Hightouch Acquires Workbase

WorkStep Acquires WorkHound

April 23, 2025

Software

WorkStep, a San Francisco–based frontline employee engagement platform, has acquired WorkHound, a real-time employee feedback management platform focused on the supply chain. The deal strengthens WorkStep's AI-driven engagement capabilities, deepens its presence in trucking and logistics, and accelerates product innovation for frontline workforce customers.

Workday Acquires HiredScore

February 27, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Workday has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire HiredScore, an AI-powered talent orchestration company focused on recruiting and internal mobility. The combined offering is intended to integrate Workday’s talent products with HiredScore’s responsible AI technology to improve talent acquisition and talent lifecycle outcomes. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of Workday’s fiscal year 2025 (ending April 30, 2024), subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

Hightouch Acquires HeadsUp

November 16, 2023

AI & Machine Learning

Hightouch has acquired HeadsUp, an AI-driven conversion engine, and will integrate HeadsUp’s ML models into its Composable Customer Data Platform to build warehouse-native Customer 360 profiles and predictive conversion signals. HeadsUp co-founder and CEO Earl Lee will join Hightouch to lead AI/ML-driven Customer 360 development, expanding Hightouch’s capabilities for marketing, advertising, and operations use cases.

H.I.G. Growth Partners Invests in Worksuite

August 14, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

H.I.G. Growth Partners, the growth-capital affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, has completed a strategic growth investment in Worksuite, an end-to-end freelancer operations management cloud platform. The funding will support Worksuite's product and go-to-market expansion as it scales its contingent workforce management, compliance, and payments capabilities for enterprise customers.

Hightouch Acquires London-based Knowledge Management Startup Whatis

July 26, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Hightouch has acquired London-based knowledge management startup Whatis to integrate Whatis’ warehouse-centric knowledge and data sharing capabilities into Hightouch’s Data Activation platform and expand its presence in Europe. Terms were not disclosed; Whatis co-founders Hugo Darwood and Mitchell Friedman will join Hightouch as part of the deal.

FinTech Automation Acquires DevBase

December 20, 2021

Staffing & HR

FinTech Automation, a fintech Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform, has acquired DevBase, a U.S.-based nearshore staff augmentation firm that provides hiring, training and management of software engineers. The deal expands FTA's development capabilities and UX/UI resources to accelerate product development for financial institutions and fintech customers; FinTech Automation is a portfolio company of a merchant bank fund managed by Austin Capital General Partner.