Crowd Mobile raises $2 million in latest funding round, acquires AQA Mobile
Crowd Mobile, a global crowdsourced micro-job business, has raised $2 million in its latest funding round and acquired UK text and answer service Any Questions Answered (AQA Mobile) for $165,000. Crowd...
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It's been another busy week for the startup world, with a number of big acquisitions taking place. Get up to speed with our regular Friday round up: SoftBank acquires 95% of Aldebaran Japanese company...
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Another Friday, another mergers and acquisitions round up. A few big names have splashed some cash this week, including Visa and Uber. Get up to speed with it all: IBM Watson Group acquires AlchemyAPI...
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Another Friday means another mergers and acquisitions round up. Catch up on all the moves here: Twitter acquires Periscope Periscope, a live video streaming startup, was quietly acquired by Twitter...
View ArticleThe mergers and acquisitions round up
It's Friday again, which means it's time to catch up on all the mergers and acquisitions news. Here's what went on this week: LinkedIn acquires Careerify LinkedIn has bought talent acquisition startup...
View ArticleCrowdfunding platform Equitise acquires New Zealand based startup Rabble.co.nz
Equitise, an equity crowdfunding startup that was founded in Australia and part of the first Australasian Wealth Investment Limited's (AWI) Ventures Program intake announced this morning that it had...
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Another Friday, another mergers and acquisitions round up. Startup land has been a little quieter this week, but here's what went on: Mpire Media merges with Fortunis Perth online marketing company...
View ArticleThe mergers and acquisitions round up
Since there's a very long weekend coming up, we've got the mergers and acquisitions round up a day early for you this week. Take a look at what went on across startup land over the last few days:...
View ArticleThe mergers and acquisitions round up
Another Friday means another mergers and acquisitions round up. Take a look at the deals that happened this week: AfterCollege acquires CollegeFeed US startup AfterCollege, which helps university...
View ArticleLinkedIn is acquiring professional training site Lynda.com for US$1.5 billion
Founded in 1995 by web designer Lynda Weinman and her husband, illustrator-designer Bruce Heavin, Lynda.com pioneered online education, offering a platform for students to learn about business,...
View ArticleWhy Australian startup Elto will play such a pivotal role in GoDaddy’s growth...
It was recently reported that Australian startup Elto (originally Tweaky) founded by PJ Murray and Ned Dwyer had been acquired by web hosting and services provider GoDaddy for an undisclosed amount....
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Another Friday means another mergers and acquisitions round up. Take a look at the deals that happened this week: Blackberry to acquire WatchDox BlackBerry has confirmed that it is acquiring Israeli...
View ArticleBigcommerce acquires Zing to accelerate its omni-channel strategy
Ecommerce software provider Bigcommerce has announced its acquisition of Austin-based startup Zing, a provider of mobile retail technologies. The deal is Bigcommerce's first acquisition, and will see...
View ArticleMergers and acquisitions round up
You know the drill - it's Friday, which means mergers and acquisitions time. Here's this week's round up: Freelancer acquires Escrow.com for $7.5 million Freelancer completed a $10 million raising in...
View ArticleMergers and acquisitions round up
It's Friday, which means another mergers and acquisitions round up. Catch up on what went on this week: Delivery Hero acquires Yemeksepeti for $589 million Berlin food delivery company Delivery Hero...
View ArticleCompetition in Australian online food delivery space heats up as UK giant...
UK online food delivery startup Just Eat has agreed to acquire Australian startup Menulog for a reported AUD$865 million. The deal, which is subject to approval from the Foreign Investment Review...
View ArticleMergers and acquisitions round up
It's Friday again, which means another mergers and acquisitions round up. Catch up on the deals that were made this week: Verizon acquires AOL for $4.4 billion American telecommunications company...
View ArticleMergers and acquisitions round up
It's Friday yet again, which means it's time to take a look at this week's mergers and acquisitions: TripAdvisor acquires Dimmi TripAdvisor has acquired Australian restaurant booking platform Dimmi,...
View ArticleMergers and acquisitions round up
It’s Friday again, which means it’s time to take a look at this week’s mergers and acquisitions: Vox Media acquires Re/code In a deal first reported by The New York Times, Vox Media has acquired the...
View ArticleMergers and acquisitions round up
It's another Friday, so here's the mergers and acquisitions round up: Salesforce acquires Tempo Salesforce acquired smart calendar app Tempo for an undisclosed sum. The app, which will be incorporated...
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