Citrix is acquiring Wrike from Vista for $2.25B
Citrix announced today that it plans to acquire Wrike, a SaaS project management platform, from Vista Equity Partners for $2.25 billion. Vista bought the company just two years ago. Citrix, which is best known for its digital workspaces, sees this as.....»»
Snap acquires AR startup WaveOptics, which provides tech for Spectacles, for over $500M
Snap yesterday announced the latest iteration of its Spectacles augmented reality glasses, and today the company revealed a bit more news: it is also acquiring the startup that supplied the technology that helps power them. The Snapchat parent is sna.....»»
Freenode IRC Staff Quit After New Owner "Seizes" Control of Network
Staff at the world's largest FOSS IRC network, Freenode, have resigned following a "hostile takeover." "Seeking to take control of the Freenode IRC network after acquiring Freenode Limited as their live conference organization is reported to be Andre.....»»
Amazon is in talks to buy MGM Studios for $9 billion
Variety reports that Amazon is one of several tech firms to have shown interest in acquiring MGM and its (now CGI) iconic Leo the Lion logo. The purchase price could reach anywhere between $7 billion – $10 billion, though the studio reps are said t.....»»
Substack acquires team from community consulting startup People & Company
New media poster child Substack announced today that they’ve added a small community-building consultancy team to its ranks, acquiring the Brooklyn-based startup People & Company. The small firm has been working with clients to build up their c.....»»
PayPal acquires returns logistics business, Happy Returns
PayPal announced today it’s acquiring Happy Returns, a returns solution provider that offers online shoppers access to easier ways to send back unwanted merchandise to retailers without having to box it up and ship it themselves. The company to.....»»
Walmart acquires virtual clothing try-on startup Zeekit
Retail giant Walmart announced this morning it’s acquiring the Tel Aviv-based startup Zeekit, which allows consumers to virtually “try on” clothing when shopping online. The company leverages a combination of real-time image process.....»»
Jamf snags zero trust security startup Wandera for $400M
Jamf, the enterprise Apple device management company, announced that it was acquiring Wandera, a zero trust security startup, for $400 million at the market close today. Today’s purchase is the largest in the company’s history. Jamf provi.....»»
Led by ex-Amazonians, Acquco raises $160M to buy and scale e-commerce businesses
There has been a flurry of investments in startups focused on acquiring third-party sellers on Amazon and helping them build their businesses. The latest is Acquco, which aims to stand out from the others in that it was formed by a pair of founders &.....»»
ServiceNow leaps into applications performance monitoring with Lightstep acquisition
This morning ServiceNow announced that it was acquiring Lightstep, an applications performance monitoring startup that has raised over $70 million, according to Crunchbase data. The companies did not share the acquisition price. ServiceNow wants to t.....»»
Sennheiser sells off its consumer brand
Long-running German audio company Sennheiser today announced that it has found a buyer for its consumer brand. Swiss holding company Sonova — a giant in the hearing aid business — will be acquiring the brand in a deal expected to close by.....»»
TGP and Francisco Partners Acquiring Boomi From Dell Technologies for Estimated $4B
Francisco Partners and TPG Capital have entered into an agreement with Dell Technologies to acquire Boomi, a cloud-based iPaaS provider. Continue reading........»»
Twitter acquires distraction-free reading service Scroll to beef up its subscription product
Twitter this morning announced it’s acquiring Scroll, a subscription service that offers readers a better way to read through long-form content on the web, by removing ads and other website clutter that can slow down the experience. The service.....»»
Cloud gaming service Shadow taken over by OVHcloud founder
Blade, the French startup behind cloud gaming service Shadow, has been acquired by Octave Klaba’s fund following a commercial court order. Klaba is better known as the founder of OVHcloud, a French cloud hosting company. He’s acquiring Blade (and.....»»
IBM is acquiring cloud app and network management firm Turbonomic for up to $2B
IBM today made another acquisition to deepen its reach into providing enterprises with AI-based services to manage their networks and workloads. It announced that it is acquiring Turbonomic, a company that provides tools to manage application perform.....»»
Vista Equity takes minority stake in Canada’s Vena with $242M investment
Vena, a Canadian company focused on the Corporate Performance Management (CPM) software space, has raised $242 million in Series C funding from Vista Equity Partners. As part of the financing, Vista Equity is taking a minority stake in the company. T.....»»
Foxconn reportedly eyeing Macronix 6-inch fab
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is interested in acquiring 6-inch or 8-inch semiconductor fabs, according to company chairman Young-Way Liu in response to speculation that the EMS giant is looking to take over a 6-inch fab from Macro.....»»
Mastercard is Acquiring Identity Verification Company Ekata for $850M
As online identity management grows in importance, Mastercard swooped in this morning and bought identity verification company Ekata for $850 million. From a report: Mastercard certainly sees the rapid digital transformation that is happening in onli.....»»
Mastercard is acquiring identity verification company Ekata for $850M
As online identity management grows in importance, Mastercard swooped in this morning and bought identity verification company Ekata for $850 million. Mastercard certainly sees the rapid digital transformation that is happening in online commerce, a.....»»
Triller owner gets a new CEO with acquisition of Amplify.AI; also acquires livestreaming service FITE TV
Would be TikTok competitor Triller, operated by parent company TrillerNet, is gaining a new CEO, the company announced today. The short-form video app said it’s acquiring an A.I.-based customer engagement platform, Amplify.AI, whose co-founder.....»»
Microsoft goes all in on healthcare with $19.7B Nuance acquisition
When Microsoft announced it was acquiring Nuance Communications this morning for $19.7 billion, you could be excused for doing a Monday morning double take at the hefty price tag. That’s surely a lot of money for a company on a $1.4 billion run.....»»