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Good companies get bought not sold. This saying has been passed down as conventional wisdom through generations of entrepreneurs, but it doesn’t tell the entire story. While the IPO is characterized as the pinnacle for venture-backed startups, far more companies see successful exits via an M&A process than by going …

Apple has finalized a deal to acquire Workflow today — a tool that lets you hook together apps and functions within apps in strings of commands to automate tasks. We’ve been tracking this one for a while but were able to confirm just now that the ink on the deal …

YoVillians rejoice; your kingdom is saved. Players of the social virtual world game will be excited to hear that their play can continue as YoVille, which was acquired by Zynga a few years ago, will not be shuttered as planned. Instead, it is now the wholly owned property of London, …

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Product Hunt has revealed that it has been acquired by AngelList and whilst the two companies did not reveal the terms of the acquisition, reports suggest that the deal is around $20 million. As part of the acquisition Product Hunt will continue as an independent platform for finding new apps …

Pebble was one of the early Kickstarter success stories after raising more than $10 million. It even came through, releasing what many consider to be the first viable modern smartwatch. However, that success was short-lived. Pebble confirmed today that the company is being acquired by Fitbit and is ending production …