From Unicorn to Unicorpse: Domo’s Valuation Slashed Ahead of IPO

Data analytics company Domo has recently filed to go public on the NASDAQ under the ticker DOMO. As a private company it had raised close to $700 million and was valued at over $2 billion, qualifying it as a Billion Dollar Unicorn. But its recent filing for the IPO now values it at $510 million.  >>>

2018 IPO Prospects: Qualtrics Acquires to Add to Customer Experience Offering

According to a recent MarketsandMarkets report, the global customer experience management market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 23% from an estimated $5.98 billion in 2017 to 16.91 billion by the year 2022. Provo, Utah-based Billion Dollar Unicorn Qualtrics realizes the importance of this market as it pushes its efforts within the sector.

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Oracle Needs to Make a Bold Move

Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) recently reported its fourth quarter results that surpassed market expectations. But the Street was not very thrilled as the analysts remained worried about the continued slowdown in the cloud segment. >>>

Billion Dollar Unicorns: SurveyMonkey Finally Files to Go Public

According to a recent IBIS World research report, the US market research industry is estimated to have grown 3.2% annually over the last five years to be worth $22 billion. Billion Dollar Unicorn SurveyMonkey is a leading player in the industry. After several years of delaying its IPO plans, earlier this week, it finally filed to go public.

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Cornerstone OnDemand Faces Intense Competition

According to a Market Research Future report published earlier this year, the global talent management software market is estimated to grow 16% annually over the next few years to become a $16 billion industry by 2023. Billion Dollar Unicorn  Cornerstone OnDemand (Nasdaq: CSOD) is among the leading players in the sector. I had met with its founder and CEO Adam Miller a few years ago. A lot has happened since then.

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Pluralsight Goes Public

Last month, Billion Dollar Unicorn EdTech company Pluralsight listed successfully on NASDAQ under the ticker PS. Utah-based Pluralsight focuses on the corporate e-learning market that is expected to grow 11% annually to reach $31 billion by 2020. We’ve been covering the company for a long time, and are thrilled to see its success. >>>

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Everbridge Continues to Soar

The increasing number of terrorist and gun violence attacks have increased the need for an able alert system. Billion Dollar Unicorn player Everbridge (Nasdaq: EVBG) has been leveraging the cloud technology to deliver a communication system that enables customers to automate and accelerate the process of keeping people safe and businesses running during critical events.

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What Lies in BigBasket’s Future?

The recent acquisition of Flipkart by Walmart has drawn significant attention to the Indian e-commerce market. Forrester estimates that the online retail market in India will grow at 29.2% annually over the next few years to cross $73 billion in 2022. Another report by researcher Crisil estimates that online grocery shopping will be among the fastest growing segments in India. Crisil projects online grocery to grow between 65-70% annually over the next few years to $1.4 billion by 2020.

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