Briq Acquires Swipez

Zywave Acquires IBQ Systems

June 30, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Zywave, a Milwaukee-based insurance technology provider, acquired Spokane, Washington–based IBQ Systems, an insurtech leader in personal lines comparative rating. The acquisition expands Zywave's carrier connectivity and combines IBQ's capabilities with Zywave's TurboRater to create a market-leading personal lines quoting solution for independent agents, particularly improving coverage options in the Pacific Northwest.

LSQ Acquires Qwil

May 26, 2022

Payments & Fintech

LSQ, a provider of working capital finance and payments solutions, has acquired Qwil, a San Francisco-based fintech offering embedded early-payment and AP automation solutions for the contingent staffing market. The acquisition brings Qwil’s embedded finance platform and integrations together with LSQ’s funding, underwriting and payments scale to expand capabilities for staffing and professional services clients.

SWIVEL Transactions (SWBC) Acquires Magic-Wrighter, Inc.

December 5, 2023

Payments & Fintech

SWBC's fintech subsidiary SWIVEL Transactions, LLC has acquired Magic-Wrighter, Inc., a Grand Rapids-based payments and ACH service provider. The acquisition expands SWIVEL's payment capabilities—including dealer funding, direct ACH processing, and K-12 school payment solutions—and broadens its reach into banks, credit unions, merchants, and school districts.

Stripe Acquires Lemon Squeezy

July 26, 2024

Payments & Fintech

Stripe has acquired Lemon Squeezy, a four-year-old payments and merchant-of-record platform that serves SaaS and digital-product businesses. Terms were not disclosed; Lemon Squeezy — a ~13-person startup that surpassed $1M ARR within nine months of launch — will help Stripe scale merchant-of-record selling and related billing/tax capabilities.

Vontier Acquires Driivz

February 8, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Vontier Corporation announced the acquisition of Driivz, a Tel Aviv–based provider of cloud-based EV charging and energy management software. The deal (financial terms not disclosed) follows Vontier's prior minority investment in Driivz and supports Vontier's multi-year $500 million commitment to the energy transition by adding software capabilities in the EV charging infrastructure market.

Vontier Acquires Driivz to Accelerate E-Mobility Strategy

February 8, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Vontier Corporation has acquired Driivz, an end-to-end EV charging and smart energy management software platform, making Driivz a wholly owned independent subsidiary. The deal expands Vontier's e-mobility and software capabilities, enabling the company to offer hardware-agnostic network management and energy optimization solutions to utilities, automakers, fleets and other EV charging service providers.