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Startup Genies Inc., which provides technology for creating Web3 avatars, today announced that it has raised $150 million in funding at a $1 billion valuation. Silver Lake led the Series C funding round. BOND, NEA and Tamarack Global participated as well. Los …
Perforce acquires IT infrastructure automation startup Puppet
Developer tooling maker Perforce Software Inc. is acquiring Puppet Inc., which provides software that companies use to automate the management of their information technology infrastructure. Perforce announced the deal this morning. The acquisition’s financial terms were not disclosed. Minneapolis-based Perforce provides a …
IT management software provider Kaseya acquires Datto for $6.2B
Kaseya Ltd., a provider of software tools for managing information technology infrastructure, today announced that it is acquiring fellow software maker Datto Inc. in a $6.2 billion deal. The acquisition price amounts to $35.50 per Datto share, a 52% premium to the …
Thoma Bravo buys cybersecurity provider SailPoint for second time in $6.9B deal
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 …