Square Acquires GoParrot

Advisor360° Acquires Parrot AI

January 16, 2025

Software

Advisor360° acquired Parrot AI, a Boston-based generative AI company that builds meeting recording, transcription, and summarization software. The deal brings Parrot AI's IP and a 12-person team (including CEO and co-founder Paul Morville) into Advisor360° to expand its AI capabilities and offer Parrot's software both embedded in Advisor360°'s platform and as a stand-alone product for advisors.

Brivo Acquires Parakeet to Add Smart Building Capabilities

March 3, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Brivo, a Bethesda-based provider of cloud-based physical security, acquired Parakeet Technologies, an IoT smart-building solutions provider for vacation rentals and remote property management. The deal will integrate Parakeet’s sensors, gateways, and management software into Brivo’s platform to expand in‑building capabilities and offer unified billing, UI, and bundled services to channel partners and end customers.

DoorDash Acquires Caviar From Square for $410 Million

August 1, 2019

Food & Beverage

DoorDash has acquired premium food delivery app Caviar from Square in a deal valued at $410 million in cash and stock. The acquisition brings Caviar’s curated restaurant partners and delivery capabilities onto DoorDash’s platform to expand its merchant selection and strengthen its position in the competitive food-delivery market.

PAR Technology Acquires Delaget for $132M

December 31, 2024

Data & Analytics

PAR Technology Corporation acquired Delaget, a restaurant analytics and business intelligence provider, for $132 million (closed Dec. 31, 2024). The deal, paid principally in PAR common stock, brings Delaget's analytics, loss-prevention and operational-insights capabilities into PAR's Operator Cloud and accelerates development of the PAR Data Platform to deliver expanded back-office and delivery operations analytics to restaurant customers.

Playfly Sports Acquires Paragon Marketing Group

March 10, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Playfly Sports has acquired Paragon Marketing Group to expand its capabilities in brand consulting, event creation, content development and live sports production, particularly across the high-school sports landscape. Paragon will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary called Paragon Sports Marketing, with founding partners Rashid Ghazi and Julie Simmons overseeing the unit to integrate Paragon’s events, media relationships and client partnerships into Playfly’s commercial platform.

WP Global Partners Invests in Paro

September 17, 2021

Accounting & Tax

On September 17, 2021, WP Global Partners made a growth investment in Paro, an AI-enabled marketplace that connects businesses with accounting and finance talent to outsource accounting work. The capital is intended to help Paro scale its marketplace and expand its finance and accounting technology and service capabilities.