MrBeast Acquires Creator Hiring Platform Vouch

gen.video Acquires Bounty to Expand Creator Commerce and UGC Capabilities

September 9, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

gen.video has acquired Bounty, a Los Angeles–based UGC marketplace and Shopify app, and launched a new content collaboration platform called partnrUP. The acquisition gives gen.video access to Bounty’s network of micro and nano creators and automates user-generated-content collection and performance-based incentives for ecommerce brands, expanding gen.video’s creator commerce capabilities.

Voodoo Acquires BeReal for €500 Million

June 13, 2024

Media & Entertainment

France-based mobile and game publisher Voodoo has acquired social app BeReal for €500 million. Voodoo will invest in BeReal’s product, growth and infrastructure while BeReal co-founder and CEO Alexis Barreyat will depart after a transition; Aymeric Roffé will become BeReal’s CEO. The app, launched in 2019, has over 40 million active users and is most popular in the United States, Japan and France.

Fintel Acquires VouchedFor for £7.5m

November 14, 2023

Financial Services

Fintel, the UK fintech and support services group that owns SimplyBiz and Defaqto, has acquired VouchedFor, a leading UK review site for professional advisers, for £7.5m via its Fintel IQ platform. VouchedFor will retain its leadership team and operate alongside Fintel to expand its services to advisers and increase consumer trust in financial advice.

Vouch Acquires Lending Startup Level

January 11, 2023

Financial Services

Vouch, the San Francisco–based insurtech for technology companies, acquired lending startup Level and its engineering team to deepen Vouch's underwriting capabilities. The acquisition brings Level's expertise in tech-driven underwriting systems into Vouch; terms were not disclosed.

Vaco Acquires BVOH

October 19, 2022

Staffing & HR

Vaco, a global talent solutions firm headquartered in Nashville, has acquired BVOH, a boutique San Francisco and Austin-based executive search and consulting firm specializing in finance and accounting placements. The deal brings BVOH’s ~35 employees and leadership team into Vaco’s platform to expand its presence in the Bay Area and establish a footprint in Austin while strengthening Vaco’s accounting and finance recruitment capabilities.

Virtuous Acquires Volunteer Management Platform VOMO

February 22, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Virtuous, a Phoenix-based nonprofit CRM and responsive fundraising platform, has acquired VOMO, an award-winning volunteer mobilization SaaS that helps organizations recruit and manage volunteers. The deal integrates volunteer management into Virtuous’s donor and supporter platform to provide nonprofits a holistic view of supporter activity and expand Virtuous’s product capabilities.