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HubSpot Acquires Starter Story

February 23, 2026

Media & Entertainment

HubSpot has acquired Starter Story, the entrepreneur-focused media brand founded by Pat Walls, in a deal that marks a full exit for Walls. Starter Story will join HubSpot Media and continue operating under its own brand while gaining HubSpot's distribution and media infrastructure; financial terms were not disclosed.

Iron Creek Partners Acquires MoneyThumb

August 19, 2024

Software

Iron Creek Partners, with participation from Main Street Capital Corporation, has acquired MoneyThumb, a San Diego–area provider of automated underwriting and fraud-detection software. The transaction, which closed on August 19, 2024, will provide growth capital to accelerate product development and market expansion; Ryan Campbell was named CEO and joined the investor group while founder Ralph Mayer moves to an advisory role.

Stagwell Acquires LEADERS and InfluencerMarketing.AI

July 24, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Stagwell has acquired Tel Aviv-based influencer marketing agency LEADERS and its AI-powered SaaS platform InfluencerMarketing.AI (IMAI), integrating them into the Stagwell Marketing Cloud’s PRophet Comms Tech Suite. The deal expands Stagwell’s influencer, social commerce and AI capabilities and establishes a presence in Israel and the broader Middle East; approximately 50 employees from LEADERS and IMAI join Stagwell.

SmartBear Acquires Stoplight

August 22, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

SmartBear has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Stoplight, a SaaS API design-first company based in Austin, Texas. The deal combines Stoplight's governance, mocking, and visual/no-code editing capabilities with SmartBear's API design, documentation, and portal offerings to create a more comprehensive API development platform.

Jumio Acquires 4Stop

January 19, 2022

Data & Analytics

Jumio has completed the acquisition of 4Stop, a data marketplace and orchestration hub for KYB/KYC, compliance and fraud prevention. The deal brings 4Stop’s integrations with over 650 data sources into the Jumio KYX platform to expand Jumio’s identity verification, AML and risk orchestration capabilities across global end markets.

Thumbtack Acquires Setter

December 8, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Thumbtack has acquired Setter, a Toronto-based home management platform, to add personalized maintenance programs, virtual home consultations, and data-driven home care plans to its marketplace. The acquisition is intended to deepen homeowner engagement, accelerate growth, and give Thumbtack a presence in Canada's growing tech talent pool.