Billion Dollar Unicorns: Atlassian is Doing Everything Right, But is it Too Expensive?

According to TechSci Research, the global collaboration software market was worth $4.78 billion in 2016. It was estimated to grow 10% annually to $8.96 billion by 2022 driven by the increasing adoption of bring your own device policies at work places. Billion Dollar Unicorn Atlassian (Nasdaq: TEAM) is an established player in the market. Since listing, the company has had a solid run, and why not – it is a rock solid company, always focused on fundamentals!

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Is the Worst Over for IBM?

After 22 straight quarters or nearly six years of revenue decline, IBM (NYSE: IBM) has finally managed to break this streak.  >>>

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Is Stitch Fix the Next Blue Apron?

Billion Dollar Unicorn club member Stitch Fix (Nasdaq: SFIX) went public late last year and generated quite an applause for being the first woman led tech company to list in 2017. But the applause seems to have given way to skepticism as analysts feel that it will stumble like Blue Apron. Some even call the investment “too risky until it can prove that its business model can stabilize”.

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Can Okta Sustain its Valuation?

According to a Markets and Markets report, the identity and access management market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.9% from $8.09 Billion in 2016 to $14.82 Billion by 2021, driven by the demand for mobility and security solutions. The SME segment is estimated to be the fastest growing segment due to industrial growth in the Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East and Africa regions. Identity and access Management services provider Okta (Nasdaq:OKTA) listed successfully last year and continues to do well. >>>

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Can MongoDB Sustain Unicorn Status?

Last year, Billion Dollar Unicorn club member MongoDB (Nasdaq:MDB) went public and became the first non-Hadoop Big Data vendor to do so. Since its listing, the stock has had a roller coaster ride, but despite the misses, has maintained its Unicorn status. Here is a quick look at its financials and performance so far.

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Why Cloudera Continues to Stumble

According to a report published by SNS Research late last year, the global Big Data hardware, software, and professional services markets were estimated to grow to $57 billion last year. The researcher estimates that through the period 2020, the market will grow 10% annually to $76 billion. Big Data vendor and Billion Dollar Unicorn club member Cloudera (NYSE: CLDR) listed last year. But the company has had a choppy run in the public market so far.

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2018 IPO Prospects: WeWork on a Buying Spree

According to research from Emergent, the world’s co-working memberships are expected to more than double from 1.6 million in 2017 to 3.8 million by 2020. However, the demographics of co-working have changed with freelancers making up just 39% of co-workers in 2017, compared to 80% in 2010. Co-working market leader WeWork is a favorite to go public this year. >>>

2018 IPO Prospects: AirBnB More than Halfway Ready to List

If there is one Billion Dollar Unicorn that has never been in a rush to go public, it is AirBnB. The ten-year old company has taken to heart Warren Buffett’s mantra of “get rich slow”. After carefully planning its financial and operating model, AirBnB believes that it will be ready to go public this year.

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Improbable Joins the Club

According to a Research and Markets report, the global Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) games market was worth $26.9 billion in 2016 and is expected to reach $44.6 billion by 2022 at a CAGR of 8.9%. Based on the success of its platform SpatialOS that enables creation of simulations and virtual worlds for video games and simulations, Improbable joined the Billion Dollar Unicorn Club last year. >>>

Billion Dollar Unicorns: SoFi Delays IPO Plans

According to The 2017 Americas Alternative Finance Industry Report, the alternative finance market across the US, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean has grown 23% to $35.2 billion in 2016. A leading Billion Dollar Unicorn in this sector is Social Finance or SoFi. >>>