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
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 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 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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Greythorn, a Seattle-based recruiting firm focused on technology positions has been acquired by national consulting firm Vaco. With the deal, Greythorn, which has operated in Seattle for 18 years and… Read More
Donuts, a domain name registry based in Kirkland, Wash., has raised $110 million in financing to help complete its $213 million acquisition of fellow domain company Rightside Group. Donuts said the… Read More
Amazon has completed its purchase of Souq, a 12-year-old e-commerce company sometimes called the Amazon of the Middle East. Amazon paid $580 million in cash for the Dubai-based online retailer, according… Read More
Canadian logistics software company Descartes Systems Group has acquired ShipRush, a Seattle company that helps small and medium-sized companies and retailers manage their shipping operations. The purchase price is $14 million,… Read More
Lighthouse eDiscovery, a Seattle-based company that provides electronic discovery products to help lawyers quickly sift through mountains of complex documentation, has merged with San Francisco-based Discovia. The addition of Discovia, an electronic discovery company focused… Read More
Rival wireless companies T-Mobile and Sprint are once again talking about merging. According to a report from Bloomberg, Sprint, as well as its biggest shareholder, SoftBank Group Corp. have had informal… Read More
Rover.com, the Seattle-based leader in the online pet sitting and dog walking marketplace, is taking a big bite out of the competition by acquiring DogVacay, the second-largest such company in the $15… Read More
Verizon said it will pay $4.48 billion to acquire Yahoo’s operating business, a reduction of $350 million off the original price, following a pair of big data breaches disclosed last year.… Read More
Verizon is reportedly close to cutting the price of its deal to buy Yahoo, signaling that they could complete the acquisition soon. According to Bloomberg News, the telecommunications company wants to lower… Read More
Nearly 100 tech companies went public in 2016, despite the number of overall exits going down, according to CB Insights. The company’s 2016 Global Tech Exits Report, released Tuesday, found… Read More
Merger documents uncovered by GeekWire suggest that Amazon last year stealthily acquired Biba, a San Francisco-based company that makes chat, video and audio conferencing tools for businesses. Documents filed with the Delaware… Read More