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This startup turns discarded crab shells into useful industrial chemicals

by Lisa Stiffler on September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 at 8:19 am

Green chemistry startup Tidal Vision has raised more than $20 million and last month announced the acquisition of one of its customers for an undisclosed sum. The Bellingham, Wash.-based business… Read More

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Construction software company Procore acquires Seattle mapping startup Unearth

by Taylor Soper on September 22, 2023September 25, 2023 at 8:36 am

Unearth Technologies, a Seattle startup that develops mapping software for the construction industry, announced Friday it was acquired by Procore Technologies, a publicly traded company based in Southern California. Terms… Read More

Seattle-area edtech company DreamBox Learning acquired by Discovery Education

by Taylor Soper on August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 at 8:34 am

DreamBox Learning, a Bellevue, Wash.-based company that sells education technology software to K-12 schools, announced Tuesday it was acquired by Discovery Education, a Charlotte, N.C.-based edtech company. Terms of the… Read More

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Amazon Web Services acquires Fig, a YC grad that boosts the command line for devs

by Taylor Soper on August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 at 9:46 am

Amazon Web Services has acquired Fig, a small San Francisco-based startup that helps developers be more efficient and collaborative while using the command line.

Boundless acquires Bridge, combining two immigration-focused tech startups

by Nate Bek on August 22, 2023August 21, 2023 at 8:11 pm

Boundless Immigration, a Seattle startup that helps immigrants receive visas and citizenships in the U.S., acquired San Francisco-based immigration consulting company Bridge. Terms of the deal, announced Tuesday, were not… Read More

Novartis to buy Seattle biotech firm Chinook Therapeutics in $3.2B deal

by Taylor Soper on June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 at 8:24 am

Swiss biopharma giant Novartis announced Monday it plans to buy Seattle-based Chinook Therapeutics for $3.2 billion, marking another blockbuster acquisition for the biotech industry in the Seattle region. Founded in… Read More

WebMD will pay $75M to acquire employee experience company Limeade

by Taylor Soper on June 8, 2023June 8, 2023 at 4:49 pm

Limeade, the employee experience software company based in Bellevue, Wash., agreed to be acquired by WebMD Health Services, part of digital health giant WebMD Health Corp. The transaction values Limeade… Read More

Swedish drugmaker SOBI to acquire Seattle biotech company CTI BioPharma for $1.7B

by Taylor Soper on May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 at 11:12 am

CTI BioPharma, a Seattle-based publicly traded biotech company developing therapies for blood-related cancers, is set to be acquired in a deal with Swedish biotech giant Sobi. The acquisition, announced Wednesday,… Read More

Sony to acquire Seattle-area game development firm Firewalk Studios from ProbablyMonsters

by Thomas Wilde on April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 at 11:45 am

Sony announced Thursday that it will acquire Firewalk Studios from Bellevue, Wash.-based ProbablyMonsters. Financial terms were not disclosed. Firewalk is one of three teams built under ProbablyMonsters’ umbrella, and was… Read More

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T-Mobile to acquire Mint Mobile for $1.35B and tap into owner Ryan Reynolds’ marketing skills

by Kurt Schlosser on March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 at 8:37 am

Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier T-Mobile announced Wednesday that it is acquiring Ka’ena Corp., owner of the brands Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile, in a deal worth up to $1.35 billion.… Read More

Wildfire restoration startup DroneSeed creates parent brand, acquires California’s largest tree seed supplier

by Lisa Stiffler on March 7, 2023July 27, 2023 at 2:33 pm

DroneSeed, a Seattle startup using technology to help restore forests scorched by wildfire, announced Tuesday that it is now operating under a new parent brand called Mast Reforestation and has… Read More

The Riveter adds new exec with acquisition of freelance work marketplace platform

by Kurt Schlosser on March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 at 1:31 pm

The Riveter has a taken on another champion for working women with the acquisition of a marketplace platform originally geared toward freelancing moms. Brooke Markevicius is now chief product officer… Read More

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Apptio acquires cloud spend optimization startup Cloudwiry

by Taylor Soper on January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 at 7:53 am

Apptio, a Bellevue, Wash.-based IT spend management company, acquired Cloudwiry, an Austin, Texas-based startup founded in 2016 that helps companies manage their cloud costs. Apptio, which has acquired five companies… Read More

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Seattle-area software services firm AFour Technologies acquired by ACL Digital

by Taylor Soper on December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 at 11:20 am

AFour Technologies, a Redmond, Wash.-based software engineering services company founded in 2007, was acquired by ACL Digital, another software services firm that’s part of IT giant ALTEN. AFour Technologies has… Read More

Zillow acquires real estate marketing company VRX Media to boost listing services

by Nate Bek on December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 at 7:37 am

Zillow Group announced Thursday that it acquired Milwaukee, Wis.-based marketing service VRX Media, a move that broadens its suite of listing services it sells to agents and brokers. VRX offers… Read More

Seattle public sector bidding startup DemandStar acquired by GTY Technologies

by Nate Bek on December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 at 9:45 am

Holdings company GTY Technologies acquired DemandStar, a Seattle startup that offers a public sector bidding marketplace. “We’ve had quite a bit of inbound interest as the tech sector as a… Read More

Social giving startup Give InKind acquired by gift card company Wolfe

by Taylor Soper on December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 at 12:21 pm

Give InKind, a Tacoma, Wash.-based startup that helps people create giving platforms to support their friends and family, was acquired by Wolfe, a Pittsburgh, Pa-based gift card company. Terms of… Read More

Unified Women’s Healthcare acquires Seattle menopause health startup Gennev

by Lisa Stiffler on October 19, 2022October 19, 2022 at 8:10 am

Florida-based women’s health company Unified Women’s Healthcare announced Wednesday that it acquired Seattle startup Gennev for an undisclosed sum. Gennev, which launched as Genneve in 2016, provides telehealth services and… Read More

ServiceNow to acquire Seattle data observability startup Era Software

by Taylor Soper on October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 at 10:27 am

Silicon Valley tech giant ServiceNow announced that it plans to acquire Era Software, a Seattle startup that helps developers manage and analyze large volumes of observability data across cloud-native workloads.… Read More

Real estate property management software giant RealPage to acquire Seattle startup Knock

by Taylor Soper on September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 at 9:39 am

Knock, a Seattle software startup that helps apartment property managers, will be acquired by RealPage, a real estate giant backed by Thoma Bravo that also provides technology services. Terms of… Read More

Envoy acquires Worksphere, a Seattle startup that helps companies manage their workplace

by Nate Bek on September 15, 2022September 15, 2022 at 11:31 am

Worksphere, the Seattle-based startup building a platform to manage hybrid workplace experiences, has been acquired by San Francisco-based competitor Envoy. Both companies sell software that helps employers manage how workers… Read More

Seattle child care enrollment startup LegUp gets scooped up by Kinside

by Nate Bek on August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 at 10:22 am

Pasadena, Calif.-based child care matching startup Kinside is acquiring LegUp, a Seattle-based child care enrollment startup. The two companies are not releasing financial details about the deal. LegUp’s three-person team… Read More

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Seattle-area e-commerce startup InsightLeap acquired by software consultancy

by Taylor Soper on August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 at 8:31 am

InsightLeap, a Seattle-area startup that helps e-commerce retailers get a hold on their Amazon product data, sold its business to Brendan Ronan, founder of San Diego-based software consultancy Ecliptic Ideas.… Read More

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Seattle development firm 47 Degrees acquired by Xebia

by Taylor Soper on August 23, 2022August 23, 2022 at 10:23 am

47 Degrees, a software development firm founded 12 years ago in Seattle, announced Tuesday that it has been acquired by Xebia, an engineering and IT consultancy company based in the… Read More

Seattle accounting software startup Lockstep to be acquired by The Sage Group

by Taylor Soper on August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 at 8:34 am

Lockstep, a Seattle-based startup that sells software used to automate the accounting of B2B purchases and payments, said Tuesday it will be acquired by The Sage Group, a British multinational… Read More

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Remitly paying $80M to acquire Rewire, another digital remittance platform

by Taylor Soper on August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 at 7:52 am

Seattle-based digital remittance giant Remitly announced Tuesday it plans to acquire Rewire, an Israel-based company founded in 2015 that also facilitates remittances. Remitly will pay about $80 million in cash… Read More

Seattle startup Legalpad acquired by payroll and compliance giant Deel

by Taylor Soper on August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 at 8:12 am

Legalpad, a Seattle startup that helps companies apply for visas on behalf of international talent, has been acquired by Deel, a San Francisco company that sells software to facilitate hiring… Read More

Commsor acquires Caravel, a Techstars Seattle grad that analyzes customer feedback

by Sonali Vaid on August 2, 2022August 1, 2022 at 9:36 pm

Caravel, a conversational intelligence platform, has been acquired by Commsor, a New York-based company founded in 2019 that helps companies manage their online communities. Portland, Ore.-based Caravel launched in 2018… Read More

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Microsoft to acquire cyber threat analysis startup Miburo

by Taylor Soper on June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 at 11:05 am

Microsoft announced Tuesday that it will acquire Miburo, a small company that helps customers detect and respond to foreign information operations. Microsoft said the acquisition will help the tech giant… Read More

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Funko acquires Mondo, a pop culture company with focus on records, posters and more

by Kurt Schlosser on June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 at 8:18 am

Everett, Wash.-based Funko, sellers of pop culture toys and collectibles, has acquired Mondo, an Austin-based company that makes vinyl records, posters, apparel and more. Mondo was founded in 2001 by… Read More

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