Private Equity
LikeBright, a Seattle matchmaking services company that is backed by Microsoft Ventures, has bought MatchMate. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Utah, MatchMate is a provider of matchmaking solutions.
1 min read · 02 January 2014
Innovus Pharmaceuticals said Tuesday that it has acquired Semprae Laboratories. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Saddle Brook, NJ, Semprae Laboratories is the maker of Zestra, a product designed to improve women's sex lives. Semprae's backers included Quaker Partners and Versant Ventures.
3 min read · 31 December 2013
The largest VC-backed tech acquisition of the year was from Yahoo buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion, as New York's star is on the rise
2 min read · 31 December 2013
Oracle Corp, the world's No. 2 business software maker, said it would buy web-based marketing software maker Responsys Inc for about $1.39 billion to bolster its cloud computing offerings, Reuters reported.
2 min read · 20 December 2013
Global media company News Corp has acquired Storyful for approximately $25 million. Storyful CEO Mark Little and executive editor David Clinch will continue to lead the company’s operations while Rahul Chopra, senior vice president of video for News Corp, has joined Storyful as chief revenue officer. Based in Dublin, Ireland, Storyful is a social news agency. Its backers included SOS Ventures and ACT Ventures.
3 min read · 20 December 2013
Telly said Thursday that it has closed $8 million in Series B funding. The investors were Cinemagic, Lumia Capital, Azure Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Felicis Ventures and Georges Harik. Also, the company has acquired Sha-Sha Entertainment, a Middle East entertainment provider. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in San Francisco, Telly is a social video site.
2 min read · 19 December 2013
According to an announcement on its site by CEO and co-founder Ty Amell, StackMob has been acquired by PayPal. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in San Francisco, StackMob is a mobile platform provider that helps developers create a mobile business. Its backers were Trinity Ventures, Harrison Metal Capital and Baseline Ventures. To read the post, visit here.
1 min read · 18 December 2013
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International said on Monday that it would buy Solta Medical Inc for about $236 million in cash to add products for procedures such as skin rejuvenation, skin tightening and body contouring, Reuters reported.
2 min read · 16 December 2013
According to an announcement on its blog, Moped has been acquired by 6Wunderkinder, a developer of productivity apps. No financial terms were disclosed. The company said it will be shutting down on December 31, 2013. Headquartered in Berlin, Moped is a free messaging app. Its backers included Earlybird Venture Capital, SV Angel and Lerer Ventures. To read the post, visit here.
1 min read · 13 December 2013
According to an announcement on its site, Evenly has been acquired by Square. No financial terms were disclosed. Evenly will shut down in early 2014. Based in San Francisco, Evenly is a payment solution that allows people to split bills and other expenses. Square is a payment solution provider. Its backers include Richard Branson, Marissa Mayer, Khosla Ventures, First Round Capital, Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, Tiger Technology Global Management and Citi Ventures. To read further details about the Evenly acquisition, visit here.
1 min read · 12 December 2013
