Tag: acquires
Facebook acquires biometric ID verification startup Confirm.io
Facebook has confirmed to TechCrunch that it’s acquired… Confirm.io. The startup offered an API that let other companies quickly verify someone’s government-issued identification card,...
ADP acquires workforce management software startup WorkMarket
Payroll provider ADP said it is acquiring WorkMarket, a startup that specializes in workforce management software that operates across a wide range of employees...
Uber rival Grab acquires Indian startup to bulk up its mobile...
Grab, Uber’s main rival in Southeast Asia, is continuing to develop its mobile payment strategy after it announced the acquisition of India-based startup iKaaz....
Sodexo acquires majority stake in French online restaurant FoodChéri
Sodexo, a French publicly-listed food services and facilities management company, has acquired a majority stake in Paris-based online restaurant and food delivery startup FoodChéri....
SolarWinds acquires log-monitoring service Loggly
SolarWinds, the company behind services like Pingdom, Papertrail and AppOptics, today announced that it has acquired the cloud-based log-monitoring and analytics service Loggly. The...
Verizon acquires autonomous threat detection startup Niddel
Verizon (which owns this publication) announced today that it has acquired Niddel, a startup that bills itself as an autonomous threat detection service. The...
Ooma acquires AI-powered video camera platform Butterfleye for its home security...
Ooma, the company that’s probably still best known for its VoIP platform, today announced that it has acquired Butterfleye, an AI-powered video camera and...
Amazon acquires connected camera and doorbell startup Blink
Amazon has acquired Blink (via Slashgear), a startup founded in 2014 that builds connected Wi-Fi home security cameras, as well as a new video...
Daimler acquires majority stake in French Uber competitor
Daimler has acquired a majority stake in Chauffeur Privé, a French app that provides ride hailing services in Paris, Lyon and the Côte d’Azur...
Rico-owned Henchman acquires Jinn’s app, will rebrand to ‘new on-demand concierge’...
Jinn, the London on-demand delivery startup that shut down and was put into administration after being unable to pay creditors, has found a buyer...