Mobile monetization firm IronSource has acquired Luna Labs, the maker of a creative management platform used to create mobile ads. Luna Labs’ technology allows app developers — from enterprises to indie developers — to create, manage and optimize their playable ad and video ads, at a fast speed and on a large scale. The purchase […]
Tencent Acquires Minority Stake In Lost Soul Aside Developer
Looks like Tencent is not quite done spending money on developers. According to Daniel Ahmad, the Senior Analyst at Niko Partners, the Chinese giant has just acquired a ten percent minority stake in UltiZero Games. The studio is responsible for developing Lost Soul Aside. While details from either parties are sparse, Ahmad states that Lost Soul Aside’s […]
Dire Wolves Acquires AVANT Gaming, Sells LCO Slot
Australian esports organization Dire Wolves announced that it has acquired its competitor AVANT Gaming and will unite the two organization’s teams under the Dire Wolves brand. Dire Wolves did not disclose the financial details of the acquisition. Dire Wolves, which was founded in 2014 around the creation of a League of Legends team, only became […]
Life House Acquires IMPRINT Hospitality’s Management Portfolio
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–February 12, 2021– Life House – a tech-enabled brand and management company – has acquired the management contracts of IMPRINT Hospitality’s independent hotel portfolio, which comprises an array of properties across the West Coast. The transaction represents Life House’s first M&A transaction with several more expected to close later in 2021. This press release […]
Foothold Technology Acquires Relevant Health Homes, Adding an Industry Leading Care Management Platform to Its Product Offerings
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–February 10, 2021– Today, Foothold Technology, a leading cloud-based behavioral health and human services EHR software provider backed by ASG, announced its acquisition of Relevant Health Homes, the leading care management platform for Health Homes in New York, from Relevant Healthcare. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210210005189/en/ The […]
Rapid7 acquires Alcide for $50 million to meet growing cloud security demand
With enterprises embracing the cloud for its speed and flexibility, they are turning to tools like Kubernetes to help deploy and manage their applications. But while such cloud-native approaches are increasingly popular, their relative youth has created a strong market for companies that can address new security issues. That’s why Rapid7 today announced it has […]
PlayVS acquires GameSeta, partners with British Columbia School Sports – Esports Insider
US-based high school esports platform PlayVS has expanded its footprint in North America following the acquisition of Vancouver-based esports infrastructure company GameSeta. According to the release, the acquisition will provide greater access to infrastructure and opportunities for competition in Canada through the PlayVS platform using GameSeta as a local resource to provide guidance. Additionally, GameSeta […]
Turtle Beach acquires Neat Microphones to capture more gamers and podcasters
Gaming headset maker Turtle Beach said today it has acquired Neat Microphones, a maker of high-quality USB and analog microphones. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. It could put Turtle Beach in a better position to address growing markets such as gaming, streaming, podcasting, recording, and audio conferencing. If 2020 taught us anything, it’s […]
Pegasystems acquires Qurious.io to apply speech analytics to customer service
Pegasystems announced today it has acquired Qurious.io, a provider of a cloud service that analyzes voice calls in real time to enable customer service representatives to better determine their next best course of action. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Qurious.io combines speech-to-text, natural language processing (NLP), and emotion detection capabilities to analyze conversations […]
Hootsuite acquires Sparkcentral to unify and automate social customer service
Social media management stalwart Hootsuite has acquired Sparkcentral, a messaging app-focused customer engagement platform that offers virtual agents and automated message distribution. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition comes as more companies seek tools that will help them support customers online while working collaboratively with team members based in any number of […]