Papaya Global Acquires NickNack

Poppulo Acquires Sociabble to Expand AI-Powered Employee Experience Platform

May 26, 2026

Cloud & SaaS

Poppulo announced the acquisition of Sociabble, a Paris-based employee engagement platform, to strengthen its AI-powered employee communications and engagement capabilities. The combined offering is intended to consolidate workplace engagement tools and extend reach into frontline and mobile workforce engagement.

GrowthCurve Capital Acquires Netchex

June 7, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

GrowthCurve Capital, a private equity firm, has acquired Netchex, a cloud-based human capital management (HCM) and payroll software provider, from affiliates of Primus Capital. The investment will support Netchex’s AI and data analytics strategy, new product development, and expansion into new markets; financial terms were not disclosed.

Klaviyo Acquires Napkin.io

November 7, 2022

Software

Klaviyo, the Boston-based customer data and marketing platform, has acquired Napkin.io, a browser-based developer platform for writing and deploying code. Napkin.io founder Nick Sypteras will join Klaviyo to help expand the company's developer experience and API capabilities as Klaviyo continues to open its platform to third-party developers.

Axonify Acquires Nudge

June 22, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Axonify, a Waterloo-based frontline training and communications platform, acquired Nudge, a Toronto-based frontline employee communication and task-execution platform. The acquisition combines Axonify's adaptive microlearning capabilities with Nudge's two-way communications and guided task execution to deliver a unified digital employee experience for deskless/frontline organizations.

Papaya Global Acquires Azimo

March 28, 2022

Financial Services

Papaya Global has agreed to acquire Azimo, the London-based digital cross-border payments service, to expand its payroll payments capabilities and gain multiple payment licences and a global payment network. The deal will bring Azimo's payment licences (UK, Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong) and its team into Papaya, enabling faster, near-instant payments to global employees and new payroll-related services for Papaya customers.

EPAM Systems Acquires NAYA Technologies (and US subsidiary NAYA Tech)

November 5, 2019

IT Services

EPAM Systems has acquired NAYA Technologies, an Israel-headquartered consultancy, and its US subsidiary NAYA Tech (San Jose, CA) to strengthen EPAM's cloud migration, data management and database migration capabilities, including the migVisor automated migration assessment tool. The acquisition augments EPAM's technology consulting practice and accelerates its ability to deliver end-to-end cloud and data services to enterprise clients.