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.....»»
Microsoft Acquires Nuance, Elevating Its Cloud Strategy for Healthcare
In a strategic move Microsoft will acquire Nuance, a cloud and AI healthcare software provider in a transaction that will close by the end of this calendar year Continue reading........»»
1Password acquires SecretHub and launches new enterprise secrets management tool
1Password, the password management service that competes with the likes of LastPass and BitWarden, today announced a major push beyond the basics of password management and into the infrastructure secrets management space. To do so, the company has a.....»»
Pine Labs acquires Southeast Asian startup Fave for $45 million
Pine Labs said on Tuesday it has acquired Southeast Asian startup Fave in a deal valued at $45 million as the Indian firm looks to strengthen its consumer-focused offerings in the domestic and international markets. Fave helps an offline merchant co.....»»
Daily Crunch: Microsoft acquires Nuance for $19.7B
Microsoft makes a big healthcare tech acquisition, Twitter is building a presence in Africa and Apple may be cooking up some new smart home products. This is your Daily Crunch for April 12, 2021. The big story: Microsoft acquires Nuance for $19.7B Mi.....»»
Microsoft acquires Nuance—makers of Dragon speech rec—for $16 billion
Nuance's deep-learning-based speech recognition serves 77% of US hospitals. Enlarge / In this 2011 photo, Dr. Michael A. Lee uses Dragon Medical voice-recognition software to enter his notes after seeing a patient. (credit: David Ryan via Getty.....»»
inMotionNow Acquires Lytho, Arc Publishing Rebrands as Arc XP and More CX News
This week's customer experience and digital marketing Newsbytes leads with inMotionNow's acquisition of Lytho. Continue reading........»»
Elior acquires food delivery startup Nestor
Corporate catering company Elior has acquired French startup Nestor for an undisclosed amount. Nestor originally started with a simple idea to differentiate itself from food delivery giants, such as Deliveroo, Uber Eats and others. Every day, the sta.....»»
Quiq acquires Snaps to create a combined customer messaging platform
At first glance, Quiq and Snaps might sound like similar startups — they both help businesses talk to their customers via text messaging and other messaging apps. But Snaps CEO Christian Brucculeri said “there’s almost no overlap in wha.....»»
Byju’s acquires Indian tutor Aakash for nearly $1 billion
Why did Byju’s raise over $1 billion last year and is already inching closer to securing another half a billion dollars? We are getting some answers today. Byju’s said on Monday it has acquired Aakash Educational, a 33-year-old chain of physical.....»»
Jim Ellis Automotive Group acquires Mercedes-Benz of Atlanta South
The Mercedes store is the 20th dealership and 16th brand for the group.....»»
Amazon acquires Indian retail startup Perpule
Amazon has acquired a startup in India that is helping offline stores go online, the e-commerce group’s latest attempt to make inroads in the world’s second most populous nation where brick and mortar continue to drive more than 95% of sales. The.....»»
Spotify Jumps Into Social Audio, Acquires Sports-Focused Live Audio App
Spotify said Tuesday it has acquired the company behind the live audio app Locker Room, giving the music and podcast platform a new foothold in a space that has seen a surge of interest following the rise of the app Clubhouse. From a report: The comp.....»»
MessageBird acquires 24sessions to bring video to its ‘omnichannel’ platform
MessageBird, the omnichannel cloud communications platform recently valued at $3 billion, is continuing to ramp up its M&A activity. Following last year’s acquisition of Pusher, a company that provides real-time web technologies, it is announci.....»»
Finch Capital acquires Wirecard Turkey
Finch Capital, the early-stage fintech VC with a presence in London and Amsterdam, is acquiring Wirecard Turkey, a subsidiary of Wirecard, the disgraced fintech out of Germany. The acquisition, for which terms remain undisclosed and is still subject.....»»
Testing platform Tricentis acquires performance testing service Neotys
If you develop software for a large enterprise company, chances are you’ve heard of Tricentis. If you don’t develop software for a large enterprise company, chances are you haven’t. The software testing company with a focus on moder.....»»
Optimizely Acquires CDP Zaius, Acquia Updates Open DXP and More DCX News
Optimizely has acquired a CDP, and Acquia updates its DXP, plus more digital marketing and customer experience software news. Continue reading........»»
LiDAR acquires ranging signals with micron accuracy
Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) has been well known as it offers high ranging accuracy, and shows promising prospects in autonomous vehicles and various field. Traditional frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) LiDAR ranging is based on heter.....»»
Everlywell acquires two healthcare companies and forms parent Everly Health
Austin-based home lab testing kit startup Everlywell is expanding its scope considerably with two acquisitions, and a transformation that includes the establishment of a new parent company led by Everlywell CEO and co-founder Julia Cheek. The new en.....»»
Hagerty acquires Detroit"s Concours d"Elegance
Hagerty, a longtime provider of insurance for vintage and enthusiast vehicles that has aggressively branched out into events, will retain current concours management to raise the profile of the annual event — scheduled for July 23-25 after a one-ye.....»»
Eaton Acquires Green Motion SA, Expanding Electric Vehicle Charging Capabilities
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Power management company Eaton (NYSE:ETN) today announced it has acquired Green Motion SA, a leading designer and manufacturer of electric vehicle charging hardware and related software. Green Motion is based in Swi.....»»