations. The market is very pleased with Twilio, with some categorizing it as a “star in digitization”.

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Twitter Delivers Second Consecutive Profitable Quarter

Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) appears to be making a slow turnaround this year. It recently reported its quarterly performance that outpaced market expectations and delivered its second consecutive profitable quarter. The market is also impressed with some of the content-related moves that the company is making.

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: BlackLine Striking Powerful Partnerships

According to a report by TechNavio published last year, the global business accounting software market is estimated to grow at CAGR of 6% to reach $4.1 billion by the year 2021. Blackline (Nasdaq: BL) is a SaaS-based finance and accounting firm that is trying to chip away at this market opportunity.

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