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Invictus Growth Partners Takes $37M Majority Stake in Campfire Interactive

September 24, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Invictus Growth Partners has made a $37 million majority investment in Campfire Interactive, a Ann Arbor–based provider of SaaS profitability and forecasting software for manufacturers and automotive suppliers. The capital will be used to accelerate product innovation, expand sales and marketing, and scale Campfire’s machine-learning and analytics capabilities while existing investors retain a minority stake alongside the founders.

Kalkomey Enterprises Acquires Campfire Collective

February 4, 2021

Education

Kalkomey Enterprises has acquired Campfire Collective, a Peterborough, Ontario-based provider of government-accredited online safety education for outdoor pursuits. The deal brings Campfire’s BOATsmart!, HUNTINGsmart!, ATVsmart!, PADDLERsmart! and SLEDsmart! brands into the Kalkomey portfolio to broaden education offerings and expand state agency services.

Appfire Acquires SoftwarePlant

June 30, 2021

Software

Appfire has acquired SoftwarePlant, the developer of BigPicture, a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool that integrates with Jira. As part of the transaction, SoftwarePlant founders Tomasz Kucharski and Michal Niwinski and approximately 165 team members joined Appfire, expanding Appfire's product portfolio and PPM capabilities.

Capgemini Acquires Cloud4C

November 3, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Capgemini announced the closing of its acquisition of Cloud4C, a provider of automation-driven managed services for hybrid, private, public and sovereign cloud environments. The approximately 1,600-strong Cloud4C team and its AI/hyper-automation platforms will expand Capgemini's cloud managed services, bolster its generative AI and AIOps capabilities, and accelerate the Group’s SAP (including RISE with SAP) offerings.

FairPlay Sports Media Acquires Quarter4 (Q4)

February 1, 2024

Data & Analytics

FairPlay Sports Media has acquired Toronto-based predictive sports data specialist Quarter4. The acquisition will integrate Quarter4’s predictive modelling into FairPlay’s brands — including oddschecker and WhoScored — combining prediction services with FairPlay’s price-movement data to expand product capabilities; terms were not disclosed.

Project Management Institute Acquires Cognilytica

September 19, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

Project Management Institute (PMI) has acquired Cognilytica, an AI best-practices research, training and certification firm, and will integrate Cognilytica’s CPMAI certifications, learning products, and thought leadership into PMI’s education and PMI Infinity offerings. Cognilytica founders Ron Schmelzer and Kathleen Walch will join PMI as the organization expands its AI capability and training content for project professionals.