Canto Acquires Image Relay

Canto Acquires MerlinOne

August 8, 2023

Software

Canto, an Atlanta-based digital asset management (DAM) provider, has acquired MerlinOne, a Quincy, Massachusetts-based DAM company known for AI-centric visual search capabilities. The deal brings MerlinOne's AI technology and team into Canto to accelerate AI strategy, expand product capabilities, and strengthen Canto's position in the DAM market.

JMI Equity Makes Growth Investment in Canto

March 9, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

JMI Equity has made a strategic growth investment in Canto to accelerate product development, expand customer-facing teams, and drive growth for Canto's cloud-based digital asset management (DAM) platform. The funding will support global expansion and continued innovation of Canto's DAM software, which is headquartered in San Francisco and used by thousands of organizations.

At-Bay Acquires Relay Platform

August 22, 2022

Insurance

At-Bay, a digital-age insurance provider, has acquired Relay, a Toronto-based insurtech that operates a multicarrier digital distribution marketplace for specialty commercial lines (notably cyber). Relay will continue to operate as an independent entity under its existing management while joining At-Bay to expand the acquirer’s digital distribution capabilities for brokers and partners.

Supermetrics Acquires Relay42

June 18, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Supermetrics has acquired Relay42, a real-time Customer Data Platform (CDP), to integrate real-time personalization and customer data activation into its Marketing Intelligence Platform. The deal creates an end-to-end marketing intelligence offering that unifies data integration, analysis and activation for marketers, extending Supermetrics' capabilities across performance marketing, e-commerce, CRM and first-party data.

Clearhaven Partners Invests in PhotoShelter

September 30, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Clearhaven Partners, a Boston-based growth-focused private equity firm, has made a significant growth investment in PhotoShelter to accelerate product innovation and the expansion of its cloud-based digital asset management (DAM) platform. Financial terms were not disclosed; the investment will support PhotoShelter's continued growth serving enterprises and creative professionals and accelerating platform development.

Dover Acquires CDS Visual

July 26, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Dover (NYSE: DOV) has acquired CDS Visual, Inc., a San Jose–based provider of SaaS 3D visualization and configuration solutions for industrial manufacturers and distributors. CDS Visual will operate within Dover's Engineered Products segment and Dover plans to deploy its visualization and CPQ/eCommerce capabilities across its portfolio to strengthen digital sales and customer-facing experiences; terms were not disclosed.