Medstreaming is raising investment to help hospitals and researchers analyze their data with artificial intelligence. The Redmond, Wash.-based healthcare IT company reeled in $22.6 million as part of an equity round,… Read More
Vancouver, B.C.-based Aquinox Pharmaceuticals is set to buy Neoleukin Therapeutics, a Seattle startup that launched out of the University of Washington just eight months ago. Aquinox is paying for the… Read More
Healthcare technology company Accolade is getting back to basics with a service that helps patients with a fundamental healthcare need: picking a doctor. Called Accolade Total Care, the new product… Read More
Business cloud software giant Workday has acquired Seattle-based Trusted Key in a deal that shows how the startup studio model is gaining traction. Founded in 2016 by former executives at… Read More
The $74 billion merger of Bristol-Myers Squibb and Celgene has been delayed as FTC pushback spurred Celgene to divest a major psoriasis drug. The news rattled investors’ confidence and sent… Read More
Seattle-based EnergySavvy has been acquired by Tendril, a Boulder, Colo. firm that provides software and analytics to electric and gas utilities. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. EnergySavvy’s team… Read More
Bellevue, Wash.-based workflow automation company Nintex has acquired EnableSoft, a Robotic Process Automation company that offers bots for handling a business’s basic, repetitive tasks. It’s Nintex’s second acquisition in seven months… Read More
Merck, one of the world’s largest drugmakers, agreed to buy Seattle-based biotechnology company Immune Design for $300 million in cash. The deal’s price tag, at $5.85 per share, amounted to… Read More
Viome, a health startup from Seattle-based entrepreneur Naveen Jain, has reached an agreement to acquire personalized nutrition service Habit from Campbell Soup Company for an undisclosed sum. At first glance,… Read More
8ninths, a small Seattle-based virtual and augmented reality studio with big visions, has been acquired by Valence Group Inc., a company focused on helping enterprise customers apply next-generation technologies in… Read More
Amazon is on an unprecedented acquisition spree, dropping $15 billion since the start of last year and buying up companies at its fastest pace since the height of the dot-com… Read More
Astellas Pharma, a Japanese pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, is acquiring Seattle biotech Universal Cells. Astellas will pay up to $102.5 million for Universal Cells in upfront and milestone payments, assuming the… Read More
Seattle-based Avvo, which runs an online legal directory, marketplace and reviews site, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Internet Brands, a large holding company whose portfolio includes… Read More
Microsoft said it has agreed to acquire Hexadite, a Boston company that automates investigations of cyberattacks and improves defenses in real time. The company, which also has a team of… Read More
Workflow, an app for iPhone and iPad that connects functions within other apps to make automated tasks easier, has been acquired by Apple, TechCrunch reported on Wednesday. Workflow won an Apple Design… Read More
Avanade, the tech consulting and services company born out of a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft, has acquired Infusion, a software engineering and design firm with 600 employees in… Read More
In its first-ever acquisition, Mozilla has purchased the save-it-later app Pocket to help grow its presence on mobile. Pocket will bring its more than 10 million monthly active users to the… Read More
Seattle-based MediaNet, a pioneer business-to-business music technology provider, has been acquired by SOCAN, a premiere performing-rights organization in Canada. The move, which was effective Tuesday, gives SOCAN a major technological… Read More
Facebook wants more funny faces. The social media giant has acquired the popular app Masquerade, which lets users alter their photo and video selfies with an array of filters and… Read More
Most of the heavyweights in tech pulled back from mergers and acquisitions in 2015, with one striking exception: Microsoft. Five of 8 tech giants decreased their M&A activity from 2014 to 2015 — measured by number… Read More
Microsoft is reportedly paying $250 million to acquire SwiftKey, the London-based startup company whose keyboard applications make it simple to input text on Android and iOS devices. The Financial Times… Read More
Expedia just finalized its acquisition of HomeAway, meaning the online travel giant is now officially going head-to-head with Airbnb. The blockbuster deal, which is Expedia’s largest ever at $3.9 billion, is the… Read More
Internet behemoth IAC — which once owned Expedia and now controls brands like Tinder, About.com and Vimeo — made public on Wednesday its repeated attempts to acquire home services company Angie’s… Read More
Things were a little touch-and-go for a while at Seattle-based UX design company Blue Rooster, but company founder Kevin Conroy says everything seems to have worked out in the end. The company just… Read More
Avalara has acquired Belgium-based VAT Applications, makers of the iVAT suite of VAT compliance software. The Bainbridge Island-based company secured $100 million in funding late last year to expand its international presence, plus another $42… Read More
Microsoft confirmed its acquisition of Wunderlist developer 6Wunderkinder in a blog post published today. The app will help strengthen Microsoft’s cross-platform mobile options. “Seeing Wunderlist grow to what it is… Read More
Fresh off raising another $42 million in January, sales tax automation firm Avalara has put some of its cash to acquisition use. The Bainbridge Island, Wash.-based company has announced it’s buying HotSpot… Read More
Microsoft has purchased Sunrise, the makers of the cross platform Sunrise Calendar app, according to a report from TechCrunch. The deal, worth “at least $100 million,” gives Microsoft another tool… Read More
Oculus VR, the company that makes the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire Seattle-based Carbon Design for an undisclosed sum.… Read More
Walmart’s technology investments are starting to pay off — at least a little bit. For the first time in a decade, the mega retailer’s online revenues are growing faster than its archenemy Amazon.com, according to… Read More