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Spotify buys Wordle-inspired music recognition trivia gaming startup Heardle
Nickie Louise Posted On July 13, 2022


Music streaming giant Spotify announced on Tuesday it’s buying Heardle, the Wordle-inspired music recognition trivia game played by millions of users every day. The total amount of the deal was not disclosed. The acquisition is part of Spotify’s effort to diversify its revenue streams […]


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Crypto lender Nexo offers to acquire embattled rival Vauld as crypto market consolidates
Nickie Louise Posted On July 6, 2022


The ongoing market turmoil has created an opportunity for market realignment. About an hour ago we reported that crypto-asset broker Voyager Digital has field for bankruptcy a year after raising $100 million in funding. The announcement makes Voyager the third […]


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GoDaddy acquires Amsterdam-based domain marketplace startup DAN.com
Daniel Levi Posted On June 28, 2022


In February 202, we covered DAN.com after the Amsterdam-based domain marketplace startup raised multi-million-dollar Series A funding to disrupt the $10 billion domain industry. The round was led by Airbridge Equity Partners. Fast forward a little over two years later, DAN.com […]


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Thoma Bravo cuts $1.1 billion from its acquisition price of SAP rival Anaplan, an enterprise software firm started in an English barn
Nickie Louise Posted On June 6, 2022


Back in March, private equity giant Thoma Bravo reported it acquired British enterprise software firm Anaplan for $10.7 billion, which translated to $66 per share in an all-cash transaction. Three months later, Thoma Bravo decided to cut the takeover offer by $1.1 billion to $9.6 […]


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British online supermarket Ocado acquires robotics tech startup Myrmex for $10.2 million
Nickie Louise Posted On May 23, 2022


Ocado, a British online supermarket, announced Monday it has agreed to buy materials handling robotics tech startup Myrmex Inc for $10.2 million. In 2020, Ocado recently acquired a minority stake in Athens-based Myrmex. Ocado said that the acquisition of Myrmex will enable […]


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Broadcom to buy cloud service provider VMware for $60 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On May 23, 2022


Chipmaker giant Broadcom is in talks to acquire cloud service provider VMware Inc in a deal that could transform the company into a diversified tech firm, according to a report from Reuters, citing people familiar with the matter. The terms of […]


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French Thales Group acquires two cybersecurity startup companies S21sec and Excellium for $125 million
Nickie Louise Posted On May 18, 2022


France’s Thales Group announced Tuesday it had struck a deal with Sonae Investment Management to acquire its two cybersecurity startup companies, S21sec and Excellium for a total of 120 million euros ($125.32 million). Thales said the acquisition will enable the company […]


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FlexJobs acquires talent-matching platform Localwise to expand its focus on local job searching and hiring
Nickie Louise Posted On May 12, 2022


The remote job market has continued to boom in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The search for remote jobs has led to exponential growth for FlexJobs, the leading job site for professionals seeking remote and flexible work. Since its […]


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Shopify acquires logistics tech startup Deliverr for $2.1 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On May 5, 2022


Canadian multinational e-commerce company Shopify announced today it will acquire logistics tech startup Deliverr for $2.1 billion in cash and stock. The e-commerce giant shared the news as part of its first-quarter results in a filing with the Securities and […]


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German software giant SAP is selling its corporate learning software business Litmos for $1 billion, report
Nickie Louise Posted On May 3, 2022


As part of its effort to streamline its operations and focus on cloud-based revenue, German software giant SAP is reportedly working with investment bank Moelis & Co to sell its corporate learning software business Litmos, according to an exclusive report from […]


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FCC rejects call to block Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase
Nickie Louise Posted On April 27, 2022


Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr on Wednesday rejected a call from the Open Markets Institut to block Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter. The call to block the deal came just a few days after Twitter accepted Musk’s bid […]


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Databricks acquires machine learning operations tech startup Cortex Labs
Daniel Levi Posted On April 25, 2022


Databricks has acquired San Francisco-based machine learning operations (MLOps) tech startup Cortex Labs. The total amount of the deal was not disclosed. Headquartered in San Francisco, Cortex helps data scientists and engineering teams deploy native machine learning models in the cloud. As part of the […]


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Thomson Broadcast acquires GatesAir to revolutionize the broadcast industry
Nickie Louise Posted On April 25, 2022


Thomson Broadcast, a Paris, France-based that’s shaping the transmission market in both TV and radio, has acquired GatesAir, a wireless, over-the-air content delivery solution for radio and TV. The total amount of the deal was not disclosed. In an announcement on […]


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French AI tech startup Mindsay acquired by Chinese intelligent automation firm Laiye
Daniel Levi Posted On April 14, 2022


Laiye, a robotic process automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI) provider, has acquired French AI tech startup Mindsay to lead the market shift to intelligent automation. The total amount of the deal was not disclosed. This announcement comes on the heels of Laiye’s […]


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Private equity giant Thoma Bravo acquires SailPoint for $6.9 billion; its second multi-billion acquisition in less than a month
Daniel Levi Posted On April 11, 2022


Just last month, we covered U.S. private equity giant Thoma Bravo after it paid $10.7 billion to acquire Anaplan, an SAP rival and enterprise software firm started in an English barn. In just three weeks, the firm has made its […]


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AMD buys cloud tech startup Pensando for $1.9 billion in a push to challenge Intel in the data center chip market
Daniel Levi Posted On April 4, 2022


Semiconductor giant Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced on Monday that it is acquiring cloud startup Pensando Systems for $1.9 billion as part of its push to get a lion’s share of the lucrative data center chip market and to also take on Intel. […]


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Unicorn app developer Lightricks has acquired advertising platform Popular Pays
Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2022


Earlier this month, Lightricks announced the acquisition of Popular Pays to accelerate the high-growth Jerusalem startup’s strategy to become a one-stop platform for creators. Popular Pays, which is based in Chicago, is an agile advertising platform built to connect creators […]


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HP buys Poly for $3.3 billion to ride hybrid work boom
Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2022


HP has acquired Poly for $3.3 billion in an all-cash transaction deal to accelerate its growth strategy and creates leading portfolio of hybrid work solutions. Poly, which recently rebranded from Plantronics to reflect its dual Plantronics and Polycom heritage, is a leading provider of […]


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Apple pushes further into finance with the acquisition of London fintech startup Credit Kudos for $150 million
Nickie Louise Posted On March 24, 2022


Some of you may not remember this, in 2007, Apple quietly removed the word “Computer” from its name as the tech giant shifted its focus from laptop and desktop computers to consumer electronics. Since then, Apple has become a $3 […]


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Private equity giant Thoma Bravo pays $10.7 billion to acquire Anaplan, an SAP rival and enterprise software firm started in an English barn
Nickie Louise Posted On March 21, 2022


U.S. private equity giant Thoma Bravo announced today it has acquired British enterprise software firm Anaplan for $10.7 billion. The deal will see Thoma Bravo pay $66 per share in an all-cash transaction. The transaction is expected to close in the first […]


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