Private Equity
Security company Trustwave has acquired Cenzic. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Silicon Valley, Cenzic is a provider of security testing solutions for mobile, web and cloud apps. Cenzic's backers include Mohr Davidow Ventures, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Advanced Technology Ventures.
3 min read · 18 March 2014
Data management platform Lotame has acquired AdMobius. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in San Mateo, Calif., AdMobius is a mobile audience management platform. It is backed by Opus Capital and Storm Ventures.
2 min read · 18 March 2014
Institutional trading network Liquidnet has acquired Vega-Chi. No financial terms were disclosed. Backed by Octopus Investments, Vega-Chi is a bond trading platform.
3 min read · 18 March 2014
Wix.com, a provider of free software for building websites, has acquired Appixia. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Israel, Appixia is a mobile commerce native app builder. Wix, which recently went public, is backed by Benchmark Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners and Mangrove Venture Capital.
3 min read · 14 March 2014
Motor technology developer EcoMotors has acquired Katech. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Michigan, Katech is a maker of advanced engines and powertrains. Also, EM has named Tony Mannarino as CEO of Katech. EM is backed by Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates and Braemar Energy Ventures.
3 min read · 13 March 2014
Business crowdfunding platform Fundable has acquired LaunchRock. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Walnut, Calif., LaunchRock helps startups launch their businesses. Its backers include 500 Startups, Venture51, Quotidian Ventures and Trinity Ventures.
3 min read · 13 March 2014
New York-based mobile games and app developer Cupcake Digital has acquired Zuuka. No financial terms were disclosed. Graham Farrar and Woody Sears, founders of Zuuka, will join Cupcake Digital's senior management staff. Headquartered in Santa Barbara, Calif., Zuuka, which is backed by CFP Investments, is a children's media company.
2 min read · 13 March 2014
(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co is in talks to buy Maker Studios, potentially valuing the fast-growing developer and publisher of YouTube entertainment videos at half a billion dollars or more, tech blog Re/code reported on Tuesday. Maker's VC backers include Greycroft Partners, Upfront Ventures and Time Warner Investments, among others.
1 min read · 11 March 2014
NextImage Medical, a portfolio company of Chrysalis Ventures, said Tuesday that it has completed its acquisition of WorkWell. No financial terms were disclosed. The company has also named Liz Griggs, the chairman and CEO of Nextimage, as CEO of the combined company. Based in Duluth, Minnesota, WorkWell is a provider of soft tissue injury prevention and treatment solutions.
4 min read · 11 March 2014
Kabam, which is backed by Canaan Partners, Redpoint Ventures and Pinnacle Ventures, has acquired Phoenix Age. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in San Francisco, Phoenix Age is a game studio.
3 min read · 10 March 2014
