Mergers and Acquisitions

On Thursday Microsoft  announced it has acquired Lobe, a small San Francisco start-up that focuses on making it easy to train and deploy artificial intelligence models. Financial terms of the…

On Wednesday, tech giant Apple Inc confirmed it had acquired Akonia Holographics, a startup focused on making lenses for augmented reality glasses. Terms of the deal were not made public. Akonia was…

India-based lending platform Capital Float has been busy raising capital, having closed an Amazon-led $22 million extension to its $45 million Series C last year —  now it’s putting some of that capital work after it…

Israel-based alumni outreach startup Graduway, incorporated as Headhunter Systems Ltd., has acquired Gloucestershire, U.K.-based career mentoring software developer VineUp Ltd., the companies announced Wednesday. The financial terms of the deal…

Identity management software company Ping Identity acquired API security startup Elastic Beam for an undisclosed amount and launched a new product called PingIntelligence for APIs. Ping also announced a new product, PingIntelligence…

Sphero, the Boulder-based robotic toy maker, has acquired Specdrums, a Boulder startup that makes programmable rings that people can use to make music. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.…