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Flyhomes buys tech from real estate startup backed by Sam Altman to fuel AI home search tool

by Taylor Soper on June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 at 7:31 am

Seattle startup Flyhomes is beefing up its real estate search capabilities with the acquisition of technology from ZeroDown, a San Francisco startup backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that develops… Read More

Seattle startup Humanly acquires Teamable to boost recruiting tech

by Taylor Soper on May 28, 2024May 28, 2024 at 8:50 am

Humanly, a Seattle startup that helps companies automate their recruiting functions, announced the acquisition of Teamable, a San Francisco startup offering similar AI-boosted HR tools. Terms of the deal were… Read More

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Seattle startup Nexme to be acquired by new real estate services company Finaya

by Taylor Soper on May 16, 2024May 16, 2024 at 8:45 am

Nexme, a Seattle-based startup that helps streamline tours for prospective homebuyers, announced Thursday it will be acquired by Finaya, a new real estate services company out of Silicon Valley. Terms… Read More

Kyndryl acquires Seattle-based cloud migration company Skytap

by Taylor Soper on May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 at 3:40 pm

New York-based IT infrastructure services giant Kyndryl announced Monday that it acquired Skytap, a Seattle-based company founded 17 years ago that sells cloud migration software. Terms of the deal were… Read More

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Workout training startup Volt Athletics acquires ZAMA Health

by Taylor Soper on April 9, 2024April 9, 2024 at 11:46 am

Seattle startup Volt Athletics announced the acquisition of ZAMA Health, a Washington D.C.-based company that provides mental health services to athletes. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Biotech giant Genmab to acquire Seattle company ProfoundBio in $1.8B deal

by Taylor Soper on April 3, 2024April 11, 2024 at 1:41 pm

ProfoundBio, a Seattle-based biotech firm developing drugs to treat ovarian and endometrial cancers, will be acquired by publicly traded Danish drugmaker Genmab in a $1.8 billion all-cash deal expected to… Read More

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AstraZeneca completes $1.1B acquisition of Univ. of Washington biotech spinout Icosavax

by Kurt Schlosser on February 20, 2024February 20, 2024 at 8:37 am

Biotech giant AstraZeneca has completed its $1.1 billion acquisition of Icosavax, a Seattle-based spinout from the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design.

Will any Seattle startups go public this year? Analysts see better climate for tech IPOs

by Taylor Soper on February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 at 10:47 am

Seattle’s tech industry is in an IPO drought. Not a single tech company from the region went public via traditional initial public offering over the past two years, according to… Read More

Point-of-sale tech startup CHEQ, which ran Bite of Seattle, acquired by Cantaloupe

by Taylor Soper on February 1, 2024February 1, 2024 at 2:27 pm

CHEQ, a Seattle startup that sells point-of-sale software to sports stadiums and entertainment venues, announced Thursday it was acquired by Cantaloupe, a Philadelphia-area company specializing in self-service retail technology. CHEQ… Read More

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Payments company Blackhawk Network to acquire digital gift card startup Tango Card

by Taylor Soper on February 1, 2024February 1, 2024 at 8:04 am

Tango Card, a Seattle software startup that helps companies offer digital gift cards and rewards to customers and employees, agreed to be acquired by Blackhawk Network, a Pleasanton, Calif.-based payments… Read More

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Seattle startup Protect AI acquires Laiyer AI, makers of LLM Guard

by Taylor Soper on January 31, 2024January 31, 2024 at 8:08 am

Seattle cybersecurity startup Protect AI announced that it acquired Laiyer AI, which makes open source software called LLM Guard that protects large language models.

Amazon terminates $1.4B iRobot deal, blames ‘disproportionate’ regulatory hurdles

by Taylor Soper on January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 at 10:23 am

Amazon is abandoning plans to acquire Roomba maker iRobot, a $1.4 billion deal that would have been one of the company’s largest acquisitions ever. In a statement Monday, the companies… Read More

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Seattle startup Parse Biosciences acquires data analysis software company Biomage

by Taylor Soper on January 16, 2024January 16, 2024 at 10:20 am

Parse Biosciences. a Seattle biotech startup developing single-cell sequencing products, announced the acquisition of Biomage, a Scotland-based software developer for single-cell RNA data analysis.

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Blackstone’s $2.3B acquisition of Rover clears regulatory hurdle

by Taylor Soper on January 16, 2024January 16, 2024 at 8:32 am

Seattle-based publicly traded pet sitting giant Rover announced that its $2.3 billion acquisition to Blackstone took a key step toward completion as the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements… Read More

AstraZeneca will pay up to $1.1B to acquire Icosavax, a Univ. of Washington biotech spinout

by Taylor Soper on December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 at 11:15 am

Seattle-based Icosavax, a spin-out from the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design, will be acquired by biotech giant AstraZeneca for up to $1.1 billion. The pending acquisition, announced Tuesday, values… Read More

Inrix to acquire Portland startup Ride Report, which helps cities manage mobility programs

by Taylor Soper on November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 at 5:55 pm

Transportation software company Inrix acquired Ride Report, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that helps city governments manage shared mobility fleets. Founded almost nine years ago, Ride Report serves more than 75… Read More

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Gut microbiome startup Viome buys digital wellness startup Naring Health

by Taylor Soper on November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 at 6:44 am

Viome Life Sciences, the Seattle-area health tech startup that sells gut microbiome tests, acquired Naring Health, another company developing “personalized nutrition” products and services.

Zillow Group acquiring Follow Up Boss for up to $500M in quest for ‘housing super app’

by AJ LaTrace on November 1, 2023November 2, 2023 at 7:31 am

[This story originally appeared on Real Estate News.] Zillow Group is adding to its arsenal of agent tools with the acquisition of Follow Up Boss, a popular customer relationship management system for… Read More

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Construction software company Procore acquires Seattle mapping startup Unearth

by Taylor Soper on September 22, 2023September 25, 2023 at 8:36 am

Unearth Technologies, a Seattle startup that develops mapping software for the construction industry, announced Friday it was acquired by Procore Technologies, a publicly traded company based in Southern California. Terms… Read More

Seattle startup APImetrics merges with Contxt, combining API monitoring and security companies

by Nate Bek on September 14, 2023September 14, 2023 at 8:45 am

API security and monitoring software companies APImetrics and Contxt are merging. The deal combines products for “end-to-end” API visibility, covering security, monitoring, and optimization. The goal is to help customers… Read More

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Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes to acquire assets from ‘buy before you sell’ company

by Taylor Soper on September 13, 2023September 14, 2023 at 11:04 am

Seattle-based real estate startup Flyhomes this week announced it plans to acquire certain assets from Home Sale Assured, a Chicago-area company that helps homeowners move into a new home without needing… Read More

iSpot makes another acquisition, buying New York company 605, boosting its TV ad measurement tech

by Nate Bek on September 13, 2023September 12, 2023 at 9:50 pm

TV advertising tech company iSpot.tv acquired New York-based 605, marking its fourth acquisition in less than three years. Founded in 2016 by longtime media exec Kristin Dolan, 605 sells a… Read More

Real estate startup acquisition: EasyKnock buys home maintenance company Onder

by Nate Bek on September 11, 2023September 10, 2023 at 10:04 pm

New York-based home-buying company EasyKnock acquired Seattle home maintenance startup Onder, combining two residential real estate-focused tech businesses. Terms of the acquisition, announced Monday, were not disclosed. Onder CEO and… Read More

Seattle-area edtech company DreamBox Learning acquired by Discovery Education

by Taylor Soper on August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 at 8:34 am

DreamBox Learning, a Bellevue, Wash.-based company that sells education technology software to K-12 schools, announced Tuesday it was acquired by Discovery Education, a Charlotte, N.C.-based edtech company. Terms of the… Read More

Boundless acquires Bridge, combining two immigration-focused tech startups

by Nate Bek on August 22, 2023August 21, 2023 at 8:11 pm

Boundless Immigration, a Seattle startup that helps immigrants receive visas and citizenships in the U.S., acquired San Francisco-based immigration consulting company Bridge. Terms of the deal, announced Tuesday, were not… Read More

Amazon and iRobot reduce acquisition price as struggling Roomba maker takes on new debt

by Todd Bishop on July 25, 2023July 25, 2023 at 8:45 am

Amazon and iRobot have agreed to a 15% reduction in Amazon’s acquisition price to offset a new $200 million loan necessary to fund the Roomba robotic vacuum-cleaner maker’s ongoing operations.… Read More

Analysis: Legal battle is only the first step to success in Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision

by Thomas Wilde on July 11, 2023July 12, 2023 at 4:12 pm

Microsoft on Tuesday cleared a significant hurdle to its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, as a federal judge sided with the company in a legal battle with the Federal… Read More

Forced exit: Startup founders seek M&A deals amid funding slowdown

by Nate Bek on July 7, 2023July 13, 2023 at 1:28 pm

When Rebekah Bastian set out to raise funding for her startup in April, she had less than two months of cash runway left on her balance sheet. The CEO and… Read More

Teal acquires OwnTrail, a life-and-career social platform launched in Seattle in 2020

by Nate Bek on June 27, 2023June 27, 2023 at 12:24 pm

OwnTrail, a Seattle-based life-and-career social startup, is being acquired by Miami-based job search-and-apply platform Teal. Terms of the deal, announced Tuesday, were not disclosed. As part of the acquisition, OwnTrail… Read More

Novartis to buy Seattle biotech firm Chinook Therapeutics in $3.2B deal

by Taylor Soper on June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 at 8:24 am

Swiss biopharma giant Novartis announced Monday it plans to buy Seattle-based Chinook Therapeutics for $3.2 billion, marking another blockbuster acquisition for the biotech industry in the Seattle region. Founded in… Read More

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