Pinterest Acquires THE YES

Pinterest to Acquire tvScientific

December 13, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Pinterest entered into a definitive agreement to acquire tvScientific, a connected TV (CTV) performance advertising platform. The deal will combine Pinterest’s intent-rich audience signals with tvScientific’s outcome-based CTV engine, integrating tvScientific into Pinterest Performance+ and related performance products. Closing is expected in the first half of 2026, subject to regulatory review and other customary conditions.

Yahoo Acquires Artifact, the AI-driven News Platform by Instagram Co-founders

April 2, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Yahoo has acquired Artifact, the AI-driven news aggregation and personalization platform created by Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. Artifact will stop operating as a standalone app and its AI personalization technology will be integrated into Yahoo products, including the Yahoo News app; the acquisition closed on March 29, 2024 and financial terms were not disclosed. Systrom and Krieger will serve in an advisory capacity during the transition.

Yankee Global Enterprises and Partners Acquire YES Network from The Walt Disney Company

August 29, 2019

Media & Entertainment

Yankee Global Enterprises, together with strategic partners Sinclair Broadcast Group and Amazon and financial investors RedBird Capital, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and Mubadala Capital, purchased the 80% of the YES Network not already held by Yankee Global from The Walt Disney Company at a reported enterprise value of $3.47 billion. The consortium aims to expand distribution, strengthen the network's sports content capabilities and leverage partner expertise to grow YES across traditional and digital platforms.

Vendasta Acquires Yesware

October 17, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Vendasta, the AI-powered SMB platform headquartered in Saskatoon, has acquired Yesware, the Boston-based sales engagement SaaS provider, and integrated Yesware Premium into the Vendasta Marketplace and CRM. The acquisition brings Yesware's email tracking, sales automation, and engagement insights to Vendasta's channel partners and SMB customers, expanding Vendasta's sales enablement capabilities.

MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. (Mytheresa) Acquires YOOX NET-A-PORTER (YNAP)

April 24, 2025

E-Commerce

MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. (Mytheresa) has successfully completed its acquisition of YOOX NET-A-PORTER (YNAP) from Richemont. The deal makes Mytheresa the sole shareholder of YNAP, to be consolidated under the “LuxExperience B.V.” umbrella, with Richemont receiving a 33% equity stake in Mytheresa.

Searchspring Acquires 4-Tell

August 5, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Searchspring acquired 4-Tell, the maker of the AI-driven Smart Commerce personalization platform, to enhance its ecommerce search, merchandising and recommendation capabilities. The purchase brings 4-Tell's personalization technology, team, and customer base into Searchspring and accelerates Searchspring's product roadmap for personalized shopping experiences.