Should Verizon Buy Yahoo?

After multiple failed efforts to resurrect Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO), it appears that the company has finally hit absolute bottom. Markets reports continue to be dismal. An eMarketer report estimates that Yahoo will account for 1.5% of the global market for online ads compared with 2.4% share in 2015. As the company continues to flounder through each quarter, the only news that appears to be uplifting the stock is news of its potential acquisition.

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Netflix Faces Formidable Amazon

Video streaming service provider Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) continues to be failing at adding subscribers at the rate that the market will like it to. Not only has international expansion failed to meet market expectations, but the domestic market is also facing severe headwind as Amazon continues to play a bigger role in the streaming market.

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2016 IPO Prospects: Skyscanner Bootstraps First from Scotland, Raises Money Later from Sequoia

According to the AAA, nearly 180 million people visited online travel sites per month in 2015, recording a 27% growth over the year. Researchers believe that most of the online growth in the coming years will be driven from Italy, Spain, Germany, Mexico, China, the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Norway, and India as the markets of Europe and the US have matured. >>>

2016 IPO Prospects: Qualtrics Bootstrapped First, Raised Money Later

According to an IBISWorld research report, the US market research market is estimated to be a $20 billion industry this year, having reported a modest 0.4% annual growth since 2011. The future of the industry is expected to be driven by the growing use of social media that will revolutionize traditional methods of conducting market research.

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Billion Dollar Unicorns: ShopClues Joins the Club

According to Morgan Stanley, by the year 2020 the total Indian Internet market is expected to reach $159 billion while the e-commerce market is expected to reach $119 billion. About $6.6 billion funds were pumped into the market in 2015, an increase of 50% over 2014. While Flipkart and Snapdeal hold 45% and 26% of the gross merchandize value (GMV) market share, Shopclues is the most capital efficient online marketplace. All these factors have seen ShopClues rise up to be a Billion Dollar Unicorn. >>>

2016 IPO Prospects: Is Stripe Lining up Next?

According to a recent Accenture survey report, 18% of North Americans use mobile payments technology on a regular basis. It is a much higher percentage for millennials and higher-income households, of which 23% and 38%, respectively, use contactless payments at least once a week. But the market is a fast growing one. eMarketer forecasts the total value of mobile payment transactions to increase 210% this year to $27.05 billion.

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2016 IPO Prospects: HelloFresh Puts its IPO Plans on Hold

According to market research firm Technomic Inc, the global market size for home delivered fresh meal kits is estimated to be a billion dollars. The US meal kit market alone is expected to grow to be worth $3 billion-$5 billion in the next 10 years.

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TubeMogul Offers Facebook and Instagram Video Ad Inventory

According to a recent eMarketer report, for the first time ever, the digital display ad spending in the US will surpass search ad spending. Display advertising which includes video, sponsorships, rich media, and “banners and other” will be worth $32.17 billion this year compared with search advertising market of $29.24 billion. Total digital advertising industry is expected to be worth $67.09 billion in 2016 compared with $58.12 billion in 2015. Digital spending is estimated to grow to $93.7 billion by the year 2019.

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