Wix.com, an Israeli-based eCommerce company that helps small businesses build and operate websites, announced on Wednesday it bought Israeli startup Rise.ai to extend its platform to include gift and loyalty cards and rewards and referrals. The terms of the deal […]
TechCrunch is changing hands again. In an announcement this morning, Verizon said it’s selling its Media group to private equity firm Apollo Global Management for $5 billion. The sale allows Verizon to offload properties from the former internet empires of […]
Private equity deals are on the rise. Two years ago we told you about Proofpoint after it acquired insider threat management platform startup ObserveIT for $225 million in cash. ObserverIT develops tools to detect and manage insider threats. The acquisition of ObserveIT […]
Volley, a San Francisco-based tech startup and a builder of voice-controlled entertainment experiences for Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and smartphones, announced today that it has acquired Voxion, the leading developer of phone-connected games for voice platforms that’s led by teenage […]
Last month, we wrote about Discord after a report that Microsoft was in talks to acquire the popular video-game chat community app Discord for more than $10 billion. If the deal had gone through, it would have been the latest—and biggest—play Microsoft has […]
Yesterday, we wrote about a report that Microsoft was in talks to buy AI and speech technology company Nuance Communications for about $16 billion. This morning, Microsoft confirmed in an announcement that it will buy speech recognition company Nuance Communications in […]
Microsoft Corp is reportedly in advanced talks to buy artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Communications Inc at about $16 billion, according to Reuters, citing a source familiar with the matter. Microsoft has been on a buying spree lately. Just […]
We covered ATAI Life Sciences (ATAI) back in the winter of 2020 after the Peter Thiel-backed startup raised a $125 million round to develop psychedelics treatment for people suffering from mental health disorders. Based in Munich, Germany, ATAI is developing psychedelic and […]
insightsoftware, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based tech startup and a global provider of financial reporting and analytics for the Office of the CFO, announced today that it has acquired Mclean, Virginia-based Logi Analytics, the leading provider of embedded analytics solutions for software providers. The […]
The last time we wrote about DraftKings was back in the winter of 2019 when the fantasy sports startup filed to go public in a $3.3 billion merger deal. Much has changed since our last coverage. The startup finally went public […]
Integration of leading-edge technology will enable RingCentral to deliver end-to-end encryption across its global communications platform, benefiting customers worldwide. New Data-Protection Combination To Deliver Top-Grade Security Capabilities Continuing to enhance its commitment to deliver the highest level of security capabilities […]
Late last year, we wrote about Microsoft after the tech giant announced a $7.5 billion acquisition of Bethesda, the maker of hit Fallout and The Elder Scrolls games. It was the biggest gaming acquisition in Microsoft’s history, surpassing the $2.5 billion […]
We live in a changing world. Technology is changing everything around us. Today, the 102-year-old Japanese electronics company Panasonic is making a foray into the software and the supply chain business. The company is reportedly acquiring U.S.-based company Blue Yonder for […]
Nuxeo, a New York-based cloud-native, open-source, low-code platform content services platform has been sold by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity and Kennet Partners to Hyland Software. The total amount of the deal was not disclosed. In an announcement today, Kennet Partners, a […]
Payments giant PayPal is reportedly in negotiations to acquire Israeli cryptocurrency startup Curv for around $500 million, according to a report from Coindesk, citing three sources familiar with the situation. Curv’s security technology enables users to build crypto finance products […]
Globant, a New York-based digitally native technology services company, announced today its has acquired CloudShift, a leading Salesforce partner in the UK specializing in multi-cloud digital transformation. The total amount of the deal was not disclosed. With this acquisition, Globant reinforces […]
Electronic Arts (EA), a global leader in interactive entertainment, is on a buying spree in recent months. In December 2020, we covered the gaming giant after it acquired U.K. racing game developer Codemasters for $1.2 billion. Codemasters is a developer and publisher of […]
Fresh off a successful IPO, DoorDash announced it has acquired Chowbotics, the creator of the Fresh Food Robot. The financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but the Chowbotics team have all become DoorDash employees, and the company will operate independently […]
Tyler Technologies announced Wednesday it will buy Olathe, Kansas-based payments company NIC Inc for about $2.3 billion, as the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a shift to online services and electronic payments by governments. Founded in 1992 by Jeff Fraser, NIC is […]
In 2019, we wrote about Careem after Uber acquired the Middle East ride-hailing startup for $3.1 billion. Uber completed the acquisition in January 2020 after completing various regulatory requirements. Careem later became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Uber, preserving its brand. […]
