Gartner estimates the worldwide enterprise security spending to grow 8% this year to $96.3 billion. As the US gets ready for midterm elections this year, there is growing concern regarding election interference as well. Government agencies and organizations are all gearing towards managing the growing threat of cyber attacks. Sunnyvale, California-based Proofpoint provides cloud-based email security solutions that help organizations secure their data.
After a hiatus, funding in the on-demand food delivery has picked up this year. DoorDash is a huge beneficiary of this trend, raising $785 million and entering the Billion Dollar Unicorn club.
According to a report by Cyber Security Ventures, the global spending on cyber security products and services will grow to more than $1 trillion by the year 2021 from $120 billion in 2017. The growth in the industry will be driven due to the rising pressures of cyber crime. Imperva (Nasdaq: IMPV) has been a player in the sector for quite a while.
Last quarter we were searching for answers to what Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE) was looking to acquire with its $6 billion cash reserve. This quarter it answered that question by making some big acquisitions. But first, the financials.
Indian online classifieds platform Quikr is one of the most heavily funded startups. Despite low revenue and profitability numbers, its valuation was skyrocketing. In recent times, its valuation has been marked down and its profitability has improved. >>>
Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) has had a rough few months recently. While the company continues to surpass market expectations on earnings, its revenues are a matter of concern for the Street. Above all, analysts remain concerned about its slowing growth within the Cloud revenues.
Smart speaker player Sonos went public this year. But in the few months that the stock has listed, it has had a rocky start. The company recently announced its first results since the IPO. The disappointing performance sent the stock tumbling more than 20% in the afterhours session. The stock still remains a Billion Dollar Unicorn. >>>
Billion Dollar Unicorn and event management and ticketing website Eventbrite has been trying to stay independent for a while now. It preferred its private status so that it could have more control over its functioning and to stay away from the numbers driven approach of analysts. But the company recently decided to go public and has provided more insight into its financials. >>>