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Past deals in Acquisition
Fungible
Acquisition in 2022
Fungible creates hardware and software platforms for data centers. The company's mission is a chip responsible for data movement. This chip is low latency, high throughput, and highly programmable. Its founders have a track record leading and impacting the networking, silicon and software industries. The company is based in Santa Clara, California and was founded on 2015.
Miburo
Acquisition in 2022
Miburo is a cyber threat analysis and research company focused on detecting and responding to foreign information operations. It provides services aimed at protecting democracies and the integrity of the free information environment from harmful influences and extremism. Miburo offers a range of solutions, including analysis, consulting, training, and strategic responses to cyber threats. Through these services, the company enables its clients to effectively address emerging cyber-attacks and safeguard against malign influences.
Activision Blizzard
Acquisition in 2022
Activision Blizzard, Inc. is a leading interactive entertainment company that develops and distributes video game content and services across various platforms, including consoles, personal computers, and mobile devices. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, the company operates through three main segments: Activision Publishing, Blizzard Entertainment, and King Digital Entertainment. Its diverse portfolio includes popular franchises such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Diablo, Hearthstone, Overwatch, and Candy Crush, collectively reaching over 400 million players in 190 countries. Activision Blizzard offers its products through multiple channels, including retail, digital distribution, and subscription services, while also maintaining the online gaming platform Battle.net. Beyond gaming, the company is involved in esports leagues and provides logistics and distribution services to third-party publishers. Established in 1979, Activision Blizzard was formed in 2008 through the merger of Activision and Blizzard, solidifying its position as one of the largest video game publishers globally.
Minit
Acquisition in 2022
Minit is a technology company specializing in process intelligence that empowers managers, analysts, and consultants to make informed, data-driven decisions. Its innovative software automates the analysis of business processes, offering features such as process discovery, mapping, and identification of improvement opportunities. By detecting bottlenecks and conducting thorough financial analyses, Minit enables organizations to enhance their operational efficiency, leading to potential improvements of up to 30%. The company's solutions cater to a diverse range of industries and have garnered recognition, including the BPM Next Innovation Award and the title of Slovak IT Product of the Year. As a spinoff from GRADIENT ECM, Minit aims to transform complex processes into transparent systems that provide actionable insights, helping companies discover new productivity-enhancing strategies and cost-saving opportunities. With a growing client base primarily in Europe and expanding globally, Minit is well-positioned in the rapidly evolving field of process mining.
Xandr
Acquisition in 2021
Xandr is an advertising company.
Two Hat
Acquisition in 2021
Two Hat Security Ltd., operating as Community Sift, is a Canadian company established in 2012 that specializes in risk-based chat filtering and moderation software. The company's AI-driven platform processes over 30 billion interactions monthly, effectively classifying and filtering messages, usernames, images, and videos in real-time. Two Hat's solutions are designed to combat online harms such as cyberbullying, hate speech, and child exploitation, thereby promoting safer online environments across various social networks. Community Sift serves as an enterprise-level tool that includes customizable features for content moderation, while Sift Ninja offers a streamlined profanity filter suited for smaller platforms. Both products utilize advanced content classifiers to automatically detect and manage disruptive behaviors, enabling clients to create healthier user experiences.
Clear Software
Acquisition in 2021
Clear Software is an Intelligent Automation platform that protects and extends technology investments. The company's platform enables organizations to streamline core business processes across software such as SAP, OracleEBS, Salesforce, and many other cloud and premise applications. It enables automation ranging from a single step task to an end-to-end business process that may involve hundreds of tasks. Clear Software was established in 2015 and is headquartered in Zionsville, Indiana.
Ally.io (Acquired)
Acquisition in 2021
Ally.io is a strategic goal-planning and execution management software helping businesses execute strategies and reach their goals. It enables businesses to shift from traditional, disjointed planning and execution to a modern, OKR-based framework that drives strong alignment, agility, transparency and empowers the workforce. The Ally.io solution makes it easy to adopt OKRs as a seamless part of the users' daily workflow. The platform has built-in OKR best practices and provides seamless integration to several enterprise systems including Slack, Salesforce, Jira, Smartsheet, Asana, and ZenDesk. Ally’s comprehensive professional services offer continuous support, dedicated training, and coaching to ensure best-practices for implementation and successful change management. Vetri Vellore launched the company in 2018 in Bellevue, Washington.
TakeLessons
Acquisition in 2021
TakeLessons operates as a marketplace that connects students with qualified instructors across a variety of subjects, including music, languages, wellness, and the arts. The platform facilitates both online and local classes, catering to diverse learning preferences and styles. Instructors benefit from integrated tools for scheduling, billing, payment processing, and communication, which streamline their business operations and enhance their teaching experience. By prioritizing user-friendly features and a broad selection of subjects, TakeLessons aims to optimize learning outcomes and support both educators and learners in their educational journeys.
Clipchamp
Acquisition in 2021
Clipchamp Pty Ltd operates an online video editing platform that provides users with a variety of tools for creating and editing video content. Founded in 2012 and based in Fortitude Valley, Australia, the platform offers features such as video editing, compression, conversion, and webcam recording. Users can access professional editing capabilities, including cropping, resizing, and adding special effects like transitions and motion titles. Clipchamp also boasts a substantial stock library with approximately 800,000 assets, along with numerous customizable video templates. The platform is designed to cater to a diverse audience, facilitating the creation of videos for social media advertisements, corporate presentations, and personal storytelling.
Peer5
Acquisition in 2021
Peer5, Inc. operates a peer-to-peer content delivery network that enhances the efficiency of video streaming worldwide. By utilizing WebRTC technology, the company creates a decentralized mesh network, allowing users to load video content from one another. This innovative approach addresses the challenges faced by traditional content delivery networks (CDNs) that struggle with high-definition and 4K video streams, particularly during peak demand. Many content publishers often resort to increasing server capacity to meet viewer demand, which is both costly and inefficient. Peer5's solution not only reduces bandwidth usage for content providers but also improves the viewing experience by minimizing re-buffering. Founded in 2011, Peer5 is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with an additional location in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Suplari
Acquisition in 2021
Suplari, Inc. is a Seattle-based company established in 2016 that focuses on enhancing financial performance and spend accountability for enterprise procurement and finance. By leveraging machine learning, Suplari develops a cloud-based supplier management system that aggregates data from various internal sources, such as contracts, invoices, and usage data. This integration allows for a comprehensive view of suppliers and spending, enabling organizations to proactively manage supplier risk and optimize procurement processes. Suplari’s solutions aim to improve operational intelligence and effectiveness, facilitating better investment in growth and innovation.
RiskIQ
Acquisition in 2021
RiskIQ, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing cloud-based Software-as-a-Service solutions aimed at helping organizations detect and respond to various online security threats, including phishing, fraud, and malware. Its flagship product, RiskIQ Illuminate, allows organizations to map and monitor their digital attack surface, facilitating the understanding and mitigation of vulnerabilities. Additional offerings include RiskIQ PassiveTotal, which connects internal data to external threat indicators, and RiskIQ Digital Footprint, designed to visualize and protect the attack surface. The company also provides RiskIQ Executive Guardian, which tracks potential threats to company executives, and RiskIQ SIS, a data set that identifies cyber threats. RiskIQ’s products support a range of applications, including compliance, incident response, and brand protection, serving diverse industries such as finance, healthcare, and technology. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, RiskIQ also has offices in Lenexa, Kansas, and London, United Kingdom.
Refirm Labs
Acquisition in 2021
ReFirm Labs, Inc. specializes in cybersecurity solutions aimed at identifying threats within the firmware of connected devices. The company offers a range of tools, including Binwalk, an open-source firmware extraction tool, and a cloud-based firmware extraction product. Its flagship Centrifuge Platform automates the vetting and validation of firmware, enabling the detection and mitigation of security flaws in Internet of Things (IoT) devices and other connected systems. ReFirm Labs also provides various services, such as firmware analysis, vulnerability disclosure, and remediation, as well as training programs for effective device security management. Founded in 2017 and based in Fulton, Maryland, the company is recognized as a leader in IoT security, leveraging its extensive experience in securing devices for sensitive applications to help organizations proactively manage cyber risks associated with their products.
Kinvolk
Acquisition in 2021
Kinvolk is a Berlin-based company specializing in open-source cloud-native infrastructure technology. The firm is recognized for its expertise across all layers of the cloud-native stack, including Kubernetes and container runtimes, as well as the Linux kernel. Kinvolk provides a range of services to assist clients in deploying their products, which includes initial deployment, security reviews, soundness assessments, training, and troubleshooting. By leveraging open-source technologies, Kinvolk helps its clients effectively bring their products to market while ensuring robust and secure infrastructure solutions.
Nuance Communications
Acquisition in 2021
Nuance Communications, Inc. specializes in conversational and cognitive artificial intelligence solutions that enhance everyday work and life by amplifying human intelligence. The company provides a range of technologies that understand, analyze, and respond to user inputs, thereby increasing productivity and security. Its Healthcare segment focuses on improving clinical documentation and patient record management through innovations like cloud-based speech solutions and voice-enabled applications. In the Enterprise segment, Nuance delivers automated customer engagement solutions utilizing speech and natural language understanding across various channels, including voice, mobile, web, and messaging. The company also offers services such as voicemail transcription. With a diverse clientele in sectors such as healthcare, financial services, telecommunications, government, and retail, Nuance Communications has established itself as a leader in the field, leveraging decades of expertise in AI and customer engagement. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, the company was formerly known as ScanSoft, Inc. before rebranding in 2005.
The Marsden Group
Acquisition in 2021
The Marsden Group is a global technology company with a focus on infrastructure and industrial manufacturing. Their focus, listing harsh and asset-critical environments like offshore drills, industrial plants, and auto manufacturers.
Smash.gg
Acquisition in 2020
The Company provides software to improve the Smash experience for streamers, players, tournament attendees, and spectators (collectively, “General Users”) and for registered users who are tournament organizers (“Tournament Organizers”). The Company provides a platform for enabling connections between General Users and Tournament Organizers and for the collection of payments with respect to the sale of tickets, registrations, merchandise, and services for, and the solicitation of donations with respect to, events registered on the Site from General Users.
ZeniMax Media
Acquisition in 2020
ZeniMax Media is a media company based in Rockville, Maryland, specializing in the development and publication of interactive entertainment content. The company boasts a strong team of world-class game developers, artists, designers, and programmers, as well as experienced executives and talent drawn from traditional media. ZeniMax Media focuses on creating gaming software for consoles, personal computers, and handheld devices, positioning itself as a significant player in the interactive entertainment industry.
Orions Systems
Acquisition in 2020
Orions Systems specializes in artificial intelligence-driven video analysis, focusing on enhancing the management of unstructured data in machine learning systems. The company has developed a platform that employs semantic design data to create ontological structures, moving beyond traditional taxonomy approaches. This innovative method allows clients to transform video data, integrated with sensor information, into actionable business and operational intelligence in real-time. The team at Orions Systems boasts a rich history in digital video innovations, contributing to key developments such as the H.264 standard and the early streaming protocols that powered the internet's first video players, along with co-founding the Microsoft Windows Media group.
Metaswitch Networks
Acquisition in 2020
Metaswitch Networks is a leading provider of the technologies and solutions that are powering the migration of communications networks to open, next-generation architectures. Hundreds of network operators worldwide depend on its reliable, scalable carrier systems solutions, while its high performance, fault-tolerant software technologies are licensed by all the world's leading communications equipment manufacturers.
CyberX
Acquisition in 2020
Funded by Norwest Venture Partners, Qualcomm Ventures and other leading venture firms, CyberX delivers the only cybersecurity platform built by blue-team experts with a track record of defending critical national infrastructure. That difference is the foundation for the most widely deployed platform for continuously reducing IoT/OT risk and preventing costly outages, safety and environmental incidents, theft of intellectual property, and operational inefficiencies. For more information, visit CyberX.io or follow @CyberX_Labs.
Affirmed Networks
Acquisition in 2020
Affirmed Networks, Inc. specializes in mobile content cloud solutions, offering a range of services aimed at enhancing mobile data networks for customers globally. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, the company provides virtualization and network functions that include a cloud-based virtual mobile network, service creation tools, and critical data communication services for the telecommunications sector. Its key offerings include the Affirmed Service Automation Platform, which helps mobile operators reduce time-to-market and operational costs for new services, as well as the Affirmed UnityCloud 5G core, a cloud-native solution designed to facilitate the deployment of 5G networks. By integrating advanced technologies like network slicing and optimized IoT access, Affirmed Networks enables communication service providers to scale efficiently while minimizing capital and operational expenditures associated with complex network infrastructures.
Mover
Acquisition in 2019
Mover Inc. specializes in developing solutions for backing up, copying, and migrating files between cloud storage services. Founded in 2012 and based in Edmonton, Canada, the company primarily targets medium to large businesses, simplifying the process of transferring data to the cloud. Mover's platform includes numerous connectors that facilitate scheduling and automating migrations, along with a powerful migration manager that provides detailed logs. This enables businesses to seamlessly change cloud-storage providers or back up their websites and files with minimal user anxiety. Mover operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, enhancing its capabilities in cloud migration and backup services.
Movere
Acquisition in 2019
Movere is a SaaS provider that specializes in cloud migration planning and the continuous optimization of IT environments. The platform delivers comprehensive data and insights, allowing enterprises to visualize and manage their entire IT infrastructure within a single day. This capability enhances business intelligence and provides organizations with the confidence to maintain control over their environments, irrespective of the platform, application, or geographical location. Movere's solution assists IT administrators in understanding the usage of data center tools, enabling them to identify optimal strategies for transitioning to the public cloud. Founded in 2008 and based in Bellevue, Washington, Movere offers a wide range of services that encompass discovery, assessment, migration, and optimization, catering to the evolving needs of businesses as they undergo digital transformation.
jClarity
Acquisition in 2019
jClarity Ltd is a London-based company that specializes in software performance analytics and tuning for Java applications. Founded in 2012 and now a subsidiary of Microsoft, jClarity offers lightweight and intelligent performance analysis and monitoring tools designed for Java and JVM applications. Utilizing machine learning, their solutions are aimed at significantly reducing the time required to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks. The tools are adaptable to both cloud and on-premises environments, making them suitable for horizontally scaling architectures and resource-constrained systems. jClarity's offerings include self-updating Daemons and a user-friendly browser-based interface, ensuring minimal impact on system resources. Additionally, the company played a key role in the development and commercial support of AdoptOpenJDK, which is recognized as one of the most popular distributions of OpenJDK.
PromoteIQ
Acquisition in 2019
PromoteIQ is a company that specializes in automating vendor marketing for e-commerce. Its platform is designed to enhance marketing efficiency by providing significant revenue gains for retailers compared to traditional advertising networks. By focusing on marketing automation systems tailored for digital advertisers, PromoteIQ allows retailers to maintain independence and explore innovative marketing strategies. This enables them to deliver superior product marketing for their vendors while maximizing monetization opportunities.
BlueTalon
Acquisition in 2019
BlueTalon, Inc. specializes in data collaboration and unification technologies, offering solutions that enhance data-centric security for big data environments. The company's key products include the Control Your Data solution, the BlueTalon Virtual Database, and the BlueTalon Policy Engine, which collectively facilitate secure access and management of data across various platforms, including Hadoop, Spark, and SQL-based systems. These tools enable organizations to enforce precise user access controls, ensuring compliance and reducing security risks. BlueTalon's services allow users to access corporate data seamlessly across different departments and locations without the need for extensive modifications to existing databases or applications. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, BlueTalon has gained recognition for its innovative approach to data security, earning accolades such as being named a Gartner Cool Vendor in 2016. As of 2019, BlueTalon operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, serving a wide range of clients, including Fortune 100 companies, that seek to enhance their visibility and control over sensitive data.
Express Logic
Acquisition in 2019
Express Logic believe in simplicity and making embedded IoT development as easy as possible. They also believe in making the fastest, smallest, most secure and highest quality solutions to help their customers achieve the same in their products. Surpassing 5.4 Billion deployments is a strong validation of their beliefs as well as their execution on those beliefs! They are headquartered in San Diego, California and enjoy a worldwide presence through satellite Express Logic offices as well as dedicated distributors throughout the world, all of which share their core beliefs and goals. their staff is second to none, including many former embedded CEOs, CTOs, VPs, recognized industry leaders, and highly skilled engineers and support staff all contributing daily to their mission. The future looks bright! Industry estimates predict there will be 25 Billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices shipping by the year 2019 (source: Business Insider). Since an IoT device will require some type of network connectivity (e.g., Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, ZigBee, Ethernet), and many will also include a graphical user interface (GUI), these new IoT devices will necessarily require an RTOS and connectivity. Since we are positioned with the best-of-class run-time offering for the embedded IoT device space, the future is indeed bright at Express Logic!
DataSense
Acquisition in 2019
DataSense, ed tech providers can pursue complex opportunities with the ability to proactively address integration requests and confidently implement fully-integrated data solutions for districts.
Citus Data
Acquisition in 2019
Citus Data, Inc. specializes in developing and distributing database products that enhance PostgreSQL to support real-time applications. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Istanbul, the company offers a platform that simplifies sharding, allowing businesses to efficiently manage large datasets by partitioning them for faster access and analysis. Its flagship product, CitusDB, combines powerful parallel processing capabilities with the expressiveness of PostgreSQL, including support for JSON data. This extensible distributed database serves various industries such as e-commerce, retail, security, advertising technology, and mobile analytics, enabling organizations to effectively handle and analyze billions of events in real-time. Citus Data operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation.
FSLogix
Acquisition in 2018
FSLogix, Inc. specializes in providing solutions that enhance enterprise virtual workspaces by minimizing the hardware, time, and labor needed to support cloud and virtual desktops. The company offers a suite of products, including FSLogix Apps, which help virtual desktop administrators streamline the management of applications and optimize licensing costs while reducing the complexity of Windows Gold images. Key features include profile containers that address performance issues for cloud-hosted applications, particularly with Office 365, as well as app masking and Java redirection capabilities. Founded in 2012 and based in Suwanee, Georgia, FSLogix operates additional offices in Salt Lake City, Denver, and Boston, as well as international locations in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The company has established strategic partnerships with major industry players, including Citrix and Microsoft, and operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation.
Xoxco
Acquisition in 2018
XOXCO is a software product design and development studio. We create cutting-edge experiences through software. We believe technology should work for people. The company was founded in 2008 by Ben Brown and Katie Spence.
InXile Entertainment
Acquisition in 2018
inXile Entertainment is a video game development company established in 2002 by industry veteran Brian Fargo. The company focuses on creating engaging role-playing and personality-driven games for various platforms, including home consoles, computers, and mobile devices. With a team of talented professionals from the software industry, inXile aims to deliver high-quality gaming experiences that resonate with players. The studio is known for its commitment to innovation and craftsmanship in game design, making it a notable presence in the gaming industry.
Obsidian Entertainment
Acquisition in 2018
Obsidian Entertainment is an American role-playing video game development studios. It produces role-playing games for personal computers. The company was founded in 2003 and is located in sunny Irvine, California.
Lobe
Acquisition in 2018
Lobe is a company that provides a visual platform for building custom deep learning models without the need for coding. Its tool simplifies the process of creating AI models, allowing users to quickly train and deploy these models directly into applications. By using a straightforward and intuitive interface, Lobe enables individuals from various backgrounds to engage with deep learning technology, fostering innovation in intelligent products and experiences. The platform supports fast cloud training and facilitates the integration of trained models, making it accessible for users to create AI-driven solutions effortlessly.
PaperVault
Acquisition in 2018
PaperVault is the innovative platform that turns invoices into digital information.
Bonsai
Acquisition in 2018
Bonsai offers an AI platform that empowers enterprises to build and deploy intelligent systems. By completely automating the management of complex machine learning libraries and algorithms, Bonsai enables enterprises to program AI models that improve system control and enhance real-time decision support. Businesses use these models today to increase automation and improve operational efficiency of industrial systems including robotics, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, energy and utilities. Based in Berkeley, CA, Bonsai is backed by leading investors including NEA, Microsoft Ventures, ABB, Samsung NEXT and Siemens.
Ninja Theory
Acquisition in 2018
Ninja Theory Ltd. was formed in 2004 by four partners, including current Directors Nina Kristensen (Chief Development Director), Tameem Antoniades (Chief Creative Director) and Jez San OBE (Non-Executive Director). The studio pride themselves on striving for the highest production values and continually pushing the boundaries of technology, art and design to create evermore exciting video game experiences.
Undead Labs
Acquisition in 2018
Undead Labs LLC is a video game developer located in Seattle, Washington, and was founded in 2009. As a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, the studio is dedicated to innovating online gaming experiences, primarily focusing on the zombie-survival genre. Undead Labs gained recognition with the release of its first title, State of Decay, in June 2013, which was well-received by both players and critics. Following this success, the company announced State of Decay 2 in June 2016. The studio continues to develop games for Xbox and PC, aiming to provide gamers with engaging and adventurous experiences.
GitHub
Acquisition in 2018
GitHub offers a software development platform that supports both open-source and private projects, allowing developers to store and share code repositories. Its services enable users to collaborate effectively through features such as version control, access control, task management, issue tracking, and feature requests. This platform fosters teamwork by helping users address challenges, advance ideas, and learn collaboratively. By providing these tools, GitHub enhances the software development process for individuals and organizations alike.
Semantic Machines
Acquisition in 2018
Semantic Machines, Inc. is focused on developing advanced artificial intelligence technology to enhance human-computer interaction through conversational computing. The company specializes in creating conversational interfaces that enable computers to understand and engage in dialogue with users across various platforms, including speech and text. Their technology encompasses a Conversation Engine for fluid discourse, neural networks for semantic analysis and dialogue management, and speech recognition and synthesis capabilities. Additionally, Semantic Machines employs reinforcement learning to improve system performance over time by learning from user interactions. The company aims to transform customer experiences and reduce costs in sectors such as customer service and home automation. Based in Newton, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Berkeley and Boston, Semantic Machines operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation.
Chalkup
Acquisition in 2018
Chalkup, LLC is an educational technology company that develops a learning management and collaboration platform aimed at enhancing communication and organization within classrooms. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, California, Chalkup serves as a comprehensive solution for students, teachers, parents, and administrators. The platform simplifies tasks such as assigning and grading homework, studying collaboratively, and sharing educational resources. It allows users to integrate Google Drive for document management, utilize messaging tools for peer communication, create customized to-do lists, participate in class discussions, and manage deadlines and events through course calendars. By fostering a connected and organized learning environment, Chalkup enhances the educational experience and promotes engagement among all stakeholders. As of February 2018, Chalkup operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation.
PlayFab
Acquisition in 2018
PlayFab, Inc. is a cloud-based platform that provides a comprehensive suite of backend services for online game development and management. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Seattle, with an additional office in Berlin, the company specializes in delivering real-time tools and services for LiveOps, including multiplayer game management, in-game commerce, and analytics. PlayFab supports various game types, enabling developers to create and manage multiplayer experiences, VR content, and social games. Its offerings include profile management, matchmaking, leaderboards, and virtual currency systems, all designed to streamline game operations without requiring extensive coding. The platform caters to a wide range of developers, from independent studios to large publishers, with flexible pricing plans that accommodate different business needs. As a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, PlayFab continues to innovate in the gaming industry by empowering developers with state-of-the-art technology and support.
Swing Technologies
Acquisition in 2017
Swing exited to Microsoft in 2017. It was recognized in the same year by Entrepreneur magazine's Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America awards. Swing’s mission was to reimagine the photograph and the Polaroid brand. Its debut app, SWNG, launched in 2016 through a unique partnership with Polaroid, allows users to create interactive ‘living photos’. The result is a new visual medium to stand alongside photos and videos. SWNG has been featured by Apple as the top featured product on the App Store, and in Apple retail stores across the world. Apple described Swing's impact on the Polaroid brand in 2016: "Like a photogenic phoenix, Polaroid has risen again. This time around, they’ve ditched physical photos in favor of something a bit like GIFs: playable, rewindable, moving pics. With a swipe or a tilt of your hand, these pictures come to life. It’s hard to explain and irrestibily captivating. Plus, we absolutely adore the authentic old-school feel. After all, it’s Polaroid." Following this digital transformation and relaunch, the Polaroid brand was acquired in 2017. Swing has developed a range of imaging technology across software and hardware, with senior employees recruited from Apple, Instagram and beyond. Based in San Francisco and New York, Swing is backed by top tier investors and individuals including Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone.
AltspaceVR
Acquisition in 2017
AltspaceVR, Inc. is a social virtual reality software company founded in 2013 and based in Redwood City, California. The company focuses on creating a communication platform that allows users to connect and share experiences in a natural and engaging manner. Its platform supports a wide range of activities, including gaming, streaming content, attending live events, and business collaboration, all within immersive virtual environments. By integrating two-dimensional web content into shared virtual spaces, AltspaceVR extends the web to facilitate fully holographic experiences, enabling users to interact and form real connections with others globally. In 2017, AltspaceVR became a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, further enhancing its capabilities and reach in the virtual reality space.
Cycle Computing
Acquisition in 2017
Cycle Computing makes deploying high performance computing on internal grids, virtualized environments, and in the cloud easy. Cycle Computing, an employee-owned company, was started in 2005 to help clients quantify, manage, and improve utilization.
Cloudyn Software
Acquisition in 2017
Cloudyn Software Ltd. specializes in developing technologies for optimizing cloud computing resource usage. Founded in 2011 and based in New York, the company offers a multi-cloud business management solution that enables enterprises to make data-driven decisions regarding their cloud strategies. Its flagship product includes the Cloudyn Reserved Instance Calculator, which provides analysis, real-time alerts, and optimization recommendations for various cloud consumption needs such as web hosting and data processing. The platform delivers real-time visibility into consumption, cost, and performance across multiple cloud environments, allowing enterprises, resellers, integrators, and managed service providers to effectively manage and optimize their cloud deployments. As of July 2017, Cloudyn operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Israel Research and Development.
Hexadite
Acquisition in 2017
Hexadite Ltd. is a cybersecurity firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in automated incident response solutions. Founded in 2014 and now a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, Hexadite develops the Hexadite Automated Incident Response Solution, which allows organizations to efficiently investigate and resolve cyber incidents. This platform connects to existing security detection systems, utilizing artificial intelligence to autonomously analyze every cyber-alert and mitigate breaches in seconds. By automating the investigation process, Hexadite enhances an organization's ability to uncover hidden threats, reduce operational costs, and strengthen overall security, ultimately transforming how cyber incident response is conducted.
Intentional Software
Acquisition in 2017
Intentional Software Corporation’s mission is to make the world’s knowledge more accessible and useful. They are creating the next generation of knowledge work by combining knowledge processing with group productivity. Their focus is to improve productivity and accelerate innovation by empowering knowledge workers to work more effectively with software programmers.
Deis.com
Acquisition in 2017
Deis Workflow is an open source PaaS that makes it easy to deploy and manage applications on your own servers. Workflow builds upon Kubernetes and Docker to provide a lightweight PaaS with a Heroku-inspired workflow.
Open Build Service
Acquisition in 2017
The Open Build Service (OBS) is a generic system to build and distribute binary packages from sources in an automatic, consistent and reproducible way. Open Build Service can release packages as well as updates, add-ons, appliances and entire distributions for a wide range of operating systems and hardware architectures.
Donya Labs
Acquisition in 2017
Donya Labs (T/A Simplygon), creators of Simplygon™ SDK, is the leading provider of automatic 3D-optimization tools for the games industry. Privately held, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Sweden, Donya is the premier developer and provider of automatic 3D-optimization solutions.
Maluuba
Acquisition in 2017
Our vision is a world where intelligent machines work hand-in-hand with people to advance the collective intelligence of the human species and bring about positive social and economic impacts. We’re an early leader in using deep learning and deep reinforcement learning to solve language-understanding problems and in training machines to model decision-making capabilities of the human brain. Maluuba is backed by an accomplished team of leading investors and some of the most respected researchers in the fields of artificial intelligence and deep learning. We partner with the world’s largest organizations in communications, customer experience, technology, automotive and professional services.
Genee
Acquisition in 2016
Genee is a powerful virtual scheduling assistant based on artificial intelligence. Genee can coordinate the best times to meet between people and track responses. Genee is also a powerful reminder service that works as a Facebook Messenger bot, communicating and reminding you over Facebook Messenger.
Mixer
Acquisition in 2016
Mixer, formerly known as Beam, is a live streaming platform that focuses on creating interactive experiences for gamers. It enables viewers to actively participate in the gameplay rather than passively watching. Through Mixer, audiences can influence game dynamics by striking lightning, generating terrain, creating quests, and selecting weapons, effectively becoming part of the game world. This innovative approach fosters deeper engagement between streamers and their viewers, connecting gaming communities through truly interactive live streams.
Code Connect
Acquisition in 2016
Code Connect is a plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio designed to enhance the software development experience by providing dynamic visualizations of program control flow as developers write code. This tool clarifies the dependencies between functions, allowing developers to better understand the flow of their code, which is especially beneficial when managing large and complex systems. By integrating seamlessly with Visual Studio, Code Connect enables programmers to maintain the advantages of their familiar integrated development environment while improving project clarity and reducing issues.
Wand Labs
Acquisition in 2016
Wand Labs, Inc. is a technology company based in Foster City, California, that focuses on developing a mobile application for sharing various types of media. Established in 2013, the application enables users to share music, videos, contacts, and other files with friends through an intuitive, chat-like interface. This platform aims to enhance social interaction by allowing users to easily connect and share content with one another.
LinkedIn
Acquisition in 2016
LinkedIn is a professional networking platform that facilitates connections among individuals to enhance productivity and career success. It offers a range of services, including talent solutions for employers, marketing tools for businesses, and premium subscriptions for users seeking additional features. Through its platform and mobile application, LinkedIn enables both professionals and organizations to create profiles, fostering an environment for networking and career development. This comprehensive approach allows users to connect with others, discover job opportunities, and expand their professional networks.
Solair
Acquisition in 2016
Solair is an Italian company specializing in Internet of Things (IoT) services tailored for various industries, including manufacturing, retail, food and beverage, and transportation. The company provides a comprehensive platform that enables the creation and management of IoT applications, featuring a suite of seven software modules. These modules assist businesses in document management, automating and optimizing supplier reorders for consumable products, managing product life cycles and spare parts inventories, and facilitating both preventive and dynamic maintenance management. Through its innovative solutions, Solair aims to enhance operational efficiency and streamline processes for its clients across diverse sectors.
Xamarin
Acquisition in 2016
Xamarin is a provider of development tools designed to facilitate the creation and testing of native mobile applications. The company aims to streamline mobile app development by offering a cross-platform development environment that allows developers to build fully native applications for iOS, Android, and Windows from a single codebase. With the ability to share a significant portion of source code across various platforms, Xamarin enables businesses to leverage their existing skills, teams, and tools to efficiently deliver applications. Its solutions, including the Xamarin Platform, Xamarin Test Cloud, and Xamarin Insights, are utilized by over 700,000 developers, including many Fortune 500 companies, across more than 120 countries. Xamarin's approach positions it as a leading choice for enterprise mobile development, helping organizations accelerate the creation of critical consumer and enterprise applications.
Groove (dba Zikera)
Acquisition in 2016
Zikera's mission is to provide the best listening experience to music fans worldwide. Driven to make the most personalized playlists, the company built a machine-learning technology to recommend music based on a user's listening habits and music taste. The Groove app has been an instant hit among music lovers with over 1.5M downloads in the Apple App Store.
SwiftKey
Acquisition in 2016
SwiftKey is a technology company based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2008 by Ben Medlock and Jon Reynolds. The company specializes in developing a smart and customizable keyboard that enhances typing efficiency on mobile devices. By leveraging artificial intelligence, SwiftKey's software learns from individual user behavior to provide accurate auto-correction and word predictions tailored to their writing style. The SwiftKey Keyboard supports over 80 languages, making it accessible to a diverse user base. The company's innovations aim to improve the interaction between users and their keyboards, ultimately facilitating faster and more intuitive typing experiences.
MinecraftEdu
Acquisition in 2016
MinecraftEdu is the product of a collaboration of a small team of educators and programmers from the United States and Finland. Developed with support from with Mojang AB of Sweden, the creators of MinecraftEdu have worked to make the game affordable and accessible to schools everywhere. So far, it is used in more than 40 countries world wide to teach a wide range of subjects in several age groups. From the ground up, MinecraftEdu has been designed by teachers for teachers, with robust classroom management tools and curricular support. A simplified setup gets your class up and running with your customized educational content in minutes! Access a library of pre-made lesson worlds created by teachers! Integrated world- building tools enable educators to create their own lesson environments! Engage your students with a game they already love! Build 21st century critical thinking skills and foster collaboration. Unlock student creativity in a safe environment! Harness the benefits of Game-Based-Learning in your classroom!
Event Zero
Acquisition in 2016
Event Zero is an independent software vendor with a focus on software products which bring insight and intelligence to the operation of IT services. Specializing in products for Microsoft Lync unified communications and green IT.
Talko
Acquisition in 2015
Talko develops software and services aimed at enhancing mobile communication and social productivity. The company focuses on creating innovative applications that leverage cloud-connected mobile devices to improve communication and facilitate social interactions. Currently, Talko is in the pre-release phase of product development, working on tools designed to support new usage scenarios in the mobile communications landscape.
Metanautix
Acquisition in 2015
Metanautix is a provider of big data analytics software designed to assist large enterprises in managing and analyzing vast amounts of data. The company focuses on integrating the data supply chain, enabling organizations to transform their information assets into informed decisions and innovative products. By offering advanced analytics systems, Metanautix helps businesses navigate complex data environments, ultimately enhancing their operational efficiency and decision-making capabilities.
Mobile Data Labs
Acquisition in 2015
Mobile Data Labs, Inc. provides MileIQ, a mileage-tracking mobile application. The company’s application captures, logs, and calculates miles that the user drives, as well as stores the drive log in cloud. It serves primarily independent contractors, consultants, real estate agents, and business owners. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Havok
Acquisition in 2015
As a leading provider of game development technologies, Havok has over 15 years of experience servicing the most demanding technology requirements for leading game developers. A combination of superior technology and dedication to delivering unparalleled support to its customers has led to the company’s technologies being used in over 600 titles including top franchises such as Halo, The Elder Scrolls, Assassin’s Creed, Call of Duty, Uncharted, Dead Rising and Skylanders. Havok works with the world’s best known publishers and development studios, including Microsoft Games Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment, Nintendo, Activision Blizzard, EA, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Ubisoft, Wargaming, Remedy, Bungie and Infinity Ward. Havok’s cross-platform, professionally supported technology is available for the Xbox One and Xbox 360; PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita; Wii U; Windows 8 (Desktop, Tablet and Phone); Windows 7; Android; iOS; Apple Mac OS and Linux. Havok’s products have also been used to drive special effects in movies such as X-Men First Class, World War Z, Harry Potter, James Bond, and The Matrix. Havok has offices in Dublin (Ireland), San Francisco, Tokyo, and Germany.
Adxstudio
Acquisition in 2015
Adxstudio Inc. is an application development company that specializes in web content management solutions for the Microsoft platform, both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 1998 and originally known as AppDepot Web Services Inc., Adxstudio offers products such as Adxstudio CMS, which enables organizations to create and manage websites, and Adxstudio xRM, a suite designed to enhance Microsoft Dynamics customer relationship management (CRM) tools with web portal capabilities. The company also provides a Microsoft Dynamics CRM Software Development Kit for integrating web features with CRM systems. Adxstudio's services encompass website consulting, design, development, hosting, training, and support, catering to various sectors including healthcare, finance, education, and public organizations. The company, which has offices in Canada and the U.S., became a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation in 2015.
Echo Locker
Acquisition in 2015
Echo Lockscreen is a lock screen that allows you to conveniently and easily view and manage all of the notifications on your Android device.
VoloMetrix
Acquisition in 2015
VoloMetrix, Inc. is a people analytics technology company that specializes in optimizing organizational performance through the analysis of communication data. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Seattle, with an additional office in San Francisco, VoloMetrix offers a platform that extracts and analyzes anonymized, aggregated data from corporate communication systems. This technology provides actionable insights through customizable dashboards, social network graphs, and predictive analytics, enabling organizations to enhance sales productivity, improve workforce planning, and simplify processes. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including banking, biotech, and professional services, primarily focusing on Fortune 500 companies. VoloMetrix's solutions aim to give executives visibility into employee behaviors and relationships, ultimately driving business outcomes and fostering employee engagement. As of 2015, VoloMetrix operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation.
Double Labs
Acquisition in 2015
Double Labs, a startup based in Palo Alto, California that created the popular Android app Echo Notification Lockscreen.
FantasySalesTeam
Acquisition in 2015
FantasySalesTeam is a software platform that allows sales leaders to run more exciting and engaging sales contests modeled on fantasy sports. FantasySalesTeam was developed by sales professionals for sales professionals. It was designed by a team of software industry veterans and people that have been in the trenches by phone, foot, and plane selling and managing teams. It’s run by people that are truly passionate about helping companies drive higher performance from their sales force and who want to run a better breed of sales contest. Through dozens of discussions with sales managers and reps we identified what makes for effective and ineffective sales contests. We recognized that to run a truly great SPIFF program, a simple software platform was necessary. One that’s flexible and customizable to fit any sales environment, can monitor dozens of performance metrics without operational hassle, and rewards competitive as well as team based selling.
Adallom
Acquisition in 2015
Adallom, Inc. is a cloud application security company that specializes in providing cloud access security brokerage services. Founded in 2011 and based in Palo Alto, California, with a research and development facility in Tel Aviv, Israel, Adallom offers a range of solutions designed to enhance the security and governance of cloud applications. Its platform delivers visibility and protection for various Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, including Salesforce, ServiceNow, Google Apps, Box, Dropbox for Business, Ariba, and Jive. The company's technology is built on SmartEngine™, which employs advanced heuristics to safeguard data in the cloud, making it easy for organizations to manage and secure their information. Adallom's services are adaptable, available as either a SaaS-based or on-premises solution, catering to businesses looking to improve their cloud security posture. As of 2015, Adallom operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation.
BlueStripe Software
Acquisition in 2015
BlueStripe Software specializes in transaction performance management solutions, focusing on application service management for data centers. The company’s primary offering, FactFinder, is an innovative management tool designed to monitor transactions and applications in conjunction with their underlying infrastructure. This capability enables IT Operations to identify when transactions encounter issues, pinpoint the locations of these problems, and understand their causes. FactFinder provides critical intelligence for enterprises, assisting them in staging, deploying, and managing essential business applications, particularly during physical-to-virtual conversions and new application roll-outs.
Wunderlist
Acquisition in 2015
Wunderlist is a cloud-based task management application. 6Wunderkinder is a young and innovative software startup that was founded by six friends in Berlin, Germany, on 30 August 2010. 6Wunderkinder designs and develops a cloud-based, cross platform productivity application called, which was first launched in November 2010. Today, Wunderlist is one of the most popular productivity applications and is used by millions of people around the world.
Datazen Software
Acquisition in 2015
Datazen Software Inc. specializes in mobile business intelligence and data analytics solutions. Founded in 2002 and based in Toronto, Canada, the company develops tools and technologies aimed at enhancing data visualization and analytics. Its flagship product, Datazen, offers mobile data analytics software that allows users to create and publish dashboards utilizing data from Excel, cloud, and enterprise sources. Additionally, Datazen provides applications designed for various devices, enabling users to generate dashboard layouts suitable for different screen sizes. The company serves clients globally and is committed to empowering organizations by facilitating access to insights derived from their data. In 2015, Datazen Software became a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, further enhancing its capabilities and market reach.
LiveLoop
Acquisition in 2015
LiveLoop enables real-time document collaboration within the familiar enterprise desktop environment. LiveLoop's first product is both a PowerPoint plugin and a hosted service that together enable PowerPoint users to work with each other on the same document at the same time. Instead of emailing dozens of attachments back and forth, LiveLoop users can edit their documents at any time, seeing their colleagues' edits in true keystroke-by-keystroke real time.
N-Trig
Acquisition in 2015
N-Trig is a startup that develops touch screens and pen styluses. With an extensive patent portfolio, N-trig also supports a variety of applications for different market segments including consumer, education, business, healthcare, graphic and industrial design, gaming, entertainment, and multimedia. Founded in 1999, N-trig is a global operation, maintaining its: R&D facility, corporate headquarters, and management in Kfar Saba, Israel; sales, OEM, and ISV support in Austin, Texas and San Jose, California; ODM, operations, and supply chain support in Taipei, Taiwan, Tokyo, Japan and Shanghai, China.
Sunrise
Acquisition in 2015
Sunrise is a free calendar app. Designed with love, Sunrise is a new experience that will make your life easier. Available on Android, iPhone, iPad & Web.
Revolution Analytics
Acquisition in 2015
Revolution Analytics, Inc. specializes in big data predictive analysis software solutions tailored for a variety of industries, including finance, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, marketing, and academia. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company offers products such as Revolution R Open, a data analysis software, and Revolution R Enterprise, an advanced platform designed for big data and analytics. These offerings empower users to conduct predictive modeling and machine learning, making sophisticated analytics accessible to a broader audience. Originally known as Revolution Computing, the company rebranded in 2010 to reflect its focus on the evolving R programming language and its applications in commercial settings. Revolution Analytics operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, continuing its mission to enhance the usability and performance of R for statisticians and data scientists.
Bit Stadium GmbH
Acquisition in 2014
HockeyApp is an online platform that enables application developers to develop mobile applications for iOS, Android, OS X, and Windows. The platform allows its users to collect live crash reports, get feedback from their users, distribute betas, recruit new testers, and analyze test coverage. HockeyApp was launched in 2012 by Stefan Haubold, Thomas Dohmke, Michael Simmons, and Andreas Linde. It is operated from Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.
HockeyApp
Acquisition in 2014
HockeyApp developers can test and analyze their apps for iOS, Android and Windows. "With our concept of the Universal Apps and the .NET development platform as open source technology, we have already exploded platform boundaries.
Acompli
Acquisition in 2014
Acompli is a mobile email app for professionals that allows to do more with advanced email, full calendaring, and easy file sharing. It supports Microsoft Exchange, Office 365, Google Apps & Gmail. It attaches files easily, swipes to delete or defer emails, and schedule meetings effortlessly with a fully integrated calendar. Acompli can even surface the most important email so they can stay focused on what matters. It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Equivio
Acquisition in 2014
Equivio develops text analysis software for the legal market. Its software is used in e-discovery and information governance. Equivio software users include DoJ, FTC, KPMG, Deloitte, and many other law firms and corporations. Many of these users work with Equivio via their networks of over 80 e-discovery service providers. Equivio was founded on January 1, 2004 and is based in Rockville, Maryland.
Mojang Studios
Acquisition in 2014
Mojang (mojäng: Swedish for gadget), pronounced /mʊˈjɛŋ/, is a Swedish independent video game developer founded in May 2009 under the name Mojang Specifications by Markus Persson, and most known for creating the popular indie game Minecraft. Its head office is in Stockholm.
InMage Systems
Acquisition in 2014
InMage Systems is a software company specializing in disaster recovery solutions tailored for enterprises. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with engineering operations in Hyderabad, India, InMage develops scalable, disk-based applications that help organizations meet stringent disaster recovery requirements. Its flagship product, DR-Scout, utilizes continuous data protection (CDP) to safeguard data, files, blocks, and applications while enhancing recovery reliability and reducing data loss. InMage's innovative solutions eliminate the need for traditional backups, shorten recovery times, and ensure high availability in complex environments. The company's unique offerings are designed to address the challenges associated with high-growth data environments, positioning InMage as a competitive player in the market and fostering a loyal customer base.
SyntaxTree
Acquisition in 2014
SyntaxTree specializes in developing UnityVS, a Visual Studio plugin designed for developers utilizing the Unity framework to create games. This tool enhances the development experience by allowing easy debugging of Unity scripts and offering features such as code snippets and wizards. Additionally, UnityVS facilitates seamless integration between the Unity console and Visual Studio, addressing the limitations of Unity's default support for Visual Studio C# integration. By streamlining the coding process, SyntaxTree aims to improve productivity for game developers working with this widely used cross-platform game engine. The company was acquired by Microsoft.
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