Yahoo Acquires The Factual

GrowthCurve Capital Takes Majority Stake in PureFacts Financial Solutions

August 1, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

GrowthCurve Capital completed a majority investment in PureFacts Financial Solutions, a Toronto-based SaaS provider of end-to-end revenue management solutions for the investment industry. The transaction gives GrowthCurve control while founder and employees retain an ownership interest; proceeds will support product development, market expansion and AI-enabled capabilities. Terms were not disclosed.

Satisfi Labs Acquires Factoreal

June 18, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Satisfi Labs, an AI-powered conversational experience platform based in Tampa, Florida, has acquired Factoreal, an omnichannel marketing automation platform focused on sports and entertainment. The acquisition augments Satisfi Labs' inbound chat capabilities with Factoreal’s outbound and omnichannel marketing automation, accelerating its Conversational Journey Management vision and partner ecosystem integration.

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.

FACTZ, LLC Acquires HollywoodLife.com

August 3, 2023

Media & Entertainment

FACTZ, a digital media company focused on Gen-Z and millennial audiences, has acquired celebrity entertainment news site HollywoodLife.com from owner Bonnie Fuller. The acquisition brings HollywoodLife’s audience and social reach into FACTZ’s portfolio as the buyer looks to expand its footprint in celebrity/pop-culture news.

Newsela Acquires Formative

June 27, 2023

Education

Newsela has acquired Formative to combine its K-12 instructional content library with Formative’s real-time assessment and data capabilities, creating a more comprehensive instructional solution for teachers and administrators. The deal brings together Newsela’s 15,000+ content library and Formative’s assessment platform (used by over four million students) effective immediately to enable faster feedback, targeted intervention, and improved student outcomes.

FactSet Acquires Truvalue Labs

October 20, 2020

Data & Analytics

FactSet has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Truvalue Labs, an AI-driven provider of ESG data and analytics, to integrate its daily ESG signals and expand FactSet’s sustainability and analytics offerings. The transaction, announced Oct. 20, 2020, is expected to close later in the year and was not expected to have a material impact on FactSet’s fiscal 2021 results.