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Telehealth giant Amwell to acquire Portland healthtech startup Conversa

National telehealth provider Amwell said it will acquire Portland, Ore.-based healthtech startup Conversa and SilverCloud Health. Conversa, founded in 2014,… Read More

RealSelf acquires cosmetic treatment platform serving users in Europe and Latin America

The news: Seattle-based RealSelf, the cosmetic treatment review platform, has acquired YNS Group, a portfolio of online destinations, including Multiestetica, that… Read More

Trump issues executive order banning transactions with TikTok parent ByteDance in 45 days

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday blocking all transactions with ByteDance, the China-based company that owns TikTok, in… Read More

How the proposed Microsoft-TikTok deal reveals an erratic U.S. antitrust agenda

Microsoft’s plan to acquire TikTok in the U.S. has created a paradox for the federal government as it seeks to… Read More

Amazon reportedly in advanced talks to acquire autonomous vehicle startup Zoox

Amazon is in advanced talks to buy the self-driving vehicle startup Zoox Inc., according to the Wall Street Journal. The… Read More

Seattle brand protection startup BrandVerity acquired by Partnerize

BrandVerity, the Seattle-based startup whose paid search and affiliate monitoring tools help protect brands and their online marketing campaigns from… Read More

ZoomInfo acquires Komiko, a Seattle-area CRM startup founded by Microsoft veterans

Vancouver, Wash.-based marketing software firm ZoomInfo bought Komiko, a 4-year-old Seattle-area startup that improves the customer relationship management (CRM) process… Read More

Amazon buys another healthcare startup to boost primary care service for its employees

Amazon has snapped up small healthcare startup Health Navigator to help power its recently-launched primary care program for employees. The… Read More

Cigna-owned Express Scripts buys Seattle-area health tech startup Verity Solutions

Verity Solutions, a Kirkland, Wash.-based startup that sells drug pricing software, was snapped up by Express Scripts, a large pharmacy… Read More

Stem cell startup Silene Biotech acquired by NanoSurface Biomedical in all-Seattle deal

NanoSurface Biomedical has snapped up Silene Biotech in a union of two Seattle startups that bets on the growing importance… Read More

Migraine drugmaker Alder Biopharmaceuticals to be acquired for nearly $2B by Lundbeck

Danish drugmaker Lundbeck is set to buy Bothell, Wash.-based Alder Biopharmaceuticals in a deal that could be worth up to… Read More

Why Nestlé just bought a personalized vitamin startup in Washington state

A small startup from the Pacific Northwest is now part of a global food and beverage behemoth. Nestlé Health Science… Read More

The hidden legacy of aQuantive: How Microsoft’s $6B loss became a win for the Seattle tech industry

In business, some deals go well and others go badly. But that’s never the whole story. Microsoft bought Seattle-based advertising… Read More

Healthcare IT software maker Medstreaming raises cash to help hospitals and researchers analyze data

Medstreaming is raising investment to help hospitals and researchers analyze their data with artificial intelligence. The Redmond, Wash.-based healthcare IT… Read More

Cancer-fighting startup Neoleukin merging with Aquinox in $40M deal, 8 months after UW spinout

Vancouver, B.C.-based Aquinox Pharmaceuticals is set to buy Neoleukin Therapeutics, a Seattle startup that launched out of the University of… Read More

Accolade uses acquisition of MD Insider to launch doctor-picking concierge

Healthcare technology company Accolade is getting back to basics with a service that helps patients with a fundamental healthcare need:… Read More

Workday buys Trusted Key in first exit for Seattle’s Kernel Labs, and a proof point for startup studios

Business cloud software giant Workday has acquired Seattle-based Trusted Key in a deal that shows how the startup studio model… Read More

Bristol-Myers deal to acquire Juno parent Celgene delayed amid FTC concerns

The $74 billion merger of Bristol-Myers Squibb and Celgene has been delayed as FTC pushback spurred Celgene to divest a… Read More

Seattle startup EnergySavvy acquired by utility software firm Tendril

Seattle-based EnergySavvy has been acquired by Tendril, a Boulder, Colo. firm that provides software and analytics to electric and gas… Read More

Nintex acquires business bot company EnableSoft, filling a key gap in its workflow automation platform

Bellevue, Wash.-based workflow automation company Nintex has acquired EnableSoft, a Robotic Process Automation company that offers bots for handling a business’s… Read More

Drug giant Merck pays $300M to acquire Seattle biotech company Immune Design

Merck, one of the world’s largest drugmakers, agreed to buy Seattle-based biotechnology company Immune Design for $300 million in cash.… Read More

Naveen Jain’s wellness startup Viome to acquire Habit nutrition service from Campbell Soup Co.

Viome, a health startup from Seattle-based entrepreneur Naveen Jain, has reached an agreement to acquire personalized nutrition service Habit from… Read More

Valence Group acquires Seattle studio 8ninths to harness expertise in VR and AR technology

8ninths, a small Seattle-based virtual and augmented reality studio with big visions, has been acquired by Valence Group Inc., a… Read More

Amazon’s $15B buying spree: Tech giant’s acquisition activity reaches new heights

Amazon is on an unprecedented acquisition spree, dropping $15 billion since the start of last year and buying up companies… Read More

Astellas Pharma buying Universal Cells for $102M in Seattle’s third biotech acquisition in a month

Astellas Pharma, a Japanese pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, is acquiring Seattle biotech Universal Cells. Astellas will pay up to $102.5… Read More

Avvo to be acquired by Internet Brands, parent of WebMD and Martindale-Hubbell, in major exit for Seattle-based legal marketplace

Seattle-based Avvo, which runs an online legal directory, marketplace and reviews site, has entered into an agreement to be acquired… Read More

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