14 DAY TRIAL // In 2016, CB Insights, a company specialized in analyzing the venture capital market, estimates that 36 unicorns have the necessary momentum to file for an IPO.
"Unicorn" is a term used in the tech venture capital market that describes a tech start-up that has the potential of achieving a valuation of over $1 billion when it goes public.
With every venture capital firm hunting unicorns left and right, CB Insights has published the 2016 Tech IPO Pipeline report, which provides insight in the tech capital market for 2016, and also lists 36 tech unicorns that are on the brink of going public during next year.
To compile its list of tech unicorns, CB Insights has looked at social media hype, mentions in high-profile news outlets, traffic stats, and of course, ongoing business deals.
Automattic, GitHub, Slack, Snapchat, and Uber are the clear favorites
The list includes a few big names, but also omits some of them as well. Here is the entire list in alphabetical order:
1 - Actifio - data virtualization software 2 - Airbnb - online home-sharing marketplace 3 - AppDynamics - application performance management 4 - Apttus - contract management platform 5 - Automattic - online content management system 6 - Avant - online loan provider 7 - BuzzFeed - social news and entertainment 8 - CloudFlare - Internet application security 9 - Coupa - spend management software 10 - Datto - data backup and recovery provider 11 - Docker - engine for deployment of contained software environment 12 - DocuSign - digital transaction management 13- Domo - SaaS-based business intelligence 14 - Fanatics - e-commerce and merchandising for sports teams 15 - GitHub - online network to share code 16 - Houzz - online platform for home remodeling and design 17 - Illumio - data center and cloud traffic security 18 - InsideSales - sales acceleration platform 19 - Medallia - customer experience management 20 - MuleSoft - integration platform for SaaS and enterprise applications 21 - Nutanix - enterprise virtualization and storage 22 - Okta - secure identity management 23 - Palantir - big data analytics 24 - Qualtrics - online survey software and insight platform 25 - Simplivity - data virtualization company 26 - Slack - enterprise communication software 27 - Snapchat - ephemeral social photo and video app 28 - SoFi - student leading platform 29 - Stripe - online payment services 30 - Tanium - endpoint security and systems management 31 - Twilio - API for phone services 32 - Uber - e-hailing and logistics provider 33 - Uptake - predictive analytics provider 34 - Warby Parker - prescription glasses retailer 35 - Zenefits - cloud HR automation platform 36 - Zscaler - cloud-based information security.