Tag: mergers and acquisitions

Microsoft acquires bot studio XOXCO to boost conversational AI offerings

by Nat Levy on November 14, 2018November 14, 2018 at 10:57 amComment

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

T-Mobile gets shareholder sign off on pending merger with Sprint

by Nat Levy on October 31, 2018November 1, 2018 at 9:50 am 2 Comments

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

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Rover acquires U.K.-based dog care company DogBuddy, accelerating its European expansion

by Nat Levy on October 30, 2018October 31, 2018 at 1:30 pm1 Comment

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

Microsoft’s fiscal 2019 already ranks among its biggest years for acquisition spending

by Nat Levy on October 27, 2018October 27, 2018 at 11:55 amComment

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 acquires 2 startups that make it easier to list apartments on HomeAway

by Nat Levy on October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 at 4:13 pmComment

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

European regulators sign off on Microsoft’s $7.5B acquisition of GitHub

by Nat Levy on October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 at 8:16 amComment

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

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn acquires Glint to bolster employee engagement tools

by Nat Levy on October 8, 2018October 8, 2018 at 9:12 amComment

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

Online insurance marketplace QuoteWizard sells to LendingTree in massive $300M deal

by Nat Levy on October 4, 2018October 5, 2018 at 10:09 am1 Comment

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

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Nest’s digital health ambitions revealed in records from secretive purchase of Seattle startup Senosis

by Nat Levy & Todd Bishop on September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 at 4:50 pm1 Comment

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 selling marketing measurement business to Branch, will focus solely on HasOffers software

by Nat Levy on September 10, 2018September 10, 2018 at 7:59 amComment

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

Report: Tune’s mobile marketing measurement business acquired by Facebook partner Branch

by Nat Levy on September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 at 11:06 pmComment

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

David’s Bridal acquires digital gift registry startup Blueprint Registry

by Nat Levy on August 29, 2018August 29, 2018 at 11:52 am1 Comment

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

AdSwerve acquires Seattle-based Analytics Pros for $24M, creating Google marketing powerhouse

by Nat Levy on August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 at 9:20 amComment

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

Sales automation company Outreach buys Sales Hacker media startup in its first-ever acquisition

by Nat Levy on August 2, 2018August 1, 2018 at 11:35 pmComment

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 acquires SpringCM for $220M to continue evolution beyond electronic signatures

by Nat Levy on July 31, 2018August 1, 2018 at 10:40 amComment

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

Survey company QuestionPro acquires WorkXO to bolster workplace engagement tools

by Nat Levy on June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 at 10:53 amComment

News Brief: Survey and market research company QuestionPro has acquired WorkXO, a workplace culture company. The acquisition of WorkXO will help QuestionPro evolve its workforce engagement surveys and tools. WorkXO… Read More

Microsoft acquires Semantic Machines to bolster ‘conversational AI’ efforts

by Nat Levy on May 20, 2018May 21, 2018 at 10:23 amComment

Microsoft has acquired Semantic Machines, a “conversational AI” startup in Berkeley, Calif., to further its work in building machines that can converse naturally with humans. Semantic aims to advance the… Read More

Walmart pays $16B for majority stake in India’s Flipkart, escalating Amazon rivalry

by Nat Levy on May 9, 2018May 9, 2018 at 8:10 amComment

Walmart is buying a majority stake in Flipkart, the top online retailer in India, further escalating its battle with Amazon to the global stage. Walmart is paying $16 billion for… Read More

Howard Schultz-backed Gatheredtable’s software assets acquired by Medifast

by Nat Levy on April 20, 2018April 20, 2018 at 10:30 amComment

Gatheredtable, a Seattle startup backed by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz that aims to make meal planning less stressful, said its software has been acquired by diet and weight loss company… Read More

Here’s how much T-Mobile paid to acquire Layer3 for its upcoming TV service

by Nat Levy on February 8, 2018July 24, 2018 at 6:32 pmComment

T-Mobile paid $325 million for Layer3, the Denver-based company that will form the backbone of the self-proclaimed Un-carrier’s TV service set to launch later this year, according to a filing… Read More

Microsoft acquires Seattle startup PlayFab to bolster cloud offerings for game developers

by Nat Levy on January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 at 12:47 pm1 Comment

Microsoft said it has acquired Seattle gaming startup PlayFab, in a bid to strengthen its position in the more than $100 billion market. PlayFab started four years ago, and it… Read More

$2.36B acquisition of Wave Broadband closes, forming nation’s 6th largest cable company

by Nat Levy on January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 at 2:23 pm1 Comment

A $2.36 billion deal to form the sixth largest cable company in the U.S. by combining Kirkland, Wash. broadband provider Wave and RCN Telecom Services has closed. TPG Capital acquired RCN and Grande… Read More

Amazon scoops up wire-free connected camera maker Blink to bolster smart home offerings

by Nat Levy on December 22, 2017December 22, 2017 at 10:18 amComment

Amazon has acquired Blink, a startup based in Andover, Mass. that makes wire-free smart security cameras and video doorbells. Blink announced the acquisition on its website, telling customers that nothing… Read More

DocuSign acquires tech and hires core team from Paul Allen-backed machine learning startup Appuri

by Nat Levy on December 19, 2017December 19, 2017 at 8:25 amComment

Electronic signature and digital contract giant DocuSign has acquired the key technology behind machine learning company Appuri and hired the majority of the Seattle-based startup’s team, planning to integrate its artificial intelligence… Read More

Storage startup Livible acquires Boston company as Terry Drayton’s latest venture expands nationally

by Nat Levy on November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 at 8:59 amComment

Livible, the storage company founded by startup vet Terry Drayton, has acquired Boston-based Fetch Storage as it embarks on East and West Coast expansion. Livible aims to take the hassle… Read More

QuoteWizard acquires online insurance site RateElert, expanding its reach and products

by Nat Levy on October 31, 2017July 24, 2018 at 6:21 pmComment

Seattle-based insurance comparison startup QuoteWizard has acquired RateElert, an Ann Arbor, Mich. insurance shopping site. QuoteWizard will acquire RateElert’s insurance marketing assets in addition to its insurance technology rate comparison… Read More

Reports: T-Mobile-Sprint merger crumbling as parent companies disagree on ownership

by Nat Levy on October 30, 2017October 30, 2017 at 3:12 pmComment

The long-rumored merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, the nation’s third and fourth largest wireless carriers, is falling apart, according to news reports. Nikkei reported that a disagreement over ownership of… Read More

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