Monetate Acquires SiteSpect to Build AI-Native Personalization and Testing Platform

Boathouse Capital Makes Growth Investment in SiteSpect

September 15, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Boathouse Capital completed a growth investment in SiteSpect, a SaaS personalization and experimentation platform that optimizes digital user experiences for mid-market and enterprise customers. The capital will be used to drive SiteSpect's next phase of growth, building on the company's patented architecture and customer base across retail, financial services, healthcare & insurance, and technology.

Centre Lane Partners Acquires Kibo's Personalization Business; Monetate Relaunched

October 28, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Centre Lane Partners has acquired Kibo’s personalization business and relaunched it as a stand‑alone company under the Monetate brand, with Brian Wilson named CEO. The carve‑out lets Kibo focus on its core commerce and order management products while Monetate — a SaaS personalization, recommendations and experimentation platform — pursues growth across retail, financial services, travel & hospitality and telecommunications.

Sentry Acquires Specto

November 24, 2021

Software

Sentry has acquired Specto, a mobile profiling and analytics startup founded by ex-Facebook mobile engineers, to add continuous profiling and deeper mobile performance context to Sentry’s application monitoring platform. The Specto team (including co-founders Jernej Strasner and Indragie Karunaratne) will join Sentry as the company integrates Specto’s mobile-first profiling capabilities into its observability product suite.

Dynatrace Acquires SpectX

September 14, 2021

Data & Analytics

Dynatrace has completed the acquisition of high-speed parsing and query analytics company SpectX to enhance observability and application security analytics within its Software Intelligence Platform. The deal brings SpectX's parsing/query analytics technology and team into Dynatrace to accelerate the convergence of observability and security for hybrid, multicloud environments.

Pantastic Networks Acquires LimeSpot Solutions Inc.

August 12, 2022

E-Commerce

Pantastic Networks acquired LimeSpot Solutions Inc., an AI-powered ecommerce personalization application used by thousands of Shopify and BigCommerce merchants. The deal adds LimeSpot's recommendation, segmentation and Google Shopping optimization products to Pantastic's suite, expanding its capabilities across the customer journey for independent ecommerce brands.

Mitratech Acquires Quovant

January 19, 2022

Software

Mitratech, a provider of legal and compliance software, has acquired Quovant, a spend management and legal bill review provider that offers advanced analytics and AI-driven categorization. The acquisition adds Quovant's spend visibility, expert review services and analytics capabilities to Mitratech's suite, enhancing legal spend management for large corporate and healthcare customers.