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Amazon buys ClusterK, a startup that lets developers run AWS workloads more cheaply

Amazon has purchased ClusterK, a startup that helps developers cut down on their cloud service costs by taking advantage of… Read More

Kentucky Derby operator running fast after Big Fish deal, CEO calls it ‘everything we hoped it would be’

It was a bit odd when Kentucky Derby operator Churchill Downs gobbled up Seattle gaming powerhouse Big Fish late last… Read More

Bootstrapper success story: Seattle startup Papertrail sells to SolarWinds for $41M in cash

Seattle-based Papertrail, a 5-person cloud-based log management startup, has been acquired by Austin, Texas-based SolarWinds for $41 million in cash.… Read More

Reports: Amazon acquires Shoefitr, 3D technology for online shoe shopping

Amazon has acquired Shoefitr, a startup based in Pittsburgh that offers 3D technology to help online shoe buyers ensure an accurate fit,… Read More

Digital analytics consultancy Pointmarc acquired

Pointmarc, a 9-year-old digital analytics consulting firm whose clients include the NFL, T-Mobile, Costco and Disney, has been acquired by… Read More

Unicorn envy: Where is Seattle’s next billion-dollar idea?

View image | gettyimages.com Once upon a time, there was an exclusive club that only allowed technology companies worth $1 billion… Read More

Mobile network analytics firm RootMetrics acquired by IHS

RootMetrics, a Seattle-area company that provides information about the performance of cellular networks, has agreed to an acquisition by IHS, a… Read More

Amazon buys Internet of Things startup 2lemetry to derive data from connected devices

Amazon.com is expanding its efforts in the Internet of Things market, purchasing Denver-based startup 2lemetry in a deal of undisclosed… Read More

Avalara adds support for Brazilian taxes with new acquisition

Avalara announced today that it’s adding support for Brazilian taxes to its global tax compliance platform thanks to its acquisition… Read More

Expedia’s spending spree continues with $270M investment in Latin American online travel company Decolar.com

Fresh off its acquisitions of Travelocity for $280 million and Orbitz for $1.6 billion, Expedia this morning announced plans to… Read More

Microsoft reportedly eyeing purchase of social news reader Prismatic, along with Apple and Yahoo

Microsoft is interested in expanding its recent acquisition spree by picking up social reader application Prismatic, a social reader application, according to… Read More

Parallels acquires 2X Software, boosting its virtual desktop offerings

Parallels Inc., known for software that lets Windows run on Macs, phones and tablets, has acquired 2X Software, which offers technology… Read More

With Trulia deal complete, Zillow looks to secure more MLS listings as face-off with Move Inc. intensifies

The drawn-out regulatory process around Zillow’s $2.5 billion acquisition of Trulia certainly slowed down the fast-moving company, with CEO Spencer… Read More

Tableau execs downplay acquisition chatter: ‘We like to keep our destiny in our own hands’

Tableau Software is growing fast, adding 735 workers last year and achieving $412 million in annual revenue, an impressive 78… Read More

Restaurant point-of-sale company Dinerware acquired by Heartland Payment

Dinerware, a company based in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood that builds point-of-sale systems for restaurants, was acquired by Heartland Payment Systems,… Read More

Microsoft confirms acquisition of calendar app maker Sunrise

Microsoft confirmed that it has acquired calendar app maker Sunrise today, after rumors of the deal surfaced last week. The… Read More

Bankrupt cancer drug maker Dendreon selling to Valeant for $400 million

Dendreon, the once-promising Seattle biotechnology company that developed treatments for prostate cancer, will be sold to Quebec-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.… Read More

Microsoft reportedly buys cross-platform calendar Sunrise for $100M

Microsoft has purchased Sunrise, the makers of the cross platform Sunrise Calendar app, according to a report from TechCrunch. The… Read More

Shares of Zillow and Trulia soar on hopes that merger will soon close

Zillow and Trulia appear to be moving closer to closing their historic tie-up, one that could create a massive player… Read More

Microsoft to buy Revolution Analytics, pushing further into big data

Microsoft this morning announced a deal to buy Revolution Analytics, the top commercial provider of software and services for the… Read More

Expedia buys Travelocity for $280 million in cash

Expedia is buying online travel company Travelocity for $280 million in cash, an expected move that will help bolster the… Read More

Chart: The top 10 biggest VC exits of 2014

Big money was flowing in the tech sector in 2014, as evidenced by these blockbuster deals. According to Statista, the… Read More

Confirmed: Amazon agrees to buy Israeli chip maker Annapurna Labs for a reported $350M

Update, 10:50 a.m. PT: An Amazon spokesperson confirmed that the company has agreed to acquire Annapurna. It did not disclose the… Read More

Construction software company takes big private equity investment after 34 years

Seattle-based Dexter & Chaney, a 34-year-old maker of software for construction contractors, said that it has taken a private equity… Read More

Mobile marketing company Hipcricket files for bankruptcy, assets acquired for $4.5M

Mobile marketing company Hipcricket has made its last chirp as an independent company. The Bellevue-based company said that its assets… Read More

Microsoft buys e-discovery firm Equivio

Microsoft announced today that it has acquired Equivio, a company that makes data analytics software for e-discovery and information governance.… Read More

Urbanspoon was nearly scooped up by Yelp, Food Network and Groupon after fighting off closure

Restaurant directory Zomato wasn’t the only one interested in devouring Seattle-based Urbanspoon. GeekWire has learned that there were multiple bidders for… Read More

Zomato confirms acquisition of Urbanspoon, plans to phase out brand as it looks to pick fight with Yelp

Restaurant directory Zomato confirmed its acquisition of Urbanspoon today — marking a significant expansion in the U.S. for the seven-year-old… Read More

Restaurant directory Zomato buying Urbanspoon as part of U.S. expansion

Zomato, a fast-growing restaurant directory that operates in more than 130 cities in 20 countries across the globe, has agreed… Read More

Facebook’s QuickFire Networks acquisition expands its reach in online video

Facebook has been pushing its video capabilities as a key component of its overall strategy over the past year, and… Read More

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