Payments technology company Global Payments has announced their intent to acquire end-to-end SaaS platform for quick service restaurants SICOM Systems in a $415 million cash transaction. The acquisition is expected to close in Q4. “The acquisition of SICOM aligns perfectly with our software-driven payments strategy and establishes Global Payments as a leader in one of the largest […]
After 11 years of growth, receipt scanning firm Shoeboxed has been acquired by mail digitizing company Earth Class Mail for an undisclosed amount. “We spoke with a number of potential strategic partners in the space; and Earth Class Mail really made the most sense — a great overlap in services, customer base, and a really good […]
Atlanta-based machine learning software startup Predikto has been acquired by aircraft manufacturing company United Technologies Corporation (UTC) for an undisclosed amount. “The Predikto team is very excited to join United Technologies Digital,” Predikto founder and CEO Mario Montag told Hypepotamus. “Everyone we have interacted with at UTC and their business units has been very supportive.” The acquisition comes as Connecticut-based […]
Atlanta-based digital health company Sharecare has acquired Window Channel Network (WCN), a distributor of relaxation and wellness videos focused on improving viewers’ mental health. All WCN video content — 30,000 hours of which are viewed each day across the globe — will be labeled with the Sharecare brand. Financial terms of the acquisition were not […]
A growing public relations technology startup has acquired Atlanta-based social influencer database Insightpool. TrendKite, a five-year-old startup out of Austin, TX, announced the acquisition of Insightpool last week for an undisclosed sum. Insightpool was started in 2012 by a group of serial Atlanta entrepreneurs and initially funded by a group of Atlanta area angel investors […]