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Private equity firm Thoma Bravo LLC today announced that it has inked a $6.9 billion deal to acquire SailPoint Technologies Holdings Inc., a publicly traded cybersecurity provider. The transaction marks the second time SailPoint is being acquired by Thoma Bravo. The previous …
Google Cloud and SADA launch expanded partnership with $2.5B cloud sales goal
Google LLC’s cloud business and SADA Systems Inc., a major technology consultancy, today announced an expanded partnership aimed at broadening enterprise adoption of Google Cloud. At the center of the partnership is a new three-year revenue growth initiative. The goal of the …
Google partners with iFixit to provide spare parts for Pixel devices
Google LLC today announced that it’s teaming up with consumer hardware repair specialist iFixit to make its Pixel smartphones easier to fix. As part of the partnership, the search giant will make Pixel spare parts available on iFixit’s popular hardware repair website. …
Chip giant TSMC reports 36% first-quarter revenue growth
Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. today announced that its revenue grew 36% in its fiscal first quarter, to NT$491.08 billion, or about $16.98 billion. According to Tom’s Hardware, TSMC’s revenue was in line with its sales guidance and surpassed analyst expectations. …
Fintech unicorn Bolt acquires cryptocurrency startup Wyre for reported $1.5B
Financial technology unicorn Bolt Financial Inc. is acquiring cryptocurrency startup Wyre Payments Inc. for about $1.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported today. Bolt confirmed the acquisition in an announcement released shortly after the Journal reported the deal. The announcement didn’t specify …
Web3 and blockchain security startup CertiK raises $88M at $2B valuation
CertiK, a cybersecurity startup focused on the Web3 and blockchain ecosystem, today announced that it has raised $88 million from investors three months after closing its previous funding round. CertiK’s Series B3 funding round was led by Insight Partners. Tiger Global, Advent …
HP shares jump after Berkshire Hathaway acquires 11.4% stake
Shares of HP Inc. jumped more than 15% today after Berkshire Hathaway Inc. disclosed that it has acquired a 11.4% stake in the company. Berkshire Hathaway detailed the investment in a regulatory filing released late Wednesday. The conglomerate, which is led by …
Stacklet launches managed version of its cloud governance platform
Cloud governance startup Stacklet Inc. today introduced Stacklet SaaS, a new software-as-a-service product aimed at helping companies operate their public cloud environments more efficiently. The new service is a managed version of the startup’s flagship Stacklet Platform. The latter offering is based …
Blockchain game developer Sky Mavis raises $150M to reimburse users affected by Ronin hack
Sky Mavis, the developer of popular blockchain videogame “Axie Infinity,” today announced that it has raised $150 million in funding to reimburse users affected by a recent hack. The funding was led by Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Animoca Brands, Andreessen …
Data automation startup Ascend.io raises $31M round led by Tiger Global
Data automation startup Ascend.io today announced that it has secured a $31 million funding round led by prominent technology investment firm Tiger Global. Shasta Ventures and returning investor Accel participated as well in the Series B round. Ascend.io, incorporation as Ascension Labs …