Blue Chilli Acquires software company Vividways!
Blue Chilli, the venture technology agency, has announced the acquisition of Vividways, a designer & developer of apps for smartphones and tablets, with expertise in mobile marketing and loyalty...
View Article99designs Acquire German Competitor 12designs
Aussie born company 99designs announced the acquisition of the largest online design market place in Germany yesterday 12designs. The acquisition of the second largest online design marketplace...
View ArticleSentia Media Acquire Buzz Numbers
Sentia Media has just announced the acquisition of Australia's leading Social Media Monitoring Service Buzz Numbers, which was founded by Sydney entrepreneur Nick holme a' Court in 2007. The...
View ArticleTumblr users transferring to WordPress at 72,000 people an hour in light of...
At the age of 26 it looks like David Karp is set to become a billionaire as Yahoo prepare to acquire Tumblr, the blogging platform which he started about five years ago [can you only believe it's just...
View ArticleBislr Acquire San Fran based agency Open Marketing
Aussie born startup Bislr today announced they have acquired San Francisco based marketing services agency Open Marketing. Bislr was started in Australia by the Sharkey Brothers and re-located to the...
View ArticleThe Catch Group Launch Sketch Book Ventures [incubator program]
The Catch Group, today marked the launch of its start up incubator program, Sketchbook Ventures with the successful sale of its first investment, online wine deals site Vinomofo, to a consortium of...
View ArticleMoko Social signs term sheet to acquire 80% of Tagroom.com
Last month I wrote an article on Tagroom.com and the acquisition offers the founders Niro James (Nirojan Yamunarajan), Patrick Varden (Sydney) and Yasmin Walter (Perth). Their venture Tagroom.com is...
View ArticleAustralian startup Newzulu to acquire Canadian media company Filemobile for...
Crowdsourced news distribution startup Newzulu has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Toronto-based media company Filemobile for approximately AUD$5.06 million (CD$5 million), depending on a...
View ArticlePete Cooper appointed regional director of Freelancer as part of SydStart...
On Monday, Freelancer announced in a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) that it had appointed Pete Cooper to the position of Regional Director, heading up media, communications and...
View ArticleHow founders can make their startups more attractive to buyers
There are a few things you can do to make your business more attractive to a buyer, but the first thing to know is you can’t implement these strategies overnight. If you want to get the best price for...
View ArticleCampaign Monitor’s acquisition of GetFeedback may have just changed the email...
Campaign Monitor has announced today that it has acquired San Francisco based survey startup, GetFeedback. The startup, based out of beachside suburb Cronulla, has become a global leader in the email...
View ArticleRupert Murdoch acquires Indian based startup BigDecisions
Over the weekend, News Corp officially announced that it had acquired Indian based startup BigDecisions. The startup founded early last year by Manish Shah and Gaurav Roy originally started as...
View ArticleTappy to be shutdown as Tinder acqui-hire Dan Gould and Brian Norgard
Tinder has just closed its first acquisition. The IAC-backed startup has purchased Chill, creators of Tappy, as part of a strategic acquihire. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Tappy is a...
View ArticleSydney startup Kindy acquires online babysitting platform Social Hands
In August last year, I wrote about the rise of online childcare-focused tech companies entering the Australian market. In the piece, I spoke about how the market was a tough nut to crack and analysed a...
View ArticleThe mergers and acquisitions round up
The startup world seems to move a mile a minute and we know it can be hard to keep up, so Startup Daily has decided to introduce a weekly news round up of all of the week's big mergers and acquisitions...
View ArticleThe mergers and acquisitions round up
It's time for the mergers and acquisitions round up again, our new Friday feature where we will get you up to speed on all the wheelings and dealings in start up land. Here's what went on over the past...
View ArticleThe mergers and acquisitions round up
Thank god it's Friday, because that means it's time for the weekly mergers and acquisitions round up! Here's what happened in startup land this week: Under Armour acquires My Fitness Pal for $475...
View ArticleStartups.co became the world’s largest startup launch platform last week, but...
Last week, Founder of Clarity.fm, Dan Martell announced via email to his subscriber base that Clarity.fm which he 'officially' started in January 2012, had been acquired by business crowdfunding...
View ArticleThe mergers and acquisitions round up
It's been another busy week for startups around the world. Let us get you up to speed on all the mergers and acquisitions: Rocket Internet buys Talabat for $170 million, also acquires Pizzabo German...
View ArticleThe mergers and acquisitions round up
It's Friday, which means it's time for our weekly mergers and acquisitions round up. Here's what went on in startup land over the last few days: Oneflare acquires WOMO Sydney startup Oneflare, a local...
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