18 Acquisitions in the Big Data industry

Company acquisitions in the Big Data industry always make headlines! Especially since related startups and technology companies have become very popular with private equity firms, strategic buyers and even family offices.

In this blog post, we are taking a closer look at 18 acquisitions that took place in the Big Data industry.

Adestra acquired by Upland BlueVenn

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $60,200,000

Announcement: 14 December 2018

Details about the company:

For large and expanding companies, Adestra is a dependable source of first-person marketing solutions.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Advertising Platforms, Big Data, Data Integration, Email, Email Marketing, Enterprise Software, Marketing Automation, Messaging, SaaS

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Audiens acquired by Bango

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $1,834,123

Announcement: 24 January 2018

Details about the company:

Platform for Customer Data as a Service

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Big Data, Data Integration, Digital Marketing, Machine Learning, Marketing Automation, PaaS

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Building Blocks acquired by CM.com

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $7,567,573

Announcement: 15 March 2022

Details about the company:

Building Blocks assists multinational corporations in employing digital technology to resolve complicated issues.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Big Data, Consulting, Information Services, Information Technology

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Chalk acquired by PowerSchool

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $7,795,356

Announcement: 5 May 2022

Details about the company:

Using real-time academic insights from curriculum and instruction, Chalk enables K–12 institutions to take action.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Analytics, Big Data, Education, Personalization

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

CognitiveScale acquired by Tecnotree

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $6,000,000

Announcement: 11 December 2022

Details about the company:

A business AI platform is called CognitiveScale.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Health Insurance, Information Services, Information Technology, Machine Learning, SaaS, Software

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Contactlab acquired by MailUp

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $5,522,982

Announcement: 3 April 2022

Details about the company:

Brands that can personalize messaging and strengthen their engagement with customers thanks to technology and services

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Analytics, Big Data, Digital Marketing, Email Marketing, Fashion, Retail Technology, SaaS, Software, Travel

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Edico Genome acquired by Illumina

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $100,000,000

Announcement: 15 May 2018

Details about the company:

Bioinformatics will be developed by Edico Genome, Inc.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Big Data, Biotechnology, Genetics, Health Care

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Findify (Acquired by Maropost) acquired by Maropost

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $4,450,000

Announcement: 26 May 2022

Details about the company:

Findify is an intelligent on-site search tool that boosts sales for e-commerce retailers by utilizing machine learning and big data.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, E-Commerce, Machine Learning, Search Engine

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

GeoPhy acquired by Walker & Dunlop

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $85,000,000

Announcement: 7 February 2022

Details about the company:

In order to give the real estate sector an unbiased perspective of value, GeoPhy leverages data science.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Commercial Real Estate, Machine Learning, Real Estate

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Haoya Intelligent Technology acquired by AInnovation

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $22,968,490

Announcement: 30 May 2022

Details about the company:

An automated intelligent material system and service supplier is Haoya Electromechanical.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Big Data, Cloud Computing, Intelligent Systems

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

InovaMind acquired by Dimensa Tecnologia

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $4,149,231

Announcement: 10 January 2022

Details about the company:

InovaMind is an IT company that focuses in developing digital goods and services as well as artificial intelligence, big data, and machine learning.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Machine Learning

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

INSOFE acquired by UpGrad

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $33,000,000

Announcement: 2 May 2022

Details about the company:

An educational company called INSOFE specializes in offering courses on data and analytics.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Big Data, EdTech, Education, Predictive Analytics

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

MedAware Systems acquired by Biomed Industries

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $18,000,000

Announcement: 21 September 2022

Details about the company:

A firm that provides analysis of all accessible data on any medical issue is called MedAware Systems.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Health Care, Information Technology, Medical, Pharmaceutical

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Podchaser acquired by Acast

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $34,000,000

Announcement: 17 July 2022

Details about the company:

The largest podcast database in the world, Podchaser powers podcaster, brand, and listener discovery.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Advertising Platforms, Analytics, Audio, Big Data, Data Visualization, Database, Internet Radio, Podcast, Search Engine, Social Network

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Rubikloud acquired by Kinaxis

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $60,155,977

Announcement: 15 June 2020

Details about the company:

Through its cloud-native platform, Rubikloud leverages AI to provide intelligent decision automation to business merchants.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cloud Data Services, Internet, Machine Learning, Retail, Retail Technology, Software

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Smartlytics Consultancy acquired by NowVertical Group

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $6,450,000

Announcement: 12 December 2022

Details about the company:

An IT company called Smartlytics Consultancy offers services for corporate information and analytics.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Analytics, Big Data, Data Visualization

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

TABS Suite - Diligence-as-a-Service acquired by PreIPO

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $20,800,000

Announcement: 19 May 2022

Details about the company:

A firm offering "Diligence as a Service" (DaaS) offers comprehensive risk assessments to businesses through the use of machine learning.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Big Data, Machine Learning, Software

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Unbxd acquired by Netcore Cloud

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount: $100,000,000

Announcement: 24 March 2022

Details about the company:

Unbxd is a platform for e-commerce product discovery that links customers to the goods they are most likely to purchase.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, E-Commerce, Machine Learning, Navigation, Product Search, Search Engine, Software

Details about the buyer:

Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.

Headquarter:

Where to find them: Website

Ray is the VP of Sales at Flippa and has a passion for helping buyers find their dream digital asset, and helping sellers find a successful pathway to exit. Ray is motivated to create a more intuitive way to buy and sell online businesses, with success in managing multi-million dollar deals.

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