Sinch acquires Inteliquent for $1.14B to take on Twilio in the US
After raising $690 million from SoftBank in December to make acquisitions, the Sweden-based cloud communications company Sinch has followed through on its strategy in that department. Today the company announced that it is acquiring Inteliquent, an i.....»»
Uber Freight acquires Transpace for $2.25B
Uber Freight, the logistics business spun out of Uber in 2018, has acquired Transplace for about $2.25 billion from private equity group TPG Capital, according to regulatory filings. The deal announced Thursday will involve $750 million in Uber stock.....»»
Sophos acquires Braintrace to supercharge its threat detection capabilities
Thoma Bravo-owned Sophos has announced it’s acquiring Braintrace, a cybersecurity startup that provides organizations visibility into suspicious network traffic patterns. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Braintrace, which was founded in 20.....»»
Visa acquires Currencycloud, which makes APIs for remittances and currency transfers, in a $963M deal
A year and a half after Currencycloud raised $80 million in a round that included Visa, the London-based developer of APIs that powered remittance and currency exchange services is getting even closer to the financial services giant. Today, Visa anno.....»»
Microsoft Acquires Security Startup CloudKnox
Microsoft said Wednesday it's acquiring CloudKnox, a start-up whose software helps companies reduce the amount of access they provide to their cloud resources. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. From a report: The move represents another step Micro.....»»
Superpedestrian acquires Navmatic to detect and control unsafe e-scooter rider behavior
Electric scooter operator Superpedestrian has announced its acquisition of Navmatic, a startup that helps micromobility operators locate vehicles and correct their movements in real time. The companies did not reveal the details of the buy, which was.....»»
YouTube acquires Indian social commerce startup Simsim
YouTube has acquired social commerce startup Simsim, the Google-owned firm said on Tuesday. Neither of the firms disclosed the terms of the deal, but two people with knowledge of the matter told TechCrunch the Indian startup was valued at over $70 mi.....»»
Blackstone acquires majority stake in Simplilearn for $250 million
Blackstone is acquiring a majority stake in Bangalore and San Francisco-headquartered edtech startup Simplilearn for $250 million. Simplilearn operates an eponymous online bootcamp to help people learn data science, AI, machine learning, cloud comput.....»»
Reliance Retail acquires controlling stake in Just Dial for $469 million
Reliance Retail said on Friday it has acquired a controlling stake in 25-year-old Indian search and discovery firm Just Dial for $469 million. The Indian retail giant, which leads the market, said it has acquired 41% stake in Just Dial for $469 milli.....»»
Toyota’s Woven Planet acquires HD mapping startup Carmera
Woven Planet Holdings — an entity created by Toyota to invest in, develop and eventually bring future of transportation technologies like automated driving to market — has acquired HD mapping startup Carmera for an undisclosed amount. The announc.....»»
Events platform Bevy acquires Egypt’s Eventtus to scale its offering for enterprises
It’s been fascinating to watch the development of Eventtus, a startup I came across many years ago on my travels in the Middle East, finding them at the Rise-Up Summit in Cairo in 2012. Then, it was two young women who’d taken the Silicon Valley.....»»
Twilio’s new tools will let anyone add live video and audio to their apps
Twilio, a company best known for its tools that help developers build text message/phone call-powered apps, is branching out into a new category: live streaming. This morning the company announced Twilio Live, a platform meant to help developers more.....»»
Perch acquires Web Deals Direct for $100M+ to boost to its Amazon roll-up play
On the heels of raising $775 million earlier this year, Perch has made a big acquisition that will bring on a number of new brands and operations infrastructure to enhance its position in the race to roll up smaller merchants that sell and fulfill sa.....»»
ZeroFox acquires dark web threat intelligence company Vigilante
ZeroFox, a cybersecurity startup that helps companies detect risks found on social media and digital channels, has announced it has acquired dark web threat intelligence company Vigilante. Vigilante — not to be confused with the controversial cri.....»»
Chinese-owned Firm Acquires UK"s Largest Semiconductor Manufacturer
The UK's largest producer of semiconductors has been acquired by the Chinese-owned manufacturer Nexperia, prompting a senior Tory MP to call for the government to review the sale to a foreign owner during an increasingly severe global shortage of com.....»»
Swedish gaming firm MTG acquires India’s PlaySimple for $360 million
Swedish gaming giant Modern Times Group (MTG) has acquired Indian startup PlaySimple for at least $360 million, the two firms said Friday. MTG said it will pay 77% of the acquisition sum to Indian game developer and publisher in cash and the rest in.....»»
Swedish gaming giant acquires India’s PlaySimple for $360 million
Swedish gaming giant Modern Times Group (MTG) has acquired Indian startup PlaySimple for at least $360 million, the two firms said Friday. MTG said it will pay 77% of the acquisition sum to Indian game developer and publisher in cash and the rest in.....»»
Barracuda acquires Skout Cybersecurity to enter the XDR market
Barracuda Networks has purchased Skout Cybersecurity, a New York-based channel-only provider of extended detection and response (XDR) services. The deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, will see the California-based cybersecurity vendor ent.....»»
ServiceTitan acquires Aspire to move into landscaping, raises $200M at a $9.5B valuation
With a lot of us spending more time at home these days, home improvement has continued to be a booming market. Now, one of the big players in that space — ServiceTitan, which builds software that today is used by over 100,000 contractors to man.....»»
German identity verifier IDnow acquires France’s ARIADNEXT for $59 million, hits M&A road
IDnow, a German-based identity verification startup is acquiring ARIADNEXT, a French equivalent, specializing in remote identity verification and digital identity creation. A price was not released by either party but TechCrunch understands from sour.....»»
DevOps platform JFrog acquires AI-based IoT and connected device security specialist Vdoo for $300M
JFrog, the company best known for a platform that helps developers continuously manage software delivery and updates, is making a deal to help it expand its presence and expertise in an area that has become increasingly connected to DevOps: security......»»