Uber acquires Aussie car-sharing startup Car Next Door
The global ride-sharing app Uber has acquired Aussie car-sharing service and previous Smart50 finalist Car Next Door for an undisclosed amount.
AI startup Hyper Anna acquired as Aussie M&A skyrockets
Aussie AI startup Hyper Anna has been acquired by US-based and NYSE-listed analytics automation company Alteryx.
Freelancer acquires Aussie freight marketplace Loadshift for $7.7 million, as logistics tech sector heats up
Aussie logistics tech platform Loadshift has been acquired by ASX-listed tech company Freelancer, for $7.7 million.
“Something bigger than ourselves”: Melbourne startup Quad Lock sells a majority stake
Mobile phone mount startup Quad Lock will sell a majority share to Quadrant Growth Fund to boost growth post-COVID-19.
“It’s gone absolutely gangbusters”: How a strategic acquisition will take Look Who’s Charging global
Look Who’s Charging has been acquired by the Australian arm of credit reporting business Experian, following a “gangbusters” few years of growth.
Melbourne startup Carbar secures $16.8 million, as IAG acquires majority stake
Vehicle subscription startup Carbar has raised $16.8 million in funding, with Insurance Australia Group acquiring a majority stake of the business.
‘It’s a bit like dating’: Inside Omny Studio’s acquisition journey
Last week, Omny Studio was acquired by Triton Digital, but the move followed a four-year relationship and some serious courting from the US audio giant.
‘Few are destined to be unicorns’: When is the right time to sell your startup?
Ultimately, the most important lesson you’ll ever learn is to decide your own fate. When the time is right to sell, embrace it as part of the journey.
“We never saw it coming”: How a single whitepaper download led to Sydney startup StorReduce’s acquisition
At the time of being acquired by data-storage giant Pure Storage, Vanessa Wilson’s startup StorReduce had raised just $400,000 in seed funding.
Why fintech Joust chose acquisition over VC funding in bid to fuel global growth
After an unsuccessful equity crowdfunding raise, home-loan fintech Joust has been acquired, in a bid to realise its growth ambitions.
In a Spin: Scooter startup acquired for $140 million just two years after launch
San Francisco scooter startup Spin has been acquired, reportedly for $US100 million, less than two years after it first hit the streets.
How Aussie startup TrademarkVision secured a “superb return” for investors, from one angel who was there
Investor network Scale Investors has seen its first exit, with image recognition startup TrademarkVision being acquired by US company Clarivate Analytics.
