Apptentive sold to KKR-backed Alchemer as customer-feedback software consolidated
Seattle's Apptentive, the in-app feedback startup behind surveys for Alaska Airlines and CNN, joined survey platform Alchemer; terms undisclosed.
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300 条近期案例 · 持续更新Agari's founder quietly retook the CEO job from his handpicked successor
Three years after stepping aside, Agari founder Patrick Peterson reclaimed the CEO seat in February 2019 as the email-security startup's CEO and CTO exited.
阅读案例Rocketlane bet India SaaS could own customer onboarding, raised $18M in 2022
A founder who sold his last startup to Freshworks launched Rocketlane into B2B customer onboarding and led its G2 category within six months of launch.
阅读案例Perplexity's Computer agent runs on 19 AI models — its multi-model bet, at $200/mo
Perplexity Computer executes workflows with subagents across 19 models on the $200/month Max tier — the bet that models specialise rather than commoditise.
阅读案例LML, the geared-scooter legend, relaunches as an EV brand with the LML Star
Bought with his own money in 2021, the dead LML brand returns electric: the Vespa-derived Star, set for an October 2024 launch against Ola and Bajaj.
阅读案例Piracy-era LimeWire buys AI image startup BlueWillow to power its creator pivot
LimeWire, reborn from file-sharing infamy as a creator studio, bought the Discord AI image community BlueWillow — 2.5 million members, 500 million-plus images.
阅读案例Risk of Rain studio Hopoo sunsets itself as its founders join Valve
After selling Risk of Rain 2's rights to Gearbox, the Seattle studio's founders and much of its team went full-time to Valve, shelving project 'Snail'.
阅读案例Fulcrum raises $25M led by CRV to replace insurance BPO with AI agents
Founded by Arjun Mangla and Sambhav Anand, Fulcrum embeds AI agents in brokerage workflows, cutting policy and proposal cycles from weeks to same-day.
阅读案例Palo Alto's billionaire cofounder returns with Cylake, on-prem hardware security
Nir Zuk, who built Palo Alto Networks on cloud security, is back with $45M from Greylock to sell AI hardware security to customers that can't use the cloud.
阅读案例Classplus's $600M SaaS bet now earns most of its revenue from acquired Testbook
The Tiger Global-backed teacher-SaaS startup bought a controlling stake in test-prep app Testbook for ₹67.8 Cr; Testbook now out-earns the core business.
阅读案例Meta's Oculus Studios bought Iron Man VR maker Camouflaj to deepen its VR bench
Meta quietly acquired three VR studios — Camouflaj, Twisted Pixel, Armature — as Oculus Studios doubled down on exclusive content for Quest headsets.
阅读案例AWS bets AI agents replace SaaS, launching Connect Decisions and Talent
After WorkMail, Chime and WorkDocs died, AWS sells AI-native business apps built from its own operations — replacement, not augmentation.
阅读案例Acceler8 raises a16z Speedrun-led seed to make workforce calls real-time
A Grab early product lead and a former global CPO built Acceler8: agentic AI that turns work signals into live promotion and succession intel.
阅读案例Harbor Health acquired dementia care startup Rippl after $55M and four years
Rippl — founded by an ex-Aegis Living president with ARCH Venture Partners — joins Harbor Health's insurance-aligned chronic care platform.
阅读案例NeoCarbon raised €1.25M to turn industrial cooling towers into carbon capture
Berlin's NeoCarbon retrofits direct air capture kits into working cooling towers, claiming up to 10x cost cuts by reusing existing airflow and infrastructure.
阅读案例Meesho paid ₹202 crore for Kirana Club to take its marketplace into B2B retail
Meesho's first acquisition since going public buys an asset-light kirana marketplace valued at ~14x its ₹15.3 crore revenue, opening a B2B front against Udaan.
阅读案例Local Kitchens raised $40M to run multi-brand restaurants as ghost kitchens died
Founded by ex-DoorDash operators, Local Kitchens employs the cooks itself and serves eight brands from one kitchen — 5x growth since its 2021 Series A.
阅读案例Unified Women's Healthcare bought Gennev, menopause care's first startup exit
Jill Angelo's Seattle telehealth startup — $8M raised, ten employees, a dozen contract OB-GYNs — sold to the largest US OB-GYN practice platform.
阅读案例/dev/agents raised $56M at $500M to build the operating system for AI agents
Ex-Android and Stripe leaders raised $56M led by Index and CapitalG at a $500M valuation for a cloud operating system on which AI agents are built.
阅读案例Dandelion's ex-CTO raised $1M for Balto to finance whole-home electrification
Balto Energy gives solar installers a decision-tree tool for electrification projects, plus asset-owning financing it says halves interest rates.
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