ClickDimensions, an Atlanta-based marketing software firm, has acquired Sweetspot, a startup that helps large enterprises like Shell, P&G, Marriot, Toyota, and more create customized dashboards to display all of their marketing data in one place. Sweetspot is based in New York and has about 30 employees. Since its founding in 2012, it has acquired users […]
NexDefense, an Atlanta-based cybersecurity company that protects industrial control systems, has been acquired for an undisclosed amount by Maryland-based Dragos. Dragos has been growing rapidly since raising a $37 million Series B last November. The three-year old Dragos also focuses on protecting industrial systems from cyberthreats through behavior analytics, security operations, and incident response workflows. […]
IDology, an Atlanta-based digital identity verification company, will be purchased by a British identity data company, GBG, for $300 million. All 70 IDology employees will remain with the company and stay in their Atlanta office, including the senior leadership team. IDology is the foremost provider of identity verification and fraud prevention solutions in the U.S. […]
Techstars Atlanta, the startup accelerator run in partnership with Cox Enterprises, has seen its first graduate successfully exit. SAWA, a graphic design startup that went through Techstars Atlanta’s third cohort in 2018, has been acquired by email marketing platform Mailchimp. Francis Tao, SAWA’s founder and sole full-time employee, will join Atlanta-based Mailchimp to oversee the […]
Healthgrades, a large healthcare data and ratings firm, has expanded its southern presence with an acquisition of healthcare-focused digital marketing platform Influence Health. The Birmingham-based company also has a large Atlanta presence dating back to its acquisition of Atlanta healthcare startup Brightwhistle in 2015. Denver-based Healthgrades also has an office in Atlanta. Though Healthgrades CEO Rob […]