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
Pet-sitting powerhouse Rover has made an acquisition that will help the Seattle company build on its European expansion, first disclosed earlier this year. Rover said it has acquired DogBuddy, a dog… Read More
Just four months into Microsoft’s fiscal year, the company has spent more on acquisitions than it has in many entire years in the past. According to a GeekWire analysis, Microsoft’s… Read More
Expedia Group acquired a pair of companies that make it easier to list apartments on short-term rental sites like Airbnb or the travel giant’s subsidiary HomeAway. Expedia said Thursday it… Read More
After several twists and turns along the way during its six years working on artificial intelligence technology, Versive has been acquired by eSentire, a Canadian security company. Terms of the… Read More
Microsoft’s deal to buy GitHub for $7.5 billion cleared a major regulatory hurdle Friday. The European Commission, the regulatory arm of the EU, approved the acquisition without conditions, finding that the… Read More
LinkedIn has acquired Glint, a Redwood City, Calif. company that helps organizations get feedback from employees. LinkedIn did not disclose terms of the deal in a blog post announcing the… Read More
Insurance comparison marketplace QuoteWizard has been acquired by LendingTree for $300 million, and the price tag could rise even more should the bootstrapped Seattle startup continue its recent record-setting growth. The deal… Read More
Google-owned Nest has been secretly laying the groundwork for a move into digital health products, a potential new line of business for a company that made its mark in smart… Read More
Tune confirmed that it has sold its Attribution Analytics business, which measures the effectiveness of digital ad campaigns, to mobile marketing company Branch, in a deal that includes nearly a third… Read More
Branch, a mobile marketing company based in Redwood City, Calif., has acquired a major business from Tune, a Seattle startup that builds technology for mobile marketers, app creators, ad agencies… Read More
Wedding retailer David’s Bridal has acquired Blueprint Registry, a Seattle startup that aims to simplify the gift registry process. In a press release, David’s Bridal called the deal an asset… Read More
Seattle startup Analytics Pros has been acquired by Denver-based AdSwerve, creating a combined 120-person marketing and analytics company that expects to generate more than $100 million in gross revenue this… Read More
Outreach, just a couple months removed from a massive $65 million funding round, has made the first acquisition in its history. The Seattle-based sales automation company has acquired Sales Hacker,… Read More
DocuSign said it has agreed to acquire SpringCM, a Chicago-based cloud document generation and contract management company, for $220 million in cash. DocuSign says the acquisition will help its growth… Read More
Bigger than Nokia and Minecraft, smaller than LinkedIn and Skype. And nowhere near Yahoo, but that doesn’t count because it wasn’t completed. That is how Microsoft’s agreement to acquire GitHub… Read More
Nuance Communications has quietly acquired Voicebox Technologies, a Bellevue, Wash.-based company that was an early leader in speech recognition and natural language technologies, GeekWire has learned. The acquisition wasn’t publicly announced,… Read More
Bizible CEO Aaron Bird hit the fundraising trail earlier this year, looking to raise some additional venture capital. The Seattle entrepreneur found a buyer instead. Bizible, whose software helps organizations… Read More
T-Mobile CEO John Legere bleeds magenta, and the trademark color of the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier won’t be going anywhere if its mega merger with Sprint goes through. At least… Read More
ServiceNow has acquired Seattle’s VendorHawk, a recent TechStars Seattle graduate, for an undisclosed amount in order to add cloud software cost-management features to its broader portfolio of IT management services.… Read More
Socrata, an 11-year-old Seattle company that helps government agencies better utilize and display data, has been acquired in a deal of undisclosed size by Plano, Texas-based Tyler Technologies. Tyler Technologies… Read More
General Assembly, which helps people learn technical skills such as Web development, data analytics and user interface design, is selling to Switzerland-based Adecco Group for $412.5 million. The New York-based… Read More
Peter Wilson, a fixture on the Seattle tech scene for more than 20 years, is on his way to London for his next challenge. The former vice president of engineering… 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
Sprout Social has acquired Simply Measured, a Seattle startup that helps brands get deeper insights into their social media marketing campaigns. Sprout CEO Justyn Howard announced the acquisition in a… Read More
Just three years after acquiring Big Fish Games, Churchill Downs Inc. is selling its mobile gaming subsidiary to Australia-based Aristocrat Technologies for $990 million. Churchill Downs announced on Wednesday that it… Read More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=DL1FM2_l7ZA Amazon’s newest acquisition is a New York-based company called Body Labs, according to a report by TechCrunch this afternoon, citing two anonymous sources familiar with the deal. Body Labs… Read More
When Mixpo entered into a partnership with Netsertive last year, the two companies had no idea that it would end in a formal marriage. But that’s what is happening today… Read More
Shwetak Patel has struck again. The University of Washington computer scientist has sold his newest Seattle startup company, Senosis Health, to Google, according to sources familiar with the deal. It marks the… Read More
Placed, a Seattle startup that was acquired by social media and sunglasses vendor Snap earlier this year, went for $135.1 million in cash, according to filings with the Securities and… Read More