Tempe's American Green acquires leading RFID co. TrackX

Tempe, Arizona’s American Green Inc., announced today that it has completed an acquisition agreement with Denver-based TrackX, LLC, one of the country’s leading providers of complete Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tracking and cloud-based physical asset management systems. American Green anticipates that TrackX is positioned to be the premiere RFID-enabled asset tracking and supply chain solutions … Read more

Vestafy, animal welfare software co., acquired by Pethealth

Pethealth Inc. recently acquired Vestafy, a workflow management software product serving the animal welfare industry and a recent incubee at the socially-conscious incubator Seed Spot. Vestafy will become an essential part to Pethealth’s suite of animal care services. Their platform helps animal shelters streamline their workflow, manage data, aggregate reports and more, all through mobile … Read more

DeskHub acquires Salt Lake City-based co-working space Holodeck

Entrepreneurial workspace DeskHub acquired coworking campus Holodeck in Salt Lake City this week. The transition will happen over the summer months. DeskHub Salt Lake City will become the largest coworking space in the city. “We are acquiring the Holodeck brand and rebranding it (under) DeskHub,” Founder DeskHub Jay Chernikoff said. “We are really trying to focus our … Read more

Google acquires Athena Wireless Communications – interview with CEO Eduardo Tinoco

Google confirmed they have acquired telecommunications company Athena Wireless Communications based in Surprise, Arizona. Google declined to comment further on the terms of the deal. Athena Wireless is known for their affordable and compact digital radios that have the capability of performing at fiber-like speeds. Athena’s technology could essentially help bring high-speed Internet wirelessly to a … Read more

5th Dimension Logistics acquires Superior Financial Service to optimize payment solutions

After a successful completion of an acquisition, 5th Dimension Logistics (5thDL) purchased Superior Financial Service (SFS) for an undisclosed amount. The newly formed corporation will be named Sparrow, symbolizing the company’s perseverance, integrity and efficiency. 5thDL is a global leader in the payment software industry and in order to offer their customers a complete package … Read more

Mindtree acquires Scottsdale IT solutions co. Discoverture for $15 million

Mindtree, a technology firm housed across 14 countries, announced on Monday the acquisition of Discoverture Solutions, a Scottsdale-based information technology company focused on providing support to the insurance and healthcare sectors, for $15 million. According to CEO of Mindtree, Krishnakumar Natarajan, the buy is an attempt to increase Mindtree’s industry coverage. The company, which focuses … Read more

Vonage acquires Telesphere and its fish tank for $114M

An Arizona company has caught the eye of Vonage Holdings Corp, the leading provider of communication services. Telesphere, an industry-leader of Unified Communications-as-a-Service solutions, is being acquired by Vonage. Last week, Vonage entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Telesphere for $114M in cash and stock. Since 2013, Telesphere has been growing and sweeping up … Read more

StringCan Interactive acquires Boston's Baked and Branded

StringCan Interactive, an online marketing, branding and technology services company, announced today that it has acquired Boston-based Baked & Branded, a technology services firm specializing in bringing startups to market. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The combined company will merge creative strategy with application technology development to provide agile and flexible end-to-end technology and … Read more

GoDaddy acquires the scrappy and happy email marketing co. Mad Mimi

Gary Levitt, co-founder and CEO, Mad Mimi, began his business with music in mind. Levitt, a bass player, and his brother, wanted to develop an app that helped musicians create online press kits. About six months into it, they switched and developed a product that allowed people to produce marketing emails in a simple, musical-like … Read more

Infor to acquire Saleslogix from Swiftpage

Swiftpage, a leading provider of integrated marketing and CRM solutions for individuals, growing businesses and mobile sales team, announced they entered into an agreement to sell the whole entirety of its Saleslogix assets to Infor, a leading provider of business application software and cloud services serving more than 70,000 customers. Financials were not disclosed. Saleslogix’ … Read more