Truecaller Acquires CallHero

Klarna Acquires HERO

July 9, 2021

E-Commerce

On 9 July 2021, Klarna acquired HERO, a social shopping platform that connects online shoppers with in-store product experts. The acquisition brings HERO's technology and 100+ employees into Klarna to expand its shopping capabilities and introduce in-store-led, shoppable content to Klarna's global merchant and consumer base.

Channel Key Acquires True Hero

January 12, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Channel Key LLC announced the acquisition of True Hero, a full-service Amazon agency headquartered in Frisco, Colorado; the purchase agreement was finalized on January 12, 2024. True Hero founder Wendi Held will remain with the business to help oversee the agency's team, and Channel Key will begin onboarding True Hero's employees and clients immediately. The deal expands Channel Key's Amazon marketplace capabilities and client offerings across retail and DSP channels.

People.ai Acquires Hero Research

May 11, 2021

Software

People.ai has acquired Hero Research, a Salesforce-focused sales productivity app, and launched a new embedded Salesforce experience that brings People.ai insights natively into Salesforce. The acquisition lets People.ai deliver a Chrome-based, Google-Sheets-like interface and in-Salesforce tools (relationship maps, deal scorecards, playbooks) to boost rep productivity and Salesforce adoption.

Vendasta Acquires CalendarHero

October 26, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Vendasta acquired AI-powered scheduling startup CalendarHero to integrate automated meeting and appointment scheduling into its platform for partners and SMB clients. The acquisition brings CalendarHero’s 100,000+ users into Vendasta’s ecosystem and aims to accelerate product roadmaps and platform capabilities for channel partners.

Proptech Labs Acquires reHeroes

June 3, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Proptech Labs has acquired reHeroes, an AI-driven property management chatbot and platform, bringing more than 130,000 properties, 415,000 users and 3,200 property managers into Proptech Labs' ecosystem. The acquisition will integrate reHeroes' AI capabilities with Proptech Labs' existing maintenance, inspection and invoicing platforms to expand analytics, automate routine tasks and improve tenant services.

Course Hero Acquires CliffsNotes and QuillBot

August 19, 2021

Education

Course Hero has acquired CliffsNotes, the long-running study guide publisher, and QuillBot, an AI-powered writing platform. The deals expand Course Hero's portfolio of educational content and AI writing tools to better support students and educators across K-12 and higher education.