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Walmart acquires virtual clothing try-on startup Zeekit

by Sarah Perez | May 13, 2021 | Business Enhancements, M&A, Startups

Retail giant Walmart announced this morning it’s acquiring the Tel Aviv-based startup Zeekit, which allows consumers to virtually “try on” clothing when shopping online. The company leverages a combination of real-time image processing, computer...

Cisco to acquire Indy startup Socio to bring hybrid events to Webex

by Ron Miller | May 12, 2021 | Business Enhancements, M&A, Startups

Cisco announced this morning that it intends to acquire Indianapolis-based startup Socio, which helps plan hybrid in-person and virtual events. The two companies did not share the purchase price. Socio provides a missing hybrid event management component for the...

Jamf snags zero trust security startup Wandera for $400M

by Ron Miller | May 11, 2021 | Business Enhancements, M&A, Startups

Jamf, the enterprise Apple device management company, announced that it was acquiring Wandera, a zero trust security startup, for $400 million at the market close today. Today’s purchase is the largest in the company’s history. Jamf provides IT at large...

DataRobot expands platform and announces Zepl acquisition

by Ron Miller | May 11, 2021 | Business Enhancements, M&A, Startups

DataRobot, the Boston-based automated machine learning startup, had a bushel of announcements this morning as it expanded its platform to give technical and non-technical users alike something new. It also announced it has acquired Zepl, giving it an advanced...

ServiceNow leaps into applications performance monitoring with Lightstep acquisition

by Ron Miller | May 10, 2021 | Business Enhancements, M&A, Startups

This morning ServiceNow announced that it was acquiring Lightstep, an applications performance monitoring startup that has raised over $70 million, according to Crunchbase data. The companies did not share the acquisition price. ServiceNow wants to take advantage of...

Vista Equity takes minority stake in Canada’s Vena with $242M investment

by Mary Ann Azevedo | Apr 27, 2021 | Business Enhancements, M&A, Startups

Vena, a Canadian company focused on the Corporate Performance Management (CPM) software space, has raised $242 million in Series C funding from Vista Equity Partners. As part of the financing, Vista Equity is taking a minority stake in the company. The round follows...

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Walmart acquires virtual clothing try-on startup Zeekit

Cisco to acquire Indy startup Socio to bring hybrid events to Webex

Jamf snags zero trust security startup Wandera for $400M

DataRobot expands platform and announces Zepl acquisition

ServiceNow leaps into applications performance monitoring with Lightstep acquisition

Vista Equity takes minority stake in Canada’s Vena with $242M investment

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