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CoinShares expands stake in Swiss Fintech startup FlowBank with a $26.5 million investment
Nickie Louise Posted On March 14, 2022


Swiss Fintech startup FlowBank announced today that CoinShares has increased its stake in the company to become an integrated digital asset fintech company. The UK-based digital asset specialist Coinshares International increased its stake from 9 percent last year to over 20 […]


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Elrond acquires payments tech startup Twispay, wins E-Money license from Romanian Central Bank
Nickie Louise Posted On March 11, 2022


Elrond Network is on the roll. Just a few days ago, Itheum announced a partnership with Elrond to transform data into metaverse assets using its internet-scale blockchain infrastructure. But the good news didn’t stop there. Yesterday, Elrond acquired Romanian payments startup […]


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Google buys cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion to bolster its cloud security
Nickie Louise Posted On March 8, 2022


As part of the effort to better protect its cloud customers, Alphabet’s Google announced Tuesday that it’s buying Mandiant in an all-cash transaction that values the cybersecurity firm at $5.4 billion. The deal is expected to close later this year. Google said […]


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Amazon secretly acquires UK-based tech startup Veeqo, an inventory and shipping platform for eCommerce businesses
Nickie Louise Posted On March 7, 2022


Amazon has acquired Veeqo, a UK-based tech startup that makes inventory and fulfillment tools to help online businesses sell products on and off Amazon. The retail giant quietly acquired the e-commerce software startup back in November 2021 but didn’t publicize the acquisition. Veeqo […]


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Ford sells its e-scooter unit Spin to German ride-sharing startup Tier in exchange for equity
Nickie Louise Posted On March 3, 2022


As competition heats up in micro-mobility space, Ford Motor Company has decided to sell its e-scooter unit Spin, to Softbank-backed European rival Tier in exchange for equity. Ford said in a statement that the merger will provide the scale that’s “desperately […]


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Netflix acquires the publisher of Walking Dead game Next Games for $72 million
Daniel Levi Posted On March 2, 2022


Netflix has cratered since the streaming giant announced it only expects to add just 2.5 million users in the current quarter–the number is well short of Wall Street expectations. Since early 2020 when Disney announced its Disney+ streaming service, Netflix has […]


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Gaming tech startup Volley acquires Amazon Alexa Skill “Question of the Day” by Matchbox.io
Nickie Louise Posted On February 23, 2022


Volley, a San Francisco-based gaming tech startup that offers exciting Alexa games and Google Home games, announced its first major multi-million dollar acquisition of Matchbox.io’s “Question of the Day”, one of the most popular and highest-rated voice games on the Amazon Alexa […]


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London Stock Exchange buys cloud-based trading tech startup TORA for $325 million to boost digital drive
Nickie Louise Posted On February 22, 2022


London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has acquired cloud-based technology startup TORA in a $325 million deal to bolster its digital ambition. As mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies grows, the acquisition will enable LSEG the ability to better compete in Asia and North America where […]


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Intel buys Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion to meet growing demand for chips
Daniel Levi Posted On February 15, 2022


The race is on. Just yesterday, semiconductor giant Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced its to buy rival chipmaker Xilinx for $35 billion in an all-stock deal as part of its efforts to challenge Intel in the data center chip market. Fresh off […]


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AMD buys rival chipmaker Xilinx for nearly $50 billion, making it one of the largest deals in the semiconductor industry
Daniel Levi Posted On February 14, 2022


Late last year, semiconductor giant Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced its to buy rival chipmaker Xilinx for $35 billion in an all-stock deal as part of its efforts to challenge Intel in the data center chip market. Today, AMD announced it has […]


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India’s ShareChat buys local rival MX’s short-video platform TakTak for $700 million
Daniel Levi Posted On February 10, 2022


ShareChat‘s parent company has acquired local rival MX’s short-video platform TakTak in a cash-and-stock deal worth about $700 million, according to a report from Reuters, citing two sources familiar with the matter. The announcement comes just two months after the startup […]


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Crypto exchange FTX acquires Japanese crypto trading platform startup Liquid to expand its footprint in Asia
Nickie Louise Posted On February 4, 2022


Early this week, we wrote about FTX after the crypto exchange startup raised $400M in new funding. The deal gives the startup an eye-popping valuation of $32 billion, up from $25 billion in October 2021 when we covered the company. At […]


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Amsterdam-based online learning startup StudyTube acquires training marketplace Springest; closes $30M in Series B fund round  
Nickie Louise Posted On February 3, 2022


StudyTube, a leading Dutch online learning and development platform, said today it has a leading Dutch online learning and development platform Springest. The total amount of the deal was not disclosed. StudyTube said the acquisition will position the company to become a market leader […]


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Facebook parent company, Meta, is reportedly acquiring Greek tech startup Accusonus for up to 100 million euros
Nickie Louise Posted On February 1, 2022


Just a little over three months after Facebook changed its name to Meta, the social giant is now aiming to position itself as the dominant player in the metaverse space through hiring and new acquisitions. To that end, Facebook has […]


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Sony buys ‘Halo’ and ‘Destiny’ video game developer Bungie for $3.6 billion
Daniel Levi Posted On January 31, 2022


Just two weeks after Microsoft acquired video game giant Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion all-cash deal, Sony announced is buying the video game developer behind the popular Destiny franchise Bungie for $3.6 billion, according to news first reported by Bloomberg. The […]


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Citrix Systems to be taken private in a $13 billion deal with Elliott and Vista Equity
Daniel Levi Posted On January 31, 2022


Citrix Systems has agreed to be taken private in a $13 billion deal with Elliott and Vista Equity, according to multiple media reports including Reuters. As part of the deal, the cloud computing giant will be acquired by Vista Equity Partners and an […]


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Global M&A volumes hit a record high in 2021 with over 62,193 deals worth $5.8 trillion, says Refinitiv
Daniel Levi Posted On January 26, 2022


2021 was a blockbuster year for merger and acquisition (M&A). For the first time ever, global M&A volumes topped $5 trillion, comfortably surpassing the previous record of $4.55 trillion set in 2007, Dealogic data showed. According to a report from […]


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Seattle-based tech startup APImetrics acquires API Science to expand its API monitoring capabilities
Daniel Levi Posted On January 25, 2022


APImetrics announced today it has acquired API Science to expand its API monitoring capabilities. The combined offering brings together APImetric’s enterprise-business focus with API Science’s developer intelligence to serve the API monitoring and reporting needs of developers, API consumers, and enterprises. The terms […]


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Singapore’s Temasek acquired Bridgepoint’s UK-based testing company for $7 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On January 24, 2022


Singapore’s Temasek Holdings has agreed to buy Bridgepoint’s UK-based testing firm Element Materials Technology for about $7 billion, according to a report from Bloomberg, citing two sources familiar with the matter. The acquisition will boost growth at the testing and inspection services […]


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Microsoft buys video game giant Activision Blizzard in $68.7 billion all-cash deal
Nickie Louise Posted On January 18, 2022


Microsoft announced Tuesday it will buy video game giant Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion all-cash deal. The acquisition also bolsters Microsoft’s Game Pass portfolio with plans to launch Activision Blizzard games into Game Pass, which has reached a new […]


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