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Lightspeed Spends $925M to Shrink the eCommerce Space
Canadian point of sale software giant Lightspeed continues to use its robust stock as currency to roll up rivals and bolt on new capabilities. The
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Moz Acquired in Marriage of Email and SEO
A big announcement dropped on Friday. We learned that the email marketing company iContact has acquired Moz, one of the most recognized brands in local
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DevHub Boosts Retail Tech Chops with Brickwork Acquisition
DevHub, the Seattle-based company that builds “data experiences” for multi-location brands, has acquired New York-based Brickwork, a retail technology SaaS company. The acquisition will be
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Ekata Acquisition Shores Up Mastercard’s Identity Management Chops
Establishing trust while making real-time decisions on whom to do business with is a critical skill for a company like Mastercard. So it makes sense
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GroundTruth Acquires Self-Service Ad Platform
The location-advertising company GroundTruth has acquired an SMB-focused self-service ad platform called Addy. So why this and why now? GroundTruth cited the steady growth in
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Hibu U.S. Acquired by H.I.G. Capital
Local advertising made a splash last week when Hibu, the U.S. division of the U.K.’s Hibu group, announced their acquisition by an affiliate of H.I.G.
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Two New Acquisitions Bolster Xero’s Stack for SMBs
The cloud accounting platform Xero wants to become the engine by which small businesses aou0nd the globe digitize their back office. This month the New Zealand-based
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Lightspeed Scoops Up Vend, Continuing Its Buying Spree
Canada’s Lightspeed POS is on a mission to own the “omnichannel commerce” space, as the company calls it, globally. Yesterday it announced it will acquire
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Traject Adds Fourth Social Media Company to Its Growing Portfolio
Traject, a company that has been rolling up digital marketing tools into a comprehensive suite over the past year or so, has added a new
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Why Did Walmart Buy an AdTech Company?
Many of us in the local space are familiar with PaperG. Victor Wong launched the San Francisco-based adtech company in 2007 and remains CEO. But
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Demand Science Acquires Tidings to Enhance Sales Enablement Platform
David Mihm has been a fixture in local search for more than a decade. Those of us who haven’t worked with him directly have probably
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Austria’s HEROLD Merging with Dogado Group to Create SMB Market Leader
EDSA (European Directories), a holding company owned by the private equity firm Triton Partners, has combined two of its companies to create a single player
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MailChimp Dives into Messaging, Acquires Chatitive
MailChimp has announced it will acquire messaging startup Chatitive for an undisclosed amount. The company helps businesses communicate with their customers via messaging and will correspondingly help MailChimp diversify its SMB offerings.
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Verve Group Builds on Acquisitions, Buys Nexstar’s Video Platform
Verve Group made a significant move this week to strengthen its ad tech platform by acquiring Nexstar’s digital video platform for an undisclosed sum. Verve
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Thryv Holdings Heading Down Under to Buy Australia’s Sensis
Thryv Holdings, which recently went public via a direct listing, hopes to add 2.3 million Australian small businesses to its total addressable market with its
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Thumbtack’s Very 2020 Acquisition of Setter
Today privately held Thumbtack announced it has acquired Toronto-based “prop-tech” firm Setter for an undisclosed sum. What does Setter do? It’s a home management tool
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Lightspeed POS Is Dining on Its Rivals
Churchill once said, “Don’t let a crisis go to waste.” It’s a phrase that’s been dusted off in 2020. And the Canadian POS player Lightspeed
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Near Acquires Teemo, Furthers Data Consolidation
The Singapore-based data intelligence company Near has acquired French location data company Teemo for an undisclosed sum, according to TechCrunch. Near, founded in 2012, raised
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The Anatomy of a Deal, with GatherUp’s Aaron Weiche
Last November, the reviews management platform GatherUp was sold to SaaS holding company ASG for an undisclosed sum. When these events happen, we read about
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Google-backed Indian “Concierge App” Dunzo Raises $45 Million
Dunzo, a Google-backed Indian rough equivalent to DoorDash has raised a $45 million D round, bringing its valuation to $200 million, according to Tech Crunch.