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Amazon will buy Belgium-based Cloostermans to boost warehouse robotics operations

Amazon will acquire Cloostermans, a Belgium-based warehouse machinery company, in the latest expansion of the e-commerce giant’s warehouse robotics. The… Read More

Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard deal raises red flags in UK despite ‘Call of Duty’ pledge

Regulators in the UK expressed concern about the competitive implications of Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision-Blizzard, saying it… Read More

Remitly paying $80M to acquire Rewire, another digital remittance platform

Seattle-based digital remittance giant Remitly announced Tuesday it plans to acquire Rewire, an Israel-based company founded in 2015 that also… Read More

How Amazon’s mandate against media leaks helped to seal its $3.9B deal to acquire One Medical

A new regulatory filing details Amazon’s behind-the-scenes talks for One Medical, leading up to the Seattle tech giant’s agreement to… Read More

Panopto aims to acquire enterprise video competitor Kaltura in proposed $383M deal

Seattle-based enterprise video provider Panopto offered to acquire New York-based competitor Kaltura at $3 per share, valuing Kaltura at $383… Read More

Microsoft acquires Minit business process mining company in latest wave of tech acquisitions

Microsoft is joining a hot trend in tech acquisitions: process mining. The Redmond, Wash., company this morning announced the acquisition… Read More

Amazon quietly buys another multichannel retail technology company, UK-based Veeqo

Amazon confirmed Monday morning that it has acquired Veeqo, a software company based in the United Kingdom that offers inventory… Read More

Microsoft’s $19.7B Nuance deal is finally final, nearly a year after it was announced

Microsoft completed its $19.7 billion acquisition of voice technology company Nuance Communications on Friday morning, two days after clearing their… Read More

Betterment gets into crypto with acquisition of Seattle startup Makara

Investment advisor Betterment has agreed to acquire Makara, a Seattle startup that helps people invest in cryptocurrency. “Makara is to… Read More

Chart: Microsoft’s largest acquisitions, led by the blockbuster deal to buy Activision Blizzard

Microsoft’s plan to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in cash is a whopper by every stretch of the imagination… Read More

Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard will create a new gaming behemoth

Microsoft is aiming to vault itself into the upper echelon of video games with its $68.7 billion deal to acquire… Read More

EU approves Microsoft’s $19.7B Nuance deal, clearing last major hurdle for big acquisition

The European Commission gave unconditional approval to Microsoft’s pending acquisition of speech technology company Nuance Communications for $19.7 billion in… Read More

Just call it deal mania: A look at this year’s booming market for M&A, IPOs, SPACs and VC

Another day, another deal. That’s sometimes how it feels around the GeekWire newsroom as we track the latest venture rounds,… 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

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What’s the deal with all the deals? Why the market for IPOs, venture capital and acquisitions is red hot

Another day, another deal. Keeping up with the flurry of acquisitions, IPOs, SPACs and venture capital these days is no… Read More

Neiman Marcus will acquire Stylyze, a Seattle startup that helps online home and fashion retailers

Luxury retail giant Neiman Marcus Group this week announced that it will acquire Stylyze, a Seattle startup that sells “merchandising-as-a-service”… Read More

Microsoft acquires ReFirm Labs in latest effort to identify Internet of Things security gaps

Microsoft has acquired ReFirm Labs of Fulton, Md., the company behind the Binwalk open-source software that identifies hidden security vulnerabilities… Read More

Amazon will acquire MGM for $8.5B in tech giant’s second-largest deal to boost Bezos’ media empire

It’s official: Amazon will buy MGM for $8.45 billion. The Seattle tech giant on Wednesday announced the deal, which would… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Deal of the Year

SPACs. IPOs. M&A. The past 12 months ushered in a frenzy of deal activity, with mammoth public offerings and blockbuster… Read More

Okta to pay $6.5B to acquire Seattle’s Auth0; identity tech startup was valued at $1.9B last year

Auth0, the billion-dollar Seattle-area startup that is a leader in identity authentication software, is being acquired by Okta, another leader… Read More

Redfin will pay $608M to acquire RentPath, owner of Rentals.com, Rent.com and ApartmentGuide

Redfin is making a major push into the residential home rental market, announcing Friday morning that it is paying $608… Read More

Podcast wars: Amazon to acquire Wondery, escalating competition with Spotify

Amazon announced an agreement to acquire Wondery, the Los Angeles-based podcast production studio known for hit shows such as “Dirty… Read More

In latest TikTok twist, Microsoft reportedly looking at buying entire social media giant

Microsoft is considering buying a bigger chunk of fast-growing social media giant TikTok. According to a report in The Financial… Read More

How much should Microsoft pay for TikTok? M&A experts, venture capitalists weigh in on price

The clock is ticking on TikTok. With a Sept. 15 deadline looming on the social media sensation, technology pundits are… Read More

Kristina Bergman

Seattle startup Integris acquired by data privacy giant OneTrust

OneTrust, an Atlanta-based privacy software company valued at nearly $3 billion, has acquired Seattle startup Integris Software. Founded in 2016,… Read More

Seattle ties run deep as Uber looks to gobble up rival meal delivery service Grubhub

Uber is headquartered in San Francisco. Grubhub calls Chicago home. But there’s an interesting Seattle connection behind news this week… 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

Fundraising startup Snap! Raise sells university and nonprofit donation platform to Israeli company

Seattle-based fundraising startup Snap! Raise sold off a part of its business to Graduway, an Israel-based company that provides a… Read More

India tech heavyweight Wipro acquires Seattle digital marketing company for $52M

Rational Interaction, a Seattle-area digital marketing firm, sold to India technology company Wipro in a $52 million deal. The acquisition… Read More

Online education company K12 Inc. acquires coding school Galvanize for $165M

Galvanize, a Denver-based company that offers startup office space and coding boot camp programs, has been acquired by online education… Read More

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