Cisco announced this morning that it intends to acquire Isovalent, a cloud-native security and networking startup that should fit well with the company’s core networking and security strategy. […]
Space tech forecast for 2024: Rising investments, lunar exploration, and pivotal SpaceX moments
Mark Boggett Contributor Despite a challenging economic period in 2022, this year’s investment into the space tech sector has continued to show signs of recovery. Space tech has […]
The Adobe-Figma breakup isn’t a signal of what’s to come for startup M&A
Adobe has called off its deal to acquire Figma for $20 billion due to regulatory concerns in the EU and the United Kingdom, adding yet another data point […]
ServiceNow dives deeper into task mining with latest acquisition
ServiceNow announced this morning that it was acquiring Czech Republic task mining company UltimateSuite, giving the company a new way to capture and understand how work flows through […]
Docker acquires AtomicJar, a testing startup that raised $25M in January
AtomicJar was seemingly a high flying early stage startup with a hefty (by today’s standards) $25 million Series A last January. It was building a commercial container testing […]
Yieldstreet to acquire real estate investment platform Cadre
Alternative investment platform Yieldstreet announced today that it has agreed to acquire Cadre, an online real-estate-focused investment platform aimed at institutional and high net worth investors. Financial terms […]
SpaceX acquires parachute company for $2.2M – because it turns out space-rated parachutes are very hard
SpaceX is known for its vertical integration, but one component it’s been outsourcing is parachutes — until earlier this month, when the company quietly acquired parachute vendor Pioneer […]
A three-step process to launch and sustain your merged brand
David Martin Contributor David Martin has been leading businesses through brand evolution for more than four decades, and much of this experience has focused on mergers and acquisitions. […]
Consider three lenses when building your go-forward brand
David Martin Contributor David Martin has been leading businesses through brand evolution for more than four decades, and much of this experience has focused on mergers and acquisitions. […]
How we run our in-house generative AI accelerator: Framework for ideation
Anton Volovyk Contributor Anton Volovyk holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a master’s degree in finance from IE Business School. He is an expert in app monetization, […]