39 Acquisitions in the SaaS industry - Flippa
Company acquisitions in the SaaS 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 38 acquisitions that took place in the SaaS industry.
Sharktower AI acquired by MyProteus (Proteus)
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $13,600,000
Announcement: February 21 2022
Details about the company:
Edinburgh‑based intelligent change delivery platform providing AI‑driven project management and predictive analytics.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Project Management, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Software
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
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
Banzai acquired by High Attendance
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $1,200,000
Announcement: 17 May 2020
Details about the company:
The modern marketer's tool for boosting attendance and streamlining online, hybrid, and physical event experiences is Banzai.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Event Promotion, Events, Marketing, Marketing Automation, SaaS, Software
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Brand Embassy acquired by NICE Systems
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $33,519,591
Announcement: 16 May 2019
Details about the company:
The Omnichannel Era of Digital Transformation. Agile. Customer service that is scalable
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Analytics, Brand Marketing, Customer Service, SaaS, Social Media, Software
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
Making It Easy to Sell Online Businesses
Flippa provides owners and investors with the tools and expertise to sell.
400,000+ Weekly Active Buyers
15 In-house Brokers and 120 Broker Partners
Negotiate and Receive Offers Fast
Integrated Legal, Insurance and Payments
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
Covalent Software acquired by Ideagen
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $4,693,348
Announcement: 8 August 2016
Details about the company:
For the public sector in the UK, Covalent Software creates performance management software solutions.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: SaaS, Software
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Curricula acquired by Huntress
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $22,000,000
Announcement: 19 July 2022
Details about the company:
Curriculum is an entertaining online learning environment with phishing simulation and security awareness training.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Content, Content Creators, Corporate Training, E-Learning, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Network Security, Privacy, SaaS, Security
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
e-bot7 acquired by LivePerson
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $53,100,000
Announcement: 20 July 2021
Details about the company:
A low-code Conversational AI platform from e-bot7 enables businesses to increase the effectiveness of customer care.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, CRM, Machine Learning, Marketing Automation, SaaS, Sales Automation, Software, Virtual Assistant
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
ERPyme acquired by Maxxa
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $4,000,000
Announcement: 8 April 2022
Details about the company:
using a straightforward software platform, business information, and financial education to increase the success percentage of small enterprises.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Business Intelligence, Financial Services, SaaS, Small and Medium Businesses, Software
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Making It Easy to Sell Online Businesses
Flippa provides owners and investors with the tools and expertise to sell.
400,000+ Weekly Active Buyers
15 In-house Brokers and 120 Broker Partners
Negotiate and Receive Offers Fast
Integrated Legal, Insurance and Payments
GCommerce acquired by SPS Commerce
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $45,000,000
Announcement: 20 July 2022
Details about the company:
For the purpose of streamlining distribution supply chain activities, GCommerce offers software-as-a-service procurement solutions.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Enterprise Software, SaaS, Service Industry, Software, Supply Chain Management
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Gurus Solutions acquired by Alan Allman Associates
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $1,574,006
Announcement: 8 February 2022
Details about the company:
Gurus Solutions has 15 years of expertise helping organizations expand up using cloud technology and has been a 5-star NetSuite ERP & Dell Boomi partner for 9 years.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Cloud Computing, Consulting, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Information Technology, Professional Services, SaaS, Software
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Helpshift acquired by Keywords Studios
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $75,000,000
Announcement: 5 December 2022
Details about the company:
A conversational customer care platform called Helpshift uses messaging-based communication, AI, and bots.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, CRM, Customer Service, Internet, Mobile, SaaS
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Hiper acquired by Linx
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $12,974,227
Announcement: 2 April 2019
Details about the company:
Hiper is a point-of-sale system that helps Brazilian SMB merchants manage their stores more effectively.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Point of Sale, Retail, SaaS, Software
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
House of Control acquired by Visma
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $64,200,000
Announcement: 26 September 2022
Details about the company:
Software as a service (SaaS) solutions for contract administration and IFRS 16 compliance are created by the tech firm House of Control.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Accounting, Asset Management, Contact Management, SaaS
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Making It Easy to Sell Online Businesses
Flippa provides owners and investors with the tools and expertise to sell.
400,000+ Weekly Active Buyers
15 In-house Brokers and 120 Broker Partners
Negotiate and Receive Offers Fast
Integrated Legal, Insurance and Payments
Live Keeping acquired by IndiaMART
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $6,000,000
Announcement: 25 March 2022
Details about the company:
A SaaS platform called Live Keeping creates accounting software and company management solutions.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Accounting, Consulting, IT Management, SaaS, Software
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
MailerLite acquired by Vercom S.A
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $90,000,000
Announcement: 28 April 2022
Details about the company:
Digital marketing solutions help expand your audience more quickly and increase sales more effectively. 24/7 award-winning support is provided.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Digital Marketing, Email Marketing, Enterprise Software, Marketing Automation, SaaS
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
MP Objects acquired by Kinaxis
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $45,000,000
Announcement: 16 August 2022
Details about the company:
MPO offers a worldwide SaaS platform for order planning and execution that makes use of current corporate IT investments.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: SaaS, Software
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Navegate acquired by Radiant Logistics
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $35,000,000
Announcement: 6 December 2021
Details about the company:
Supply chain software provider Navegate provides cloud-based software and services for logistics management.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Information Technology, Logistics, SaaS, Supply Chain Management, Transportation
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
NurseGrid acquired by HealthStream
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $25,000,000
Announcement: 9 March 2020
Details about the company:
A company called Nursegrid develops online collaboration and communication technologies.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Health Care, Hospital, SaaS, Scheduling, Software
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Making It Easy to Sell Online Businesses
Flippa provides owners and investors with the tools and expertise to sell.
400,000+ Weekly Active Buyers
15 In-house Brokers and 120 Broker Partners
Negotiate and Receive Offers Fast
Integrated Legal, Insurance and Payments
Octadesk acquired by Locaweb
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $19,621,799
Announcement: 3 August 2021
Details about the company:
Software provider Octadesk offers a multi-channel SaaS platform for help desk, service desk, and customer support.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Information Services, Information Technology, SaaS, Software
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
OnSIP acquired by Ooma
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $9,750,000
Announcement: 1 September 2022
Details about the company:
Leading company OnSIP offers enterprises real-time communications services.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Internet, PaaS, SaaS, Telecommunications, Unified Communications, Video Chat, VoIP
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
ParaSure acquired by Microsoft
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $100,000,000
Announcement: 6 January 2014
Details about the company:
A wide range of decontamination consumables are offered by ParaSure.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Cloud Storage, Customer Service, Internet, SaaS, Software
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Paygroup acquired by Deel
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $79,952,583
Announcement: 21 November 2022
Details about the company:
Paygroup is a supplier of cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) software and business process outsourcing (BPO) services.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Human Resources, Outsourcing, SaaS, Software
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Pharmacy Access Solutions Inc. acquired by FGC Health
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $4,024,863
Announcement: 3 March 2022
Details about the company:
Pharmacy Access Solutions Inc. offers healthcare organizations software as a service (SaaS).
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, SaaS, Software
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Making It Easy to Sell Online Businesses
Flippa provides owners and investors with the tools and expertise to sell.
400,000+ Weekly Active Buyers
15 In-house Brokers and 120 Broker Partners
Negotiate and Receive Offers Fast
Integrated Legal, Insurance and Payments
Premonition.io acquired by Shippit
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $15,297,434
Announcement: 22 March 2022
Details about the company:
SaaS
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Information Technology, Logistics, SaaS, Software
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
PubPlus acquired by Clearpier
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $60,000,000
Announcement: 25 May 2022
Details about the company:
For content producers, PubPlus is a revenue attribution platform that monetizes and oversees audience and distribution initiatives.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Analytics, Content, Digital Media, Publishing, SaaS
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Render Networks acquired by IFM Investors
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $40,000,000
Announcement: 11 May 2022
Details about the company:
A geographic network deployment technology called Render Networks creates networks for its consumers.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Internet, SaaS, Software, Telecommunications, Wired Telecommunications
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Roi Rekrytering acquired by Poolia
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $3,512,132
Announcement: 1 February 2022
Details about the company:
Roi Rekrytering is a rapidly expanding HR-Tech business.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Human Resources, Recruiting, SaaS
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
rplan acquired by InvestCloud
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $20,000,000
Announcement: 11 June 2018
Details about the company:
Rplan offers financial institutions fintech software.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: FinTech, SaaS
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Making It Easy to Sell Online Businesses
Flippa provides owners and investors with the tools and expertise to sell.
400,000+ Weekly Active Buyers
15 In-house Brokers and 120 Broker Partners
Negotiate and Receive Offers Fast
Integrated Legal, Insurance and Payments
SafetyTek Software acquired by Safety Evolution
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $1,552,132
Announcement: 1 July 2022
Details about the company:
The company's safety policy is sent digitally to employees' phones, tablets, and PCs in real-time through SafetyTek.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Document Management, Information Technology, SaaS, Security, Software
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
SalesVoodoo acquired by xRM Global
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $13,000,000
Announcement: 2 October 2009
Details about the company:
Enterprise customer relationship management platform as a service provided by EM Technologies.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: CRM, Information Technology, SaaS, Sales
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
SenseHawk acquired by Reliance Industries
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $32,000,000
Announcement: 6 September 2022
Details about the company:
For the infrastructure sector, SenseHawk is a SaaS supplier of data analytics, integration, and workflow management software.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Analytics, Asset Management, Construction, Drones, Infrastructure, Power Grid, SaaS, Software, Solar, Task Management
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Sharktower AI acquired by MyProteus
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $13,591,148
Announcement: 20 February 2022
Details about the company:
With our AI project management platform, Sharktower AI hopes to revolutionize how organizations implement change.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Project Management, SaaS, Software
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Tookitaki acquired by Thunes
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $20,000,000
Announcement: 18 April 2022
Details about the company:
Regtech business Tookitaki provides financial crime detection and prevention to some of the top banks and fintech companies in the globe.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Compliance, Finance, FinTech, Predictive Analytics, SaaS, Software
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Making It Easy to Sell Online Businesses
Flippa provides owners and investors with the tools and expertise to sell.
400,000+ Weekly Active Buyers
15 In-house Brokers and 120 Broker Partners
Negotiate and Receive Offers Fast
Integrated Legal, Insurance and Payments
Torchlight acquired by LifeSpeak
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $17,250,000
Announcement: 13 December 2021
Details about the company:
Health plans and SaaS business employee benefits
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Children, Elderly, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources, SaaS, Wellness
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Wisenet acquired by Adapt IT
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $2,163,720
Announcement: 9 January 2019
Details about the company:
Vocational training schools can use Wisenet's "software-as-a-service learning relationship management system."
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Information Technology, SaaS, Software
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Zamurai acquired by LastPass
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $6,000,000
Announcement: 4 June 2015
Details about the company:
a San Francisco-based firm that produced the well-known iPad whiteboard app.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Marketing, Mobile, SaaS
Details about the buyer:
Visma offers services and company software for administration and accountancy.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Zephr acquired by Zuora
Details about the transaction:
Acquisition amount: $44,000,000
Announcement: 24 August 2022
Details about the company:
A technological platform called Zephr helps media firms increase their subscription income.
Headquarter:
Where to find them: Website
Industry: Advertising, Content Delivery Network, Digital Media, Publishing, SaaS
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.
