unicorns

Jumia Counting On Services To Rebound From 70 Pct. Shares Drop
Jumia Counting On Services To Rebound From 70 Pct. Shares Drop
January 22, 2020  |  International

African unicorn Jumia, the first technology startup in Africa to list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is focused on becoming profitable after a...

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Study: Tech Unicorns Overvalued By Nearly 50 Percent
Study: Tech Unicorns Overvalued By Nearly 50 Percent
January 22, 2020  |  IPO

Price is what you pay, value is what you get. And when it comes to investing, the two may not always converge. As stock markets...

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Chinese Tech Sector Faces Capital Crunch
Chinese Tech Sector Faces Capital Crunch
January 06, 2020  |  International

Numerous unicorns were among the hundreds of Chinese tech firms that toppled in 2019 as the economy soured and startups went through piles of cash,...

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Silicon Valley Braces As VCs Pump The Brakes
Silicon Valley Braces As VCs Pump The Brakes
November 27, 2019  |  Investments

Profits are being pushed over progress as Silicon Valley investors start reeling in the billions that startups have come to expect, The Wall Street Journal...

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The Lockup Unicorn Lockstep Of Uber And Post-IPO Peers
The Lockup Unicorn Lockstep Of Uber And Post-IPO Peers
November 08, 2019  |  Markets

When it comes to lockups — look down. That’s the general trend of stocks after an initial public offering (IPO) when insiders are freed up...

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Big Fizzles For Once High-Flying Unicorn Investors
Big Fizzles For Once High-Flying Unicorn Investors
November 08, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

The problem with large investments – the type that run into the billions of dollars – is that just as gains can be astronomical, the...

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SoftBank’s Hard Landing Among The Tech Unicorns
SoftBank’s Hard Landing Among The Tech Unicorns
September 23, 2019  |  Investments

Rise by the tech unicorn, sink by the tech unicorn. The decision by the We Company – the parent firm of office-sharing company WeWork –...

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Vietnam Startup Funding Jumps 90 Pct. YOY
Vietnam Startup Funding Jumps 90 Pct. YOY
July 24, 2019  |  Investments

Startup companies in Vietnam, ranging from FinTech to logistics and artificial intelligence, are attracting a record amount of venture capital money in the country, according...

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Funds Flow in Southeast Asia, Giving Tech Unicorns Wings
Funds Flow in Southeast Asia, Giving Tech Unicorns Wings
February 06, 2019  |  Investments

In Asia, the marquee names seem to be ones that are attracting attention when it comes to investors’ appetites — and money! — and so...

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