Private Equity
Online payments company PayPal, a unit of eBay, is establishing a cyber security center in Israel and has bought local start-up CyActive to help launch the development, Reuters News reported.
2 min read · 11 March 2015
Google Inc is in early talks to buy Bangalore-based start-up InMobi, in a move that would strengthen its offering in the increasingly competitive mobile advertising space, a source told Reuters News.
1 min read · 11 March 2015
SingleHop has acquired Orlando, Florida-based Server Intellect, a provider of Microsoft-managed hosting solutions. No financial terms were disclosed. SingleHop's backers include Battery Ventures.
4 min read · 10 March 2015
SugarCRM Inc has acquired San Francisco-based Stitch, a provider of personal assistant technologies that enhance productivity for mobile users. No financial terms were disclosed. SugarCRM is backed by Goldman Sachs, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, New Enterprise Associates and Walden International.
4 min read · 09 March 2015
News Corp. said Sunday it had acquired the VCCircle Network, which includes websites VCCirclecom, Techcircle.in, as well as VCCEdge, VCCircle Training and a conference business. Financial terms weren’t announced. Mosaic Media Ventures is the seller. Noida, India-based VCCircle is a media company.
4 min read · 09 March 2015
Fitbit Inc has agreed to buy San Francisco-based FitStar, a digital health and fitness platform. No financial terms were disclosed. FitStar's backers include Google Ventures and Trinity Ventures.
3 min read · 05 March 2015
Nielsen has acquired eXelate, a data solutions provider that facilitates the buying and selling of advertising across programmatic platforms. No financial terms were disclosed. eXelate's backers included NewSpring Capital, Carmel Ventures, Menlo Ventures and Trident Capital.
2 min read · 05 March 2015
OGSystems, which is backed by General Catalyst Partners, has acquired Portland, Oregon-based Urban Robotics, a provider of advanced airborne military intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance applications. No financial terms were disclosed.
3 min read · 05 March 2015
Avalara has acquired HotSpot Tax Inc, which provides tax compliance solutions for the vacation rental sector. No financial terms were disclosed. Avalara's backers include Sageview Capital, Battery Ventures, Warburg Pincus, Technology Crossover Ventures and Arthur Ventures.
3 min read · 03 March 2015
PayPal has agreed to acquire Massachusetts-based mobile wallet platform provider Paydiant, the latter announced in a post on its site.
1 min read · 02 March 2015
