Salesforce’s $15.7 billion acquisition of Tableau Software came together after nearly six months of back-and-forth negotiations, and the companies didn’t agree on major details — including how much Tableau was… Read More
Since taking over as Tableau Software CEO nearly three years ago, former Amazon Web Services executive Adam Selipsky has shifted the data visualization and business intelligence company to a new… Read More
Salesforce will buy Tableau Software for $15.7 billion in an all-stock deal announced Monday morning, doubling down on data visualization and business intelligence with a deal for one of Seattle’s… Read More
It’s probably been a few years since you’ve “checked in” on Foursquare at your favorite restaurant, pub or hotel. But the one-time popular location-based social network is still alive, and… Read More
One of the chief concerns of the mega-merger between T-Mobile and Sprint is that it would reduce the number of major U.S. wireless carriers in the U.S. from four to… Read More
WaveDivision Capital, an investment company operated by the founder of Wave Broadband and several former executives, has teamed up with Searchlight Capital Partners to acquire the Northwest operations of internet… Read More
LinkedIn has acquired Drawbridge, a well-funded San Francisco-area startup that uses artificial intelligence to learn more about customers and target audiences. In a blog post, the Microsoft-owned company said it… Read More
Streem, a Portland-based company that aims to use augmented reality to help people and companies communicate better, has acquired a computer vision startup and brought in some new funding. Streem… Read More
Work collaboration software company Smartsheet acquired 10,000ft, a Seattle startup that helps companies plan and manage how they use their resources. The deal will help Smartsheet customers improve planning and… Read More
Video conferencing company Zoom is set to go public this week, but its future could have been a lot different, according to a new report. Recode reported that Microsoft has… Read More
Amazon has acquired Canvas Technology, a Boulder, Colo., robotics company that powers autonomous vehicles in industrial settings. Amazon for years now has pushed to automate parts of its warehouses, deploying… Read More
Porch is making another acquisition, its second after the home improvement startup came out of a self-imposed quiet period almost a year ago following a challenging time that included significant… Read More
F5 Networks says it is acquiring NGINX, one of the most popular web servers on the internet today, for $670 million. The deal is a huge one for F5, which… Read More
Funko, the maker of the popular Pop! figurines and other pop culture items, has acquired Seattle board game studio Forrest-Pruzan Creative. The deal brings Funko into the board game world.… Read More
Amazon’s M&A team has gotten off to a busy start in 2019. This week’s announcement that the tech giant plans to acquire mesh WiFi startup eero makes three buys so… Read More
Amazon says it will acquire eero, the San Francisco-based maker of mesh home WiFi routers. The deal strengthens Amazon in the smart home arena, an area Amazon has been very… Read More
Microsoft is acquiring the DataSense data analytics platform from San Francisco-based education tech company BrightBytes, aiming to bring data analytics tools to schools around the country. DataSense is a platform… Read More
Amazon spent $1.65 billion on acquisitions in 2018, according to a new regulatory filing from the company. That makes it the second most acquisitive year in the company’s history by… Read More
When Killer Infographics began exploring a sale of the company last year, the Seattle-based visual communication agency got creative — because of course it did. The company, which helps Adobe,… Read More
Dropbox is jumping into the e-signature market with a major acquisition. Dropbox said Monday it is acquiring HelloSign, a document signing and workflow company for $230 million. Dropbox is mostly… Read More
Avalara has acquired the “operational assets” of Compli, a California-based company that helps makers of alcoholic beverages comply with government rules and regulations. Compli’s 45 employees will move over to… Read More
Proving your identity on the internet is harder than it sounds, and Akamai plans to use technology from Portland’s Janrain to bolster its line of web security services. Akamai announced… Read More
Microsoft has acquired FSLogix, an Atlanta-based company that cuts down on the effort of setting up virtual desktops for large organizations. In a blog post, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft 365… Read More
Microsoft has acquired XOXCO, an Austin-based company that builds bots and conversational artificial intelligence tools, the latest in a series of deals to boost the tech giant’s AI bonafides. XOXCO… Read More
Apptio’s run as a public company is coming to an end after just over two years. Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners announced a $1.9 billion for the Bellevue-based IT… Read More
After months of discussions between the two companies, SAP announced Sunday afternoon that it has agreed to acquire user experience software vendor Qualtrics just before it was expected to make… Read More
Cozy, a Portland startup that helps more than 50,000 landlords screen potential tenants, market properties and easily collect rent, has been sold to CoStar group in a deal valued at… Read More
Surrey, B.C.-based CopperTree Analytics has acquired Seattle-based startup BuildPulse in a deal that brings together two building energy management competitors. Founded in 2014 by Brice Kosnik and Jason Burt, BuildPulse developed software that… Read More
VMware’s ongoing transition into the cloud era took a big step Tuesday with the acquisition of Heptio, a startup that helps companies get up and running with Kubernetes. The Seattle… Read More
T-Mobile has cleared another hurdle in its pursuit of merging with Sprint to create the “New T-Mobile.” The self-proclaimed Un-carrier said it has gotten shareholder approval to combine with Sprint.… Read More