Zazzle Acquires Hobnob

Hopin Acquires Attendify

July 7, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Hopin has acquired Attendify, an integrated event marketing platform, to expand Hopin's event marketing suite and introduce Audience CRM and Campaign Manager capabilities. The acquisition brings Attendify's product and team into Hopin to help organizers better market events, capture attendee data, and drive audience growth; financial terms were not disclosed.

Penguin Random House Acquires Wonderbly

June 4, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Penguin Random House has acquired Wonderbly, the London-based leader in personalized gift books. Wonderbly will operate independently within Penguin Random House under its existing leadership, with the acquisition intended to accelerate growth, expand reach and leverage Wonderbly's direct-to-consumer personalization capabilities.

Duolingo Acquires Detroit-Based Motion Design Studio Hobbes

July 9, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Duolingo, Inc. has acquired Hobbes, a Detroit-based animation and motion design studio, in an acquisihire that brings twelve designers and animators onto Duolingo's design team. The deal (cash plus equity awards) creates Duolingo's first dedicated motion design team and nearly doubles the size of its Detroit office to accelerate product animation and UX.

Planoly Acquires Snipfeed

April 22, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Planoly, the Austin-based social media management platform, acquired creator monetization tool Snipfeed to integrate storefront and monetization capabilities into its product suite. The deal brings Snipfeed’s storefront functionality into Planoly’s planning and publishing workflow to accelerate product roadmap development and expand social commerce capabilities for creators and small businesses.

Squarespace Acquires Tock

March 31, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Squarespace acquired Tock, a reservations, table management, takeout, and events platform, for more than $400 million in a mix of cash and stock. The deal brings Tock's hospitality-focused SaaS capabilities into Squarespace's all-in-one website and ecommerce product suite to expand its offerings for restaurants and hospitality operators.

HubSpot Acquires The Hustle

February 3, 2021

Media & Entertainment

HubSpot has signed an agreement to acquire The Hustle, a digital media company known for its daily newsletter, podcast and premium research subscription. The acquisition expands HubSpot's content and audience capabilities to better serve entrepreneurs and scaling companies across newsletters, podcasts and research offerings.