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Outreach makes second acquisition, swoops up revenue intelligence startup Canopy

Seattle sales automation company Outreach announced the acquisition of Canopy, an Indianapolis, Ind.-based startup that aims to help companies analyze… Read More

iSpot buys DRMetrix, makes another acquisition to fuel growth of TV ad measurement platform

Seattle-area startup iSpot has acquired DRMetrix, a Southern California-based company that specializes in measuring TV ad performance for direct-to-consumer TV advertisers.… Read More

Microsoft acquires collaboration software startup Ally to bolster employee experience platform Viva

Microsoft has acquired Ally, a 3-year-old Seattle-based startup that helps companies track and hit their goals. Terms of the deal… Read More

Online learning company CreativeLive acquired by Israel-based Fiverr, a marketplace for freelancers

CreativeLive, the Seattle-based online learning company founded in 2010, has been acquired by Fiverr, a platform that connects businesses with… Read More

iUNU makes another acquisition to bolster indoor agtech software, swoops up Artemis

Seattle agtech startup iUNU just announced another acquisition: it is buying Artemis, a Lake Ariel, Pa.-based startup founded in 2015… Read More

Seattle UX company Blink acquired by India-based IT services giant Mphasis

Seattle-based UX and design firm Blink has been acquired by Mphasis, a publicly-traded IT services giant based in Bangalore, India.… Read More

Shutterstock pays $110M to acquire PicMonkey, a photo editing and graphic design software maker

Publicly-traded photography giant Shutterstock has acquired PicMonkey, a Seattle startup founded nine years ago that provides online photo editing and… Read More

Opendoor acquires Seattle startup Pro.com and Skylight, will shut both platforms down

Opendoor, the online real estate giant that lets people directly buy and sell homes online, has acquired Seattle-based startup Pro.com… Read More

Intrado acquires Hubb, which builds software for in-person and virtual events

Tech services giant Intrado has acquired Hubb, a Vancouver, Wash.-based startup that makes technology for virtual and in-person events. Terms… Read More

Microsoft buys Peer5 to boost large-scale video streaming for Microsoft Teams

Microsoft announced today that it has acquired Peer5, a Bay Area-based startup that helps companies such as Turner and Deutsche… Read More

Microsoft acquires Seattle startup Suplari, which uses AI to analyze corporate spending

Microsoft has acquired Suplari, a Seattle startup that uses artificial intelligence to help companies understand and get a handle on… Read More

DataRobot lands $300M and acquires Seattle machine learning startup Algorithmia

Seattle startup Algorithmia has been acquired by DataRobot, a Boston-based startup and leader in the machine learning operations sector. Founded… Read More

Qualtrics acquires Seattle marketing software startup Usermind

Experience management software giant Qualtrics has acquired Usermind, a Seattle marketing startup that helps companies acquire, retain, and service customers.… Read More

Limeade buying TINYPulse for $8.8M, combining Seattle-area workplace tech companies

Updated at 6 p.m. with details from interview with Limeade CEO Henry Albrecht.  Employee well-being technology company Limeade has agreed… Read More

Moving services company Updater acquires Seattle startup Dolly

Seattle-based on-demand moving startup Dolly has been acquired by Updater, a New York moving services company. Terms of the deal… Read More

Seattle startup AdaptiLab sells interviewing software to CoderPad as founders pursue new idea

Seattle startup AdaptiLab has sold its technical interviewing platform to CoderPad and its founders plan to launch another new company.… Read More

Providence spinout Tegria acquires Seattle healthcare AI startup KenSci

Tegria, a health services company spun out of healthcare giant Providence, has acquired Seattle-based KenSci, which uses machine learning and… Read More

Facebook acquires Seattle virtual reality gaming company BigBox VR, makers of Population: One

Seattle startup BigBox VR, the company behind multiplayer virtual reality game POPULATION: ONE, has been acquired by Facebook. Facebook was… Read More

ZoomInfo acquires Insent to bolster chat function capabilities

Vancouver, Wash.-based ZoomInfo will acquire Insent.ai to integrate a chat function into its workflow portfolio. Terms were not disclosed. ZoomInfo,… Read More

Seattle cybersecurity startup ExtraHop to be acquired by private equity firms in $900M deal

Private equity firms Bain Capital and Crosspoint Capital will acquire cybersecurity startup ExtraHop for $900 million. It’s one of the… Read More

SEO software startup Moz acquired by iContact Marketing Corp., 17 years after launching in Seattle

SEO software startup Moz has been acquired by email marketing company iContact, a subsidiary of J2 Global. Terms of the… Read More

Sumo Logic to acquire Portland open source cloud monitoring startup Sensu

Cloud management and monitoring company Sumo Logic announced that it plans to acquire Sensu, a Portland, Ore. startup that offers… Read More

Nintex buys e-signature company AssureSign, its 4th acquisition in the past 3 years

Bellevue, Wash.-based workflow automation company Nintex has acquired AssureSign, an e-signature company based in Atlanta. Terms of the deal were not… Read More

Seattle’s DevHub acquires retail tech startup Brickwork to boost online-to-store experiences

The news: DevHub, the Seattle software-as-a-service startup that is used by more than 179 brands and/or their agencies to build… Read More

Zipwhip CEO John Lauer

Twilio to acquire Seattle business texting startup Zipwhip for $850M

Twilio, a communications software company with Seattle roots, is acquiring Seattle-based business-texting startup Zipwhip for approximately $850 million in a… Read More

Amplitude acquires Seattle-based customer data analytics startup Iteratively

Acquisition news: San Francisco product intelligence company Amplitude acquired Seattle startup Iteratively. Founded in 2019 by veterans of Atlassian and Microsoft,… Read More

Auth0 CEO Eugenio Pace on the $6.5 billion deal with Okta and his advice for entrepreneurs

Okta’s giant $6.5 billion acquisition of Seattle-area startup Auth0 officially closed on Monday. But for Eugenio Pace, the major milestone… Read More

BitTitan acquires Perspectium to bolster IT service management software

The news: BitTitan, a Seattle-area cloud services provider, announced the pending acquisition of Perspectium, a 75-person company that helps companies manage… Read More

Avalara acquires assets from DAVO, which helps small businesses automate sales tax compliance

Seattle-based tax automation company Avalara announced Tuesday that it has acquired assets from DAVO Technologies, a company that helps small… Read More

Seattle podcast monetization startup Glow, a spinout of PSL, acquired by hosting platform Libsyn

Podcast monetization startup Glow, a spinout of Seattle’s Pioneer Square Labs, has been acquired by Libsyn, a podcast hosting network. Glow… Read More

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