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Microsoft acquires data modeling startup ADRM Software

Microsoft has acquired ADRM Software, a company that sells industry-specific data models used by large companies. “As we worked closely… Read More

Microsoft acquires RPA platform Softomotive, will add desktop automation tech to Power Automate

Microsoft today acquired Softomotive, a robotic process automation (RPA) company that will help beef up its Power Automate product. Founded… Read More

Seattle marketing startup Tune acquired by Canadian tech company Constellation Software

Publicly-traded Toronto-based company Constellation Software today announced the acquisition of Seattle marketing startup Tune. Founded 11 years ago, Tune builds… Read More

Avast acquires Seattle startup Tenta, leading to release of new secure browser for Android

Avast’s new secure, private mobile web browser for Android traces its roots to the company’s previously unreported acquisition of Seattle… Read More

Microsoft to acquire Affirmed Networks to bolster 5G-related cloud offerings

Microsoft said today that it will acquire Affirmed Networks, a Boston-area startup that sells virtualized network software to mobile operators.… Read More

OfferUp raises $120M, will acquire rival Letgo; OLX Group to own 40% of combined entity

It’s a big day for OfferUp. The Bellevue, Wash.-based mobile marketplace startup today announced a $120 million funding round and… Read More

Microsoft-owned GitHub to acquire JavaScript package manager Npm

GitHub announced Monday that it will acquire npm, a JavaScript package manager. npm is a key part of the JavaScript… Read More

Auth0 makes its first-ever acquisition to launch new tools that protect against automated cyberattacks

Auth0 is using its first acquisition to roll out a new product that combats cyberattacks such as credential stuffing and… Read More

Tinybeans acquires Red Tricycle, a parent-focused digital media site that started in Seattle

Red Tricycle, a decade-old parent-focused media startup founded in Seattle and backed by top venture capital firms, today announced its… Read More

HealthStream pays $25M to acquire Portland startup NurseGrid, maker of a mobile app for nurses

Publicly-traded healthcare company HealthStream has acquired NurseGrid, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that develops software and apps for nurses. HealthStream paid… Read More

Seattle-based WatchGuard to acquire endpoint protection provider Panda Security

Seattle-based Watchguard Technologies announced Monday that it will acquire Panda Security, a 30-year-old Madrid-based company that sells endpoint protection software.… Read More

Freshworks acquires Seattle AI startup AnswerIQ to bolster AI-powered customer service tech

Freshworks has acquired AnswerIQ, a 3-year-old Seattle-area startup backed by Madrona Venture Group that sells AI-powered customer service software. San… Read More

Female Founders Alliance acquires Monarq Incubator to expand national reach

Seattle-based Female Founders Alliance (FFA), an organization and accelerator for early-stage women-led startups, is growing its national presence with the… Read More

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Seattle AI startup drew interest from Amazon, Microsoft, Intel before selling to Apple

Apple wasn’t the only tech giant eyeing Xnor.ai. GeekWire broke the news on Wednesday that Apple acquired Seattle startup Xnor.ai,… Read More

AppSheet

Google Cloud acquires AppSheet, a Seattle startup that sells no-code app development software

Google Cloud has acquired AppSheet, a Seattle startup founded in 2014 that helps businesses develop their own data-based apps without… Read More

F5 Networks will acquire Shape Security for $1 billion to bolster online fraud protection services

F5 Networks will pay approximately $1 billion to acquire Shape Security, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based company that sells a fraud… Read More

Checking in with new Foursquare CEO David Shim, Seattle startup vet with big plans in location tech

David Shim’s entrepreneurial journey took a wild turn in 2019. The longtime Seattle techie sold his location analytics startup Placed… Read More

Home services giant Frontdoor acquires Portland augmented reality startup Streem

Publicly-traded home services giant Frontdoor has acquired Streem, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that develops augmented reality technology for home improvement… Read More

Amperity acquires Custora to bolster customer data platform and fend off competition from tech giants

Amperity is making its first acquisition to strengthen the company’s customer data platform as competition from Salesforce, Oracle, Adobe, and… Read More

Nike acquires TraceMe, a Seattle startup founded by Russell Wilson and backed by Jeff Bezos

Nike has acquired TraceMe, the Seattle startup co-founded by Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and backed by investors including Amazon CEO… Read More

Mobile car repair startup Wrench acquires another competitor, swooping up Fiix

Seattle-based mobile car repair marketplace Wrench swooped another competitor on Tuesday, announcing the acquisition of Toronto-based Fiix. Both companies provide on-demand… Read More

Facebook to acquire CTRL-labs; ‘neural interface’ startup raised cash from Amazon, Vulcan, others

Facebook will acquire CTRL-labs, a New York-based startup that is reimagining how the human brain can connect with machines. CNBC… Read More

LTN Global will acquire Seattle startup Make.TV to bolster live video distribution technology

LTN Global has agreed to acquire Make.TV, a 3-year-old Seattle startup that builds live video streaming technology. Savage, Md.-based LTN… Read More

Prudential to buy Seattle-area insurance tech startup Assurance for $2.35B

Prudential Financial agreed to acquire Seattle-area startup Assurance IQ for $2.35 billion, the companies announced Thursday. The acquisition will fold… Read More

Microsoft acquires cloud migration startup Movere to help companies transition to Azure

Microsoft didn’t have to go far for its latest acquisition. The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant today announced that it acquired… Read More

Amazon acquires enterprise flash storage startup E8 Storage

Amazon has acquired enterprise flash storage startup E8 Storage. Founded in 2014, the company sold a rack-scale software storage solution… Read More

Vacation rental platform Vacasa will pay $162M to acquire Wyndham Vacation Rentals

Update: Vacasa finalized its purchase of Wyndham Vacation Rentals on Oct. 23 — see more details here. Vacasa is expanding its… Read More

Microsoft acquires BlueTalon to bolster its Azure Data Governance group

Microsoft has acquired BlueTalon, a Redwood City, Calif.-based startup that builds data governance and compliance software for Fortune 100 companies.… Read More

Chris Young

Months after significant layoffs, Joule cooking device maker ChefSteps acquired by Breville

Less than three months after cutting a significant portion of its staff, Seattle startup ChefSteps was acquired Tuesday by kitchen… Read More

Canadian software company Corel acquired by KKR, less than a year after buying Parallels

Corel, the Canadian software company that acquired Seattle-area Parallels this past December, has a new owner. New York-based global investment… Read More

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