WhatRunsWhere Buys Mobile Ad Spy to Provide Mobile Ad Intelligence
WhatRunsWhere, a startup providing ad performance comparison tools for online campaigns, today announced its acquisition of…
Acquisitions
Rackspace Acquires Mailgun to Help Add Email Services to Web Apps
Darrell Etherington
August 28, 2012
Rackspace, the web hosting solution provider, today announced that it has acquired developer-focused email services startup…
Salesforce to Acquire GoInstant, Puts Big Resources Behind Co-Browsing Platform
Darrell Etherington
July 9, 2012
Today GoInstant revealed on its official company blog that, as had been reported earlier in the day by the Wall Street Journal…
500px Makes First Acquisition, Recommendation Software Startup Algo Anywhere
Darrell Etherington
July 9, 2012
Photo-sharing site 500px today announced the acquisition of fellow Toronto-startup Algo Anywhere, in a stock and cash deal…
With 4M Members Globally, Freelancer.com Acquires Scriptlance
Darrell Etherington
July 9, 2012
Australian freelance services marketplace Freelancer.com today announced that it has acquired Scriptlance, a Toronto-based…
Sailthru Acquires Seamless Receipts, Fortifies Ecommerce Offerings
Darrell Etherington
June 18, 2012
New York’s Sailthru, a company focused on providing email and content recommendations (often via on-site tools and widgets)…
Evernote Acquires Digital Handwriting App Penultimate
Darrell Etherington
May 7, 2012
Evernote, the digital notebook-everywhere software solution that’s getting ready for an IPO, today announced its acquisition…
Why Groupon Acquired Uptake: Deal Targeting
Darrell Etherington
February 29, 2012
Groupon confirmed its acquisition of social travel startup Uptake on Tuesday, though the terms were not disclosed. It’s…
OZON’s Acquisition of Sapato Shows That Good Startup Ideas Translate Well
Darrell Etherington
February 15, 2012
Russia’s largest online retail site OZON announced today that it bought Sapato, a startup launched 18 months ago that…