News UK TimeOut takes over event booking platform YPlan for £1.6m London-based events startup Yplan has been acquired by magazine publisher Time Out for… Disha ManochaOctober 22, 2016No comments2 minute read
News Startups LendingKart acqui-hires online loan marketplace KountMoney to strengthen its tech & data analytics capabilities In a move to widen its reach and expand the scope of its… Jeet SutharOctober 18, 2016No comments2 minute read
News UK Market operator ICAP acquires fintech firm Abide Financial for an undisclosed sum ICAP, a provider of post trade risk mitigation services, has taken over… Disha ManochaOctober 13, 2016One comment2 minute read
Gaming News [UPDATE]Ubisoft faced with threats of hostile takeover by majority stakeholder Vivendi UPDATE: Vivendi falls short in it’s attempt to dethrone the guillemot name from… Dhruv ChopraSeptember 29, 2016No comments3 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Now Disney eyes Twitter, is working with a financial advisor for a possible bid : Report In perhaps the most surprising developments in the string of Twitter-sale related… Deepanshu KhandelwalSeptember 27, 2016No comments2 minute read
Apple acquires US/India-based machine learning startup, Tuplejump First Perceptio at the end of 2015, then Turi just a few months ago and… Mir Juned HussainSeptember 23, 2016No comments2 minute read
Business Futurism News Apple could soon acquire another auto company, a self-balancing motorcycle startup Lit Motors First McLaren, and now it seems as if Apple is trying to… Mir Juned HussainSeptember 22, 2016No comments1 minute read
Business News [Update: McLaren denies everything] Apple could soon acquire supercar-maker McLaren UPDATE: Reacting pretty quickly to rumors of an Apple acquisition that stormed the… Mir Juned HussainSeptember 21, 2016No comments3 minute read
Gaming News Logitech expands its gaming peripheral business with the acquisition of Saitek for $13 Million The most successful PC gaming peripheral brand, Logitech has bought out Saitek… Dhruv ChopraSeptember 16, 2016No comments2 minute read
Singapore BandLab takes over San Francisco-based MONO to meet the needs of the fast-growing mobile musician market Singapore-based social music-making platform BandLab, today announced that it has acquired MONO Creators Inc., the design studio… Kajal JoshiSeptember 9, 2016No comments2 minute read
News Startups Quikr’s acquisition spree now targets Stepni to foray into vehicle maintenance services After acquiring Hiree and ZapLuck, Quikr has now announced the acquisition of… Jeet SutharSeptember 8, 2016No comments2 minute read
News Startups Home services startup SBricks acquires HomeCues for $1 million SBricks, a home service providing startup, has announced the acquisition of HomeCues… Jeet SutharAugust 30, 2016No comments2 minute read
Cloud Computing News Rackspace goes private in $4.3 billion acquisition under Apollo Global Management Rackspace, an age-old company that provides a spectrum of cloud services, announced… Mir Juned HussainAugust 26, 2016No comments2 minute read
Microsoft acquires AI-powered scheduling service Genee, to be shut down and merged with Office 365 Microsoft stamps its name onto yet another artificial intelligence-based company. This time,… Mir Juned HussainAugust 22, 2016No comments2 minute read
IT & Web-tech Mobile News Startups Snapchat to acquire mobile search app Vurb for $110M+ Snapchat is acquiring mobile search app Vurb for more that $110 million. Vurb… Mir Juned HussainAugust 16, 2016No comments2 minute read
Business Google IT & Web-tech News Startups Google acquires Orbitera, a company which develops tools to enable buying/selling of cloud-based software In a bid to enhance its enterprise offering in the AWS-dominated cloud computing… Mir Juned HussainAugust 8, 2016No comments2 minute read
Business News Startups PayU is reportedly in final stages to acquire Citrus Pay in an all-cash deal Naspers backed PayU is in the final stages to acquire payment processing… Jeet SutharAugust 8, 2016No comments2 minute read
Business Google IT & Web-tech Mobile News Google acquires Launchkit, a set of tools helping developers pivot apps on Android and iOS LaunchKit, a set of tools that helps developers launch their apps, announced on Wednesday that it… Mir Juned HussainJuly 28, 2016One comment2 minute read
Business News Valued at $218M, Yatra signs merger agreement with Terrapin 3 Acquisitions, set to be listed as ‘YTRA’ on NASDAQ As MakeMyTrip and Goibibo continue to take lead in the Indian online… Jeet SutharJuly 14, 20163 comments2 minute read
Business News Startups GirnarSoft acqui-hires consulting firm Valueserve in an all cash deal GirnarSoft, the parent company behind auto portals such as CarDekho.com and Gaadi.com,… Jeet SutharJuly 13, 2016No comments2 minute read
Jay Z’s Tidal may soon become part of Apple Music In a deal that could potentially unite East Coast and West Coast rap… Mir Juned HussainJuly 2, 2016One comment2 minute read
