Vendasta Acquires CalendarHero

Vendasta Acquires Yesware

October 17, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Vendasta, the AI-powered SMB platform headquartered in Saskatoon, has acquired Yesware, the Boston-based sales engagement SaaS provider, and integrated Yesware Premium into the Vendasta Marketplace and CRM. The acquisition brings Yesware's email tracking, sales automation, and engagement insights to Vendasta's channel partners and SMB customers, expanding Vendasta's sales enablement capabilities.

Klarna Acquires HERO

July 9, 2021

E-Commerce

On 9 July 2021, Klarna acquired HERO, a social shopping platform that connects online shoppers with in-store product experts. The acquisition brings HERO's technology and 100+ employees into Klarna to expand its shopping capabilities and introduce in-store-led, shoppable content to Klarna's global merchant and consumer base.

Truecaller Acquires CallHero

January 13, 2022

Software

Truecaller has agreed to acquire Israeli startup CallHero to integrate CallHero's AI-based call assistant technology into Truecaller's product and accelerate expansion in the US market. The deal is valued at USD 4.5 million (USD 2.6M cash, USD 1.9M in newly issued Truecaller shares, plus up to USD 2M contingent consideration).

People.ai Acquires Hero Research

May 11, 2021

Software

People.ai has acquired Hero Research, a Salesforce-focused sales productivity app, and launched a new embedded Salesforce experience that brings People.ai insights natively into Salesforce. The acquisition lets People.ai deliver a Chrome-based, Google-Sheets-like interface and in-Salesforce tools (relationship maps, deal scorecards, playbooks) to boost rep productivity and Salesforce adoption.

Calendly Acquires Prelude

September 27, 2022

Staffing & HR

Calendly acquired Prelude, a San Francisco–based recruiting operations and interview-scheduling platform, to deepen its enterprise scheduling capabilities for hiring teams. The deal integrates Prelude’s interview scheduling automation and ATS integrations into Calendly’s platform to improve candidate experience and support recruiting workflows from SMBs to enterprise customers.

Calldorado Acquires Appvestor

September 8, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Calldorado has acquired Appvestor, an AI-powered user acquisition specialist, to give its community of Android app developers access to advanced paid-acquisition and ASO tools. The deal combines Calldorado's user activation and monetization technology with Appvestor's predictive marketing engine to expand Calldorado's growth and user-acquisition capabilities.