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F5 acquires Fletch, a San Francisco cybersecurity startup that helps companies flag threats

Seattle-based application delivery and security giant F5 has acquired Fletch, a San Francisco startup founded in 2020 that uses AI… Read More

Home inspection software startup Inspectify acquires energy reporting platform Joule

Inspectify, a Seattle startup that sells home inspection software, acquired Joule, a small company that provides energy efficiency insights from… Read More

Did Apple just buy another Seattle startup? Clues point to secretive acquisition

Apple appears to have made another stealthy startup acquisition in Seattle. We’re hearing that the tech giant is acquiring WhyLabs,… Read More

Alation acquires Numbers Station, an AI data analysis startup backed by Madrona

Silicon Valley data intelligence company Alation announced the acquisition of Numbers Station, an 18-person startup with roots in Seattle that… Read More

Freight company DAT acquires Seattle fintech startup Outgo

DAT Freight & Analytics, a Beaverton, Ore.-based freight company, announced the acquisition of Outgo, a Seattle startup that sells banking… Read More

Palo Alto Networks to acquire Seattle cybersecurity startup Protect AI

Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks plans to acquire Protect AI, a Seattle startup founded in 2022 that helps companies monitor… Read More

Seattle startup Shelf Engine acquired by retail data company Crisp

Seattle startup Shelf Engine, a company helping grocers manage their inventory, was acquired by Crisp, a New York-based retail data… Read More

Seattle-based renewable energy startup Omnidian acquires Australia’s Solar Service Guys

Omnidian, a Seattle startup that manages solar power performance and services panels for commercial and residential installations, announced the acquisition… Read More

American Express to acquire Center, a Seattle-area expense management startup

American Express announced Thursday that it plans to acquire Center, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that helps businesses manage expenses. Terms… Read More

Seattle-area company with climate friendly ‘mechanical cows’ for digesting waste is acquired

Chomp, a company building devices that turn food waste into fuel and liquid fertilizer, today announced its acquisition by Martin… Read More

Seattle cybersecurity company WatchGuard snaps up threat analysis startup ActZero

Seattle cybersecurity company WatchGuard Technologies has acquired ActZero for an undisclosed sum, the parties announced this week. WatchGuard has bought… Read More

Seattle’s Getty Images will buy Shutterstock, creating company worth $3.7B

Seattle’s Getty Images is acquiring Shutterstock to create a business worth approximately $3.7 billion, the companies announced Tuesday. The deal… Read More

Health tech company Medbridge acquires motion capture specialist Rehab Boost

Medbridge, a Seattle-area health technology company, has acquired Rehab Boost, a Miami, Fla.-based startup that develops motion capture technology for… Read More

Chip giant Nvidia acquires OctoAI, a Seattle startup that helps companies run AI models

OctoAI, a Seattle software startup that sells tools to help build and run generative AI models more efficiently, has been… Read More

Social impact software platform Submittable acquires WizeHive, lays off staff

Submittable, a social impact platform that helps corporations, governments, and nonprofits manage programs focused on social good, announced the acquisition of… Read More

Hugging Face acquires Seattle data storage startup XetHub

Hugging Face has acquired XetHub, a data storage and collaboration startup founded by former Apple engineers that helped developers streamline… Read More

Flyhomes buys tech from real estate startup backed by Sam Altman to fuel AI home search tool

Seattle startup Flyhomes is beefing up its real estate search capabilities with the acquisition of technology from ZeroDown, a San… Read More

Seattle startup Humanly acquires Teamable to boost recruiting tech

Humanly, a Seattle startup that helps companies automate their recruiting functions, announced the acquisition of Teamable, a San Francisco startup… Read More

Seattle startup Nexme to be acquired by new real estate services company Finaya

Nexme, a Seattle-based startup that helps streamline tours for prospective homebuyers, announced Thursday it will be acquired by Finaya, a… Read More

AI2 Incubator spinout Modulus sells cell therapy tech assets to Boston’s Ginkgo Bioworks

The news: Modulus Therapeutics, a Seattle-based cellular therapy company spun out of the Allen Institute of Artificial Intelligence (AI2) Incubator,… Read More

Concur founder Steve Singh leads acquisition of Direct Travel in ongoing quest for ‘perfect trip’

Steve Singh is one step closer to the “perfect trip.” The Seattle-based business leader and investor, former CEO of companies… Read More

Jama Software to be acquired for $1.2B in significant exit for Portland-based company

Portland, Ore.-based Jama Software, makers of a product development platform, has agreed to be acquired by technology investment firm Francisco… Read More

Peer-to-peer laundry startup Loopie acquires Bidbud, a gig economy job-bidding platform

Loopie, the Seattle peer-to-peer laundry service, announced the acquisition Monday of Bidbud, a gig economy platform that allows clients to… Read More

AstraZeneca completes $1.1B acquisition of Univ. of Washington biotech spinout Icosavax

Biotech giant AstraZeneca has completed its $1.1 billion acquisition of Icosavax, a Seattle-based spinout from the University of Washington’s Institute for… Read More

Point-of-sale tech startup CHEQ, which ran Bite of Seattle, acquired by Cantaloupe

CHEQ, a Seattle startup that sells point-of-sale software to sports stadiums and entertainment venues, announced Thursday it was acquired by… Read More

Payments company Blackhawk Network to acquire digital gift card startup Tango Card

Tango Card, a Seattle software startup that helps companies offer digital gift cards and rewards to customers and employees, agreed… Read More

Seattle startup Parse Biosciences acquires data analysis software company Biomage

Parse Biosciences. a Seattle biotech startup developing single-cell sequencing products, announced the acquisition of Biomage, a Scotland-based software developer for… Read More

Blackstone’s $2.3B acquisition of Rover clears regulatory hurdle

Seattle-based publicly traded pet sitting giant Rover announced that its $2.3 billion acquisition to Blackstone took a key step toward… Read More

Nintex acquires Skuid, a low-code application development platform

Bellevue, Wash.-based workflow automation company Nintex has acquired Skuid, a Chattanooga, Tenn.,-based low-code application development platform.

Rover to be acquired by asset manager Blackstone in $2.3B deal

Seattle pet-sitting marketplace Rover announced Wednesday that it has agreed to be acquired by asset manager Blackstone in a deal… Read More

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