Cisco has acquired network intelligence startup ThousandEyes in a deal reportedly valued at around $1 billion. In a Thursday announcement, the tech giant said the acquisition of the San Francisco-based ThousandEyes would enable the combined companies to provide customers with an end-to-end […]
Facebook announced Friday it is acquiring the animated-picture platform Giphy. The deal is valued at around $400 million, according to the news first reported by Axios. This is a strategic acquisition for the social giant. Facebook said its planning to further […]
We last wrote about Pricefx in 2019 after the Munich, Germany-based startup raised additional $25.3 million to grow its cloud pricing software to expand into the US market. The startup has experienced tremendous growth since our last story. Yesterday, Pricefx announced […]
Last week, we told you about Zoom after the video conferencing app company said it grew by another 50 percent in just 3 weeks, topping 300 million users. The company has also been plagued with security concerns after cybersecurity researchers […]
Intel is buying Moovit, a Mobility as a Service (MaaS) provider and the number one public transit app used by hundreds of millions of commuters worldwide, in a deal that valued the startup at around $900 million. Moovit has grown to […]
We wrote about DivvyCloud back in February after the cloud security startup published its findings on data breaches. Today, Rapid7, a provider of security analytics and automation, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the company. Under the […]
Early this month, we wrote about Zoom after it was discovered that the video conferencing app sent encryption keys to China. Now, phone giant Verizon announced it is buying Zoom rival BlueJeans Network for about half a billion dollars. In a statement […]
SoFi, a San Francisco, California-based personal finance startup, has agreed to buy Utah-based payment processor Galileo for $1.2 billion. According to the CEOs of both companies, the cash-and-stock deal will help the companies launch new products, expand internationally and capitalize on consumers’ […]
Over the years, Apple has been investing heavily in augmented reality and virtual reality, with rumors swirling around that the tech giant is working on some form of AR or VR headset, or smart glasses. Now, according to a report […]
At-home car service startup RepairSmith announced yesterday it has acquired CarDash, a service-based startup with a shared mission to bring car owners convenient car repair and maintenance service. RepairSmith is backed by Daimler AG, one of the world’s most successful car companies. […]
Comcast has agreed to buy Xumo, a Los Angeles-based tech startup and a provider of advertising-supported free streaming service that comes pre-installed on smart televisions. The interest in the 9-year old Xumo stems from its partnerships with smart television manufacturers and streaming […]
Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, is reportedly buying unicorn startup Credit Karma in a deal valued at around $7 billion in cash and stock. The acquisition would push the tax preparation giant further into consumer finance. Under the agreement, Credit Karma would […]
Good morning! Below are the top tech startups news for today, Monday, February 24, 2020. Former Facebook’s sustainability chief launches ClimateVoice to help employees push companies on climate. With hundreds of companies have committed to reducing emissions in their own operations […]
Last week, we wrote about GoDaddy’s acquisition of Uniregistry’s domain registrar. There were speculations on social media that GoDaddy paid north of half a billion dollar for the company. We now have a better idea of the total deal amount. […]
Morgan Stanley, the tony investment bank for rich Americans and corporations, will acquire brokerage firm E-Trade for $13 billion, the companies announced Thursday. The Wall Street investment giant will pay $58.74 a share in stock for E-Trade in a deal bringing […]
As part of its push into the enterprise, Google announced yesterday it has acquired Dutch startup Cornerstone Technology. The total amount of the deal was not disclosed. Google says the acquisition will help it to migrate customers’ mainframe workloads to Google Cloud. Google […]
Finnish telecom networks maker Nokia announced Wednesday it has agreed to acquire privately-held New York-based tech company Elenion Technologies to boost its optical networking business and broaden its offering to telecoms operators. The value of the acquisition was not disclosed. Founded […]
BitGo, the world’s largest processor of on-chain Bitcoin transactions, announced today that it is acquiring Harbor, a digital securities platform that is reengineering private securities with blockchain technology to help usher in a new wave of tokenized securities backed by real-world […]
Flywire, a Boston, MA-based vertical payments startup has acquired health technology Simplee to optimize the digital payments and patient engagement experience in healthcare and scale its global payments services. The acquisition was fueled by recent $120 million Series E investment […]
Google announced today it has completed $2 billion acquisition of big-data analytics startup Looker after green light from UK regulators. The Alphabet Inc-owned Google first announced the all cash deal back in June 2019. As part of the acquisition, Looker, a […]
