Private Equity
CensorNet, a cloud security company backed by Talis Capital, acquired SMS Passcode, a multi-factor authentication vendor based in Denmark. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
4 min read · 17 February 2016
SAP SE acquired the Raombi suite of analytic solutions from San Diego-based MeLLmo Inc, a provider of mobile business intelligence. Financial terms were not disclosed. In 2011, MeLLmo raised $30 million in an investment round led by Sequoia Capital, according to a press release at time.
5 min read · 17 February 2016
Palantir acquired venture capital-backed Kimono Labs, a web-scraping service. Kimono announced the news in a blog post on its website. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Kimono’s backers include Cowboy Ventures, Founders Fund, Winklevoss Capital, Y Combinator and others.
1 min read · 17 February 2016
YouTube has acquired San Francisco-based BandPage for a reported $8 million. BandPage, founded by CEO J Sider, helps bands and musicians market merchandise and connect with fans via social media, had raised $27.6 million in venture funding from GGV Capital and Mohr Davidow Ventures, among others, according to data from Thomson Reuters.
1 min read · 16 February 2016
Trimble acquired New York and London-based Sefaira Ltd, a developer of cloud-based software for the design of sustainable buildings. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Sefaira investors include Braemar Energy Ventures, SET Ventures, and Hermes GPE.
4 min read · 09 February 2016
Pocket Games acquired Viximo, a social games platform, for $3.5 million. Founded in 2008, Viximo received funding from Northbridge Venture Partners and Sigma Partners.
4 min read · 09 February 2016
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings Inc (PTX.O), a U.S. specialty pharmaceutical company, is exploring strategic alternatives, including a potential sale, Reuters News reported.
2 min read · 09 February 2016
Nlyte Software has acquired FieldView Solutions, a real-time event correlation, alarming and analytics provider for the data center sector. No financial terms were disclosed. Nlyte is backed by Balderton Capital and NGEN Partners.
3 min read · 04 February 2016
Mosaik has acquired Paris-based Sensorly, a crowdsourced coverage mapping service. No financial terms were disclosed. Sensorly's backers include Elaia Partners.
3 min read · 03 February 2016
Big Viking Games has bought Gallop Labs, a Toronto-based mobile marketing platform that leverages data and behavioral analytics. The acquisition's value was not disclosed. Big Viking Games, a Canadian developer of free-to-play social and mobile games, said Gallop Labs' "proven track record of turning data into actionable audience insights" will help the company provide more rewarding gameplay experiences. Founded in 2013, Gallop Labs raised seed financing from several venture capital firms, including Golden Venture Partners and Mantella Venture Partners, and angel investors, including Albert Lai, Big Viking Games' Co-Founder and CEO.
2 min read · 27 January 2016
