Category Archives: exit

Atlassian is acquiring Chartio to bring data visualization to the platform

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The Atlassian platform is chock full of data about how a company operates and communicates. Atlassian launched a machine learning layer, which relies on data on the platform with the addition of Atlassian Smarts last fall. Today the company announced it was acquiring Chartio to add a new data analysis and visualization component to the […] Continue reading Atlassian is acquiring Chartio to bring data visualization to the platform→

DigitalOcean’s IPO filing shows a two-class cloud market

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This morning DigitalOcean, a provider of cloud computing services to SMBs, filed to go public. The company intends to list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “DOCN.” DigitalOcean’s offering comes amidst a hot streak for tech IPOs, and valuations that are stretched by historical norms. The cloud hosting company was […] Continue reading DigitalOcean’s IPO filing shows a two-class cloud market→

SailPoint is buying Saas management startup Intello

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SailPoint, an identity management company that went public in 2017, announced it was going to be acquiring Intello today, an early stage SaaS management startup. The two companies did not share the purchase price. SailPoint believes that by helping its customers locate all of the SaaS tools being used inside a company, it can help […] Continue reading SailPoint is buying Saas management startup Intello→

Logging startups are suddenly hot as CrowdStrike nabs Humio for $400M

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A couple of weeks ago SentinelOne announced it was acquiring high-speed logging platform Scalyr for $155 million. Just this morning CrowdStrike struck next, announcing it was buying unlimited logging tool Humio for $400 million. In Humio, CrowdStrike gets a company that will provide it with the ability to collect unlimited logging information. Most companies have […] Continue reading Logging startups are suddenly hot as CrowdStrike nabs Humio for $400M→

Encrypted data handling startup DataFleets acquired by LiveRamp for over $68M

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LiveRamp has acquired DataFleets, a fresh young startup that made it possible to take advantage of large volumes of encrypted data without the risk or fuss of decrypting or transferring it. LiveRamp, an enterprise data connectivity platform itself, paid more than $68 million for the company, a huge multiple on DataFleet’s $4.5 million seed announced […] Continue reading Encrypted data handling startup DataFleets acquired by LiveRamp for over $68M→

SentinelOne to acquire high-speed logging startup Scalyr for $155M

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SentinelOne, a late-stage security startup that helps customers make sense of security data using AI and machine learning, announced today that it is acquiring Scalyr, the high-speed logging startup for $155 million in stock and cash. SentinelOne sorts through oodles of data to help customers understand their security posture, and having a tool that enables […] Continue reading SentinelOne to acquire high-speed logging startup Scalyr for $155M→

Box acquires eSignature startup SignRequest for new content workflows

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Box announced this morning that it has agreed to acquire eSignature startup SignRequest for $55 million.The acquisition gives the company a native signature component it has been lacking and opens up new workflows for the company. Box CEO Aaron Levie says the company has seen increased demand from customers to digitize more of their workflows, […] Continue reading Box acquires eSignature startup SignRequest for new content workflows→

Rapid7 acquires Kubernetes security startup Alcide for $50M

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Rapid7, the Boston-based security operations company, has been making moves into the cloud recently and this morning it announced that it has acquired Kubernetes security startup Alcide for $50 million. As the world shifts to cloud native using Kubernetes to manage containerized workloads, it’s tricky ensuring that the containers are configured correctly to keep them […] Continue reading Rapid7 acquires Kubernetes security startup Alcide for $50M→

Workday nabs employee feedback platform Peakon for $700M

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Workday started the work day with some big news today. It’s acquiring employee feedback platform Peakon for $700 million in cash. One thing we have learned during the pandemic is that organizations need to find new ways to build stronger connections with their employees, and that’s precisely what Peakon provides. “Bringing Peakon into the Workday […] Continue reading Workday nabs employee feedback platform Peakon for $700M→

SAP is buying Berlin business process automation startup Signavio

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Rumors have been flying this week that SAP was going to buy Berlin business process automation startup Signavio, and sure enough the company made it official today. The companies did not reveal the purchase price, but Bloomberg reported earlier this week that the deal could be worth $1.2 billion. With Signavio SAP gets a cloud-native […] Continue reading SAP is buying Berlin business process automation startup Signavio→