DEALS & IPOs
AppLovin proposes merger with TikTok Global, targeting $80B ad market outside China
Tripledot Studios acquires AppLovin’s games portfolio in $800M push for global scale
Stagwell expands experiential marketing portfolio with acquisition of JetFuel
Liftoff confirms minority investment from General Atlantic at $4.3B valuation
DoorDash to acquire Deliveroo in $3.86B deal to expand European presence
Super League acquires Supersocial amid growing consolidation in the Roblox advertising ecosystem
Roku acquires Frndly TV for $185M
Valnet Acquires Polygon from Vox Media
Publicis expands sports marketing reach with acquisition of Adopt
Strava acquires Runna to expand into running training plans
Infinite Reality acquires agentic AI firm Touchcast in $500M deal, eyes expansion across digital ecosystem
Lyft moves into European market with $197M acquisition of FREENOW
Acadia acquires Crush to expand retail media capabilities
TestFly moves into Brazil with Red Cerberus acquisition to bolster global QA operations
WPP boosts AI capabilities with strategic acquisition of InfoSum
Amazon and AppLovin enter last-minute bidding war for TikTok, sources say
Sensor Tower expands gaming analytics with acquisition of Video Game Insights
Niantic’s Transformation: Game Division Sold to Scopely as Geospatial AI Becomes the Focus
Redbrick is acquiring newsletter ad platform Paved
Good Job Games secures $23M in funding to expand match-3 gaming portfolio
PvX Partners secures $3.8M in seed funding to help consumer apps achieve scale
Publicis to acquire data firm Lotame in major expansion of AI strategy
Report: Tripledot to acquire AppLovin’s gaming division in $900 million deal
Viant expands programmatic capabilities with Lockr acquisition
Rockstar Games expands global presence with Video Games Deluxe acquisition
Playtika charts future growth with $450M M&A budget over next three years
Publicis Groupe moves to expand influencer marketing reach with BR Media Group acquisition
Hightouch secures $80M Series C to expand AI-driven marketing capabilities
Niantic reportedly nears $3.5B deal to sell gaming unit to Scopely
Skybound Entertainment acquires Maple Media
MTG completes $620M acquisition of Plarium, eyes future growth
Report: DoubleVerify invests in FirstParty Capital amid ad tech shifts
Kevel expands retail media capabilities with Nexta acquisition
Multi-channel programmatic advertising platform StackAdapt raises $235 million
Publicis Media expands performance marketing capabilities with Dysrupt acquisition
Rokt acquires customer data platform mParticle for $300 million
The Trade Desk acquires Sincera
Aonic invests initial $10M in Mega Fortuna as part of $70M acquisition strategy
T-Mobile acquires Vistar Media for $600 million
Grand Games secures $30M to fuel global expansion and team growth
Adtech company Precise TV raises £21 million
Getty Images and Shutterstock announce $3.7 billion merger
DoubleU Games acquires Turkish gaming studio Paxie Games
Databricks raises $10 billion Series J at $62 billion valuation
Aonic welcomes a growth investment of €152m from Metric Capital Partners and Active Ownership
LoopMe acquires Chartboost from Zynga
Omnicom acquires Interpublic Group in $13.25 billion deal, poised to dominate the ad industry
Mirakl acquires adtech company Adspert
Experian acquires Audigent
Appcharge secures $26M to revolutionize DTC solutions in mobile gaming
Brightcove to be acquired by Bending Spoons for $233 million
Mediaocean to acquire Innovid for $500 million
Robinhood strengthens advisory services with $300 million TradePMR acquisition
Viant acquires IRIS.TV to strengthen CTV strategy
SuperScale secures $1.2 million for its game analytics platform SuperPlatform
Inverness Graham acquires advertising data firm Alliant
Embracer Group divests Easybrain to Miniclip in a $1.2 billion deal
Microsoft expands mobile ambitions, considers new studio acquisitions
MediaSense acquires R3 to expand global reach and service range
Wonder acquires Grubhub for $650 million
MTG acquires Plarium for $620 million
Take-Two reportedly considering selling Chartboost to refocus on premium gaming
Supercell expands in London with full acquisition of Space Ape
Samba TV expands contextual targeting reach with acquisition of Semasio
Apple acquires photo editing app Pixelmator
Digital Turbine acquires ONE Store International to accelerate expansion into U.S. and LatAm markets
Bluesky raises $15M Series A
Mobile-first gaming platform Party Icons raises $9 million in seed funding
Amplitude acquires Command AI to strengthens its digital analytics platform
Jetapult makes strategic $4.5 million investment in Saudi Arabia’s UMX Studio
RedTrack secures $3.2M to enhance AI-driven analytics and automation for media buyers
Connatix and JW Player merge to form the largest video monetization platform
Ad fraud detection and prevention firm HUMAN raises over $50 million
Zeta Global acquires LiveIntent in $250 million deal to bolster first-party data capabilities
OpenAI secures $4 billion credit line following massive funding round
OpenAI raises $6.6B in new funding at a $157B valuation
Location-based performance advertising platform Quorum secures $2 million in seed funding
Whatfix secures $125 million in Series E
Publicis Groupe expands commerce powerhouse with acquisition of Mars United Commerce
Playtika to acquire SuperPlay for up to $1.95 billion
Mobile app engagement platform ContextSDK secures $4 million in seed funding
OpenAI Eyes $150 Billion Valuation Amid Massive Fundraising Push
Krafton invests $89 million in Spoon Labs, expanding into the short-form video market
InMobi secures $100 million from MARS Growth Capital
In-game audio advertising firm Odeeo raises $5 million
Circana to enhance media measurement with acquisitions of NCSolutions and Nielsen’s MMM business
Adelaide raises $1.4 million, acquires marketing insights company Rita
Criteo reportedly in M&A talks with Skai to strengthen retail media focus
Nazara Technologies acquires Fusebox Games for $27.2 million
InMarket acquires ChannelMix to boost MMM and data analytics expertise
Amber acquires Colombian game studio Madbricks
Reddit acquires ad creative optimization platform Memorable AI
Outbrain acquires Teads for $1 billion
Publicis Groupe acquires influencer marketing platform Influential
Stripe acquires Lemon Squeezy
GIANTX Acquires iTero Gaming in multi-million dollar deal
AppMagic raises $3 million in Series A funding to expand global presence
InMobi targets $10 billion valuation in 2025 India IPO – sources
Taboola partners with Apple to power native ads in Apple News and Stocks apps
Grand Games secures $3 million in pre-seed funding
Embracer secures €600 million credit deal to extend debt pepayment horizon
Moloco invests in retail media company Topsort
Series Entertainment acquires Pixelberry Studios
Audiomob partners with Voodoo for audio ads
Duolingo expands creative horizons with Hobbes acquisition
Keywords Studios accepts $2.8 billion bid from EQT
Similarweb acquires app intelligence company 42matters
Daybreak acquires Singularity 6 to expand horizons for multiplayer online games
Nazara Technologies aims for full acquisition of Kiddopia in $36 million deal
Robinhood aims to expands AI capabilities with acquisition of Pluto
CyberAgent to acquire NitroPlus for $104 million
LinQ secures $2.3 million in seed funding to propel real-money gaming
Verve acquires mobile advertising company Jun Group for $185 million
Game advertising platform iion secures seed funding for global expansion
Equativ and Sharethrough merge to form a global ad tech powerhouse
Voodoo acquires BeReal for €500 million
Madhive acquires omnichannel marketing platform Frequence
Robinhood to acquire crypto exchange Bitstamp for $200 million
AppsFlyer is reportedly considering a $300M IPO in 2025
Seedtag acquires Beachfront to enhance contextual advertising with premium CTV integration
Google invests $350 million in Flipkart, valuing the e-commerce giant at $36 billion
Bumble acquires Geneva to strengthen focus on friendships
EQT Group in advanced talks to acquire Keywords Studios for £2.2 billion
Uber Eats to acquire Delivery Hero’s foodpanda in Taiwan for $950 million in cash
BarkleyOKRP acquires digital performance marketing company Adlucent
Docusign acquires AI-powered agreement management company Lexion for $165 million
Permira acquires majority stake in digital fraud detection startup BioCatch at $1.3B valuation
RevenueCat raises $12 million Series C
AppLovin invests $50 million in social commerce platform Flip
Yahoo is acquiring AI news app Artifact from Instagram co-founders
Cadent acquires performance marketing firm AdTheorent for $324 million
Take-Two to acquire Borderlands maker Gearbox for $460 million
Triton Digital acquires audio intelligence platform Sounder
Sensor Tower acquires data.ai
Ad ops startup Aditude acquires gaming SSP CPMStar
Telegram will hit profitability in 2025, Pavel Durov says
Topsort raises $20 million Series A to further scale its clean advertising platform
CTV ad platform Vibe.co raises $22.5 million Series A
SCUTI raises $10 million for its rewards-based e-commerce platform for gamers
Reddit’s US IPO filing unveils 21% revenue growth in 2023
Cultural AI platform Qloo secures $25 million in Series C funding
Walmart to acquire Vizio for $2.3 billion to boost its ad business
1SP Agency acquires Renaissance PR
Disney to take $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games
Digital Turbine to invest $10 million in Korean app market ONE Store
TEGNA’s Premion acquires CTV-focused DSP Octillion
TikTok completes acquisition of GoTo’s Tokopedia
Sony invests in African mobile games publisher Carry1st
Fasanara acquires majority stake in Pollen VC
France’s FDJ sets sights on Kindred with a $2.67 billion bid
TapNation acquires user acquisition and monetization platform UAhero
LiveRamp acquires data clean room software provider Habu for $200 million
Digital paper app Goodnotes acquires Korean AI startup Dropthebit
Quora raises $75 million to grow Poe, its AI chat platform
Marvel Snap dev Second Dinner raises $100 million Series B
Claim, a social network based on rewards, raises $4 million in seed funding
Snowflake acquires data clean room maker Samooha
Keywords acquires The Multiplayer Group for £76.5 million
Adobe terminates Figma deal amid regulatory headwinds
Linktree acquires link-in-bio platform Koji
AppsFlyer acquires AI-powered user acquisition and monetization platform oolo
Shein confidentially files to go public
Mozaic.io raises $20 million Series A
AI-powered video maker Munch raises $7.2 million in seed funding
Nordcurrent acquires River End Games to expand beyond mobile gaming focus
SplitMetrics acquires App Radar in a seven-figure deal
OfferFit raises $25 million Series B
ByteDance contemplates the sale of gaming arm Moonton amid shifting priorities
Aptoide secures €8.5 million investment from Digital Turbine
AppsFlyer acquires gaming and apps data analytics firm devtodev
Fortune 500 Firms’ ads populate fake or inappropriate CTV content
MiQ acquires French media governance and data quality platform Grasp
Turkish grocery delivery company Getir acquires FreshDirect
Shein seeks $90 billion valuation in IPO – Bloomberg
Stagwell Group expands portfolio with Movers+Shakers acquisition
Mobile games publisher TapNation raises €15 million
Azur Games acquires Good Job Games’ hyper-casual games portfolio
Agentio raises $4.25M in seed funding to revolutionize creator content advertising
Omnicom acquires digital commerce powerhouse Flywheel Digital for $835 million
Threedium secures $11 million Series A
Databricks acquires Arcion for $100 million
Creatopy Raises $10M Series A to Scale Its AI-Driven Creative Automation Platform
LBG Media acquires Betches for up to $54 million
SIDE to acquire interactive music and sound studio Vibe Avenue for $1.46M
Azerion completes acquisition of Hawk
Merge Mansion developer Metacore to acquire Piñata
Microsoft closes Activision Blizzard acquisition after UK’s nod
Atlassian to acquire video messaging platform Loom for $975 million
Xsolla’s strategic acquisitions: revolutionizing content creation and distribution landscape
UK clears Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision acquisition
Data startup Sincera raises $4.2 million in seed funding
AI-native user engagement platform Aampe raises $7.5 million
Microsoft set to finalize Activision acquisition next week – The Verge
PMG acquires Camelot Strategic Marketing & Media
U.K. regulators give preliminary approval to Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal
Codeless AI infrastructure firm Pixis raises $85 million
Playtika to acquire mobile game developer Innplay Labs for up to $300 million
Infillion reveals plans for MediaMath after acquisition
iSpot’s acquisition of 605 expands TV measurement and boosts market share
Picnic raises $1.25 million for its user-first ad marketplace
Rumor: Dream Games acquired by Tencent for approximately $4.5B
Claritas acquires AI-driven marketing automation platform ArtsAI
Animoca Brands raises $20M for Mocaverse Project, expanding Web3 vision
Sumo acquires mobile game developer Midoki
Videobot raises €2M to revolutionize online customer engagement
Ad Ops startup Aditude raises $15 million Series A
MediaMath’s assets acquired by Infillion following chapter 11 filing
MikMak acquires ChannelAdvisor Shoppable Media and Brand Analytics from CommerceHub
Mobile entertainment startup Mega Fortuna raises $2.3M in seed funding
InMobi acquires consent management platform QuantCast Choice
In-game advertising platform Monetizr raises $4 million
Simon Data raises $54 million to further develop its CDP
Sprout Social acquires Tagger Media for $140 million
Playtika acquires the Youda Games portfolio from Azerion
DoubleVerify to acquire Scibids for $125 million
Tencent acquires Japanese visual novel company Visual Arts
Netflix restructures partnership with Microsoft for ad-supported plan -WSJ
FTC appeals court’s ruling that allowed Microsoft’s Activision acquisition
Savvy Games Group completes $4.9 billion acquisition of Scopely
Ad Fontes raises $4.2 million Series A
Domino’s partners with Uber for food orders through Uber Eats & Postmates apps
Microsoft’s Activision deal gets green light from US judge
Snap partners with Linktree to let users add links to their profiles
Tiny acquires product engineering firm HappyFunCorp for $30M
MediaMath owes over $100M to at least 200 companies
MediaMath To File For Bankruptcy Protection – report
SuperScale raises $5.4 million Series A
Anzu completes $48 million Series B
Databricks to acquire generative AI platform MosaicML for $1.3 billion
Luxury fashion game Drest secures £15 million investment
FTC asks federal court to block Microsoft’s Activision acquisition
Gen Z influencer agency Bulla Co acquires Hype Collective
The Brandtech Group acquires generative AI ad platform Pencil
Azerion’s GameDistribution teams up with Moonlander.ai
CTV ad platform Madhive raises $300M from Goldman Sachs
FTC files injunction to block Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition
The Brandtech Group closes the acquisition of Jellyfish
Istanbul-based Spektra Games raises $1.25M in seed funding
Affle to acquire mobile app marketing platform YouAppi
Mobile app building platform Builder.ai raises $250M Series D
Meta sells Giphy to Shutterstock for $53 million
India’s PhonePe secures additional $100M from General Atlantic
Amazon Games partners with Embracer for new Lord of the Rings MMO
EU approves Microsoft’s $69bn Activision Blizzard acquisition
EU regulators set to approve Microsoft’s $69bn Activision deal -Reuters
E-reader app KOBI receives investment from Talking Tom-maker Outfit7
Meta plans to raise $8.5bn in its second bond offering
UK watchdog blocks Microsoft’s $75 billion deal for Activision Blizzard
Mobile game developer Cosmic Lounge raises €4 million in seed funding
Data clean room platform Optable raises $20M Series A
Reddit expands Independent Agency program with 3 new partners
Hedgehog Lab acquires Netsells, secures £6.3 million from BGF
Sega Sammy to acquire Angry Birds-maker Rovio for $776M
Sega might acquire Angry Birds maker Rovio for $1 billion
Reactional Music raises $2.05M in pre-Series A round
Playtika reportedly attracts fresh interest from buyout firms
Uber-owned super app Careem secures $400M from e&
Turkish mobile game studio Paxie Games raises $3M in new funding
PadSquad acquires video tech assets from Source Digital
Savvy Games Group to acquire Scopely for $4.9 billion
Adludio raises £2 million for its AI-powered mobile ad platform
Acorns acquires GoHenry, a financial learning app for kids
Keywords Studios acquires social media agency Digital Media Management
WPP acquires influencer marketing agency Goat
EU regulators set to approve Google’s Photomath acquisition -Reuters
DoubleVerify, IAS to offer Netflix advertisers quality measurement
ByteBrew partners with Mintegral to offer attribution measurement
Digital Turbine partners with Flexion for alternative app store distribution
Via acquires journey planning app Citymapper
T-Mobile to acquire Ryan Reynolds’ Mint Mobile for up to $1.35bn
Stripe raises $6.5bn Series I at a $50bn valuation
Bachelorette party planning app BACH raises $9M Series A
Criteo acquires omnichannel media platform Brandcrush
Sharethrough partners with Adelaide to offer attention-based curated inventory
Simpli.fi to acquire native demand-side platform Bidtellect
Kochava acquires app marketing company Machine Advertising
Reddit eyes initial public offering in second half of 2023 -The Information
Meta completes acquisition of Within
Sendinblue acquires mobile wallet marketer Captain Wallet
French advertising firm Criteo reportedly explores sale
Metacore acquires Everdale game from Supercell
Stripe sets one-year deadline to decide on IPO
Twitter partners with IAS, DoubleVerify to offer tweet-level analysis
Yahoo and Taboola close 30-year exclusive commercial deal
Shadow acquires Genymobile
Playtika bids to acquire Rovio
Discord acquires Gas, a poll-based social app
African mobile games publisher Carry1st raises $27 million
Microsoft’s Activision deal to face EU antitrust warning -sources
NetEase acquires Minecraft co-developer SkyBox Labs
Gearbox Entertainment acquires Captured Dimensions
Mobile AdTech: The Biggest M&A Deals of 2022
Moon Active acquires Zen Match from Istanbul-based Good Job Games
Playtika teams up with Israeli universities to give gaming courses
Tencent acquires 20% stake in S.Korean developer Shift Up
Microsoft sued by video gamers in the US over Activision acquisition
Amazon Games partners with Crystal Dynamics for the next Tomb Raider game
Jagex acquires SCUM developer Gamepires
Netflix now lets users play Kentucky Route Zero, Twelve Minutes on mobile
Customer engagement platform MessageGears raises $62 million
FTC sues to block Microsoft’s $69bn Activision acquisition
Keywords Studios enters into conditional agreement to acquire Helpshift
Microsoft offers Sony 10-year contract for new Call of Duty releases
Disney and VideoAmp partner for clean room integration
Kanye West and Parler cancel acquisition deal
Social collaboration marketplace Pearpop raises $18M at $300M valuation
Yahoo to buy 25% stake in Taboola as part of 30-year advertising deal
FTC likely to file suit to block Microsoft’s $69bn Activision deal -Politico
Google Cloud partners with SuperGaming to bring its game engine to developers
Playtika invests $25M in Turkish mobile gaming company Ace Games
PUBG Mobile partners with Maserati to bring sports cars to the game
Rollic acquires mobile game developer Popcore
Ubisoft and Riot Games partner to fight harmful content in game comms
PUBG partners with Challengermode to support amateur esports competitions
Matchingham Games acquires two titles from POW Games
Lucky Buddies-maker Everybuddy raises $15M Series A
Microsoft’s $69bn Activision deal faces EU antitrust probe
Travel booking app Hopper secures $96M from Capital One
Yassir raises $150 million, becomes the most valuable startup in North Africa
Unity completes merger with ironSource
PhotoRoom raises $19 million after garnering 40 million downloads
HUMAN acquires anti-malvertising company clean.io
Snap and Amazon team up to let users virtually try on eyeglasses via AR lenses
Commerce data platform Klover raises $25M, rebrands to Attain
Netflix acquires Seattle-based cozy games maker Spry Fox
NYSE will delist Twitter on November 8
Google quietly acquires AI avatar startup Alter for $100M
Elon Musk completes $44bn Twitter deal
Elon Musk plans to close Twitter deal by Friday: Reuters
Omega Strikers-maker Odyssey Interactive raises $19M Series A
Turkish mobile games studio Magic Games raises more than $5 million in seed round
Meta to sell Giphy following orders from UK competition watchdog
League of Legends maker Riot Games acquires Wargaming Sydney
Kanye West to acquire ‘free speech platform’ Parler
Snowflake invests in advertising identity data company OpenAP
Indonesia’s Blibli set to raise $530M in November IPO
Immersive video app VUZ raises $20 million Series B
Playstudios acquires mobile casual game studio Brainium for $70 million
Meta acquires Camouflaj, Twisted Pixel and Armature Studio
French mobile gaming startup Homa raises $100M Series B
Getir in advanced talks to acquire Gorillas: sources
In-game advertising platform Bidstack raises $11 million
Judge halts Musk vs. Twitter trial to give time to close the deal
Microsoft in talks to invest in Indian gaming company Zupee – sources
Spotify acquires Kinzen to detect and prevent harmful content
Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $44B, again
Horizon Blockchain Games raises $40 million Series A
TikTok in talks with TalkShopLive for U.S. live shopping
Netflix partners with Tilting Point for three mobile titles
Voodoo acquires EMEA-based game studio Tarboosh Games
TikTok partners with Gamelancer for HTML5 mini-games
Adobe to acquire collaborative design platform Figma for $20 billion
Zynga acquires mobile growth platform Storemaven
Scopely acquires ‘Stumble Guys’ game from Kitka Games
Netspeak Games secures $12M Series A for its first game
Azur Games acquires 81% of Mushroom Wars development studio
Reddit acquires audience contextualization platform Spiketrap
Microsoft’s Activision deal could harm competition, UK watchdog says
OneSignal raises $50M Series C led by BAM Elevate
Branch acquires first-party data platform AdLibertas
Xterio raises $40M Series A to create cross-platform Web3 games
Roblox acquires gamified virtual events platform TriplePlay
Amazon has no plans to acquire EA, sources said
Adnami secures Series A funding from QNTM Group
Maybelline partners with Zynga for playable ads
Chess.com acquires Play Magnus Group to join forces
Saudi Arabia approves Microsoft’s $68.7B Activision Blizzard acquisition
VidMob raises $110M in Series D round led by Shamrock Capital
Aonic acquires Exmox for nearly $100 million
Embracer acquires Lord of The Rings IP rights, Limited Run, Tripwire & more
CleverTap raises $105M in Series D funding led by CDPQ
Meta invests in Take App, a Singaporean start-up that makes WhatsApp selling easy
Unity rejects AppLovin’s takeover proposal, sticks with ironSource acquisition
Kargo acquires Ziggeo to expand its video offerings
Adikteev partners with video game commerce company Xsolla
Social gaming startup INK Games secures $18.75 million in funding
AppLovin offers to buy Unity Software in an all-stock deal
Elon Musk accuses Twitter of fraud in countersuit filed in Delaware
Criteo completes $250 million acquisition of ad tech firm IponWeb
Web3 gaming platform PlayZap raises seed funding led by KuCoin Labs
Adverty and Drive Ahead-maker Dodreams announce in-game ad partnership
Cross-channel marketing platform Cordial raises $50 million in Series C funding
Mighty Bear Games raises $10 million, announces first Web3 game
INCRMNTAL raises $4.1 million seed round
Tremor International to acquire adtech firm Amobee for $239 million
Moove partners with Uber to boost ride-hailing in India
Investment app Shares raises $40 million in Series B funding round
Jagex acquires US-based game developer Pipeworks Studios
Turkish mobility app Marti set to announce New York IPO, sources say
Optimove acquires cloud-based personalization platform Graphyte
Nintendo acquires Dynamo Pictures, renames it Nintendo Pictures
Unity and ironSource announce merger deal
Tinder-maker Match Group acquires dating app The League
Twitter sues Elon Musk over attempt to abandon $44 billion takeover
Nordisk Games acquires Supermassive Games
Game content platform Edge raises $30 million Series A
Klarna raises $800 million as valuation plunges 85% to $6.7 billion
Spotify acquires Heardle, the Wordle-inspired daily music game
Elon Musk makes meme on Twitter lawsuit after pulling out of $44 billion deal
Supercell invests additional $37 million in Space Ape Games
Twitter says it removes more than 1 million spam accounts every day
Microsoft’s $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition faces UK antitrust probe
FunPlus partners with UFC to bring MMA into State of Survival
Verve Group acquires mobile DSP Dataseat to boost user acquisition
Moburst acquires digital development firm Layer
Audio intelligence company Veritonic raises $7.5 million Series A
505 Games parent company Digital Bros acquires D3 Go!
Miniclip acquires Subway Surfers-maker SYBO
Parallelz raises $3 million for its platform that can run any mobile app natively in a web browser
Reddit acquires machine learning platform Spell
Mobile gaming platform VersusGame raises $25 million
Mobile game developer King acquires AI firm Peltarion
Spotify is acquiring AI voice platform Sonantic
Saudi wealth fund acquires $1bn stake in Embracer Group
Playstack acquires Magic Fuel Games
Creative data platform CreativeX raises $25 million Series B
Attention measurement startup Adelaide raises $7 million
Elon Musk threatens to end Twitter deal, accusing the company of not providing information about spam and fake accounts
Pinterest acquires AI powered shopping platform THE YES
Twitter says waiting period for Elon Musk’s buyout deal has expired
Airship Acquires App Store Optimization Company Gummicube
MoEngage raises $77 million in Series E funding
Supercell acquires majority stake in Trailmix
Taboola to acquire Gravity R&D
Take-Two completes $12.7 billion acquisition of Zynga
Tappx acquires video game developer From The Bench
CleverTap acquires multi-channel customer engagement platform Leanplum
Elon Musk says Twitter deal can’t move forward till the company is clearer about fake accounts
Elon Musk declares Twitter deal “temporarily on hold”
Paddle raises $200 million at a $1.4 billion valuation
Grindr to go public through in $2.1 billion SPAC deal
Elon Musk secures over $7 billion fresh funding for Twitter deal
Embracer Group acquires Eidos, Crystal Dynamics, and Square Enix Montreal for $300 million
Cross-platform TV ad measurement firm iSpot.tv raises $325 million 
BandLab nabs $65 million at a $315 million valuation
Twitter accepts Elon Musk’s $44 billion buyout offer
CTV Ad Platform tvScientific raises $20 million
Tempr raises $5M for its prediction and automation platform for mobile marketers
VideoAmp acquires Elsy to automate execution of cross-platform campaigns
Spotify rival Deezer strikes SPAC deal to go public at a $1.1B valuation
Mobile advertising firm Ogury acquires Motionly
Twitter acquires mobile app engagement platform OpenBack
Epic Games raises $2 billion at a $31.5 billion valuation
Axie Infinity developer Sky Mavis raises $150M to reimburse victims of Ronin hack
Niantic acquires creative AR studio NZXR
Investing app Gotrade raises $15.5 million Series A
Mobile ad exchange Kargo acquires Parsec
Mobile app analytics platform UXCam raises $5 million
India’s Games24x7 raises $75 million at $2.5B valuation
Optimove acquires mobile app messaging platform Kumulos
Tatari acquires CTV monetization platform TheViewPoint
Netflix acquires Texas-based mobile game developer Boss Fight Entertainment
Glance acquires Gambit to launch NFT-based live gaming
Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs raises $450M at a $4B valuation
Ad tech company TripleLift acquires 1plusX for $150 million
Getir raises $768 million at $11.8 billion valuation
Voodoo invests in Lisbon-based mobile gaming studio Volt Games
Riot Games invests in “Arcane” animation studio Fortiche Production
Niantic acquires WebAR development platform 8th Wall
Gumball raises $10M for its podcasting host-read ad tech platform
AppLovin to acquire Wurl for $430 million
Netflix acquires Finnish mobile game developer Next Games
SciPlay acquires Alictus in all-cash deal
Zendesk terminates SurveyMonkey acquisition
Netmarble US will join Kabam as of March 1
Spotify acquires Podsights and Chartable to advance podcast measurement
Tripledot Studios raises $116 million at a $1.4 billion valuation
Krafton acquires Smash Legends developer 5minlab
Mobile ad tech startup Branch raises $300M at a $4B valuation
Bumble acquires Gen Z dating app Fruitz
Sony to buy Bungie, the developer of Destiny, in $3.6 billion deal
Nexters invests $100 million into buying three mobile studios
Instant grocery delivery startup Zapp raises $200 million
Mayfair Equity Partners acquires majority stake in LoopMe for $120 million
Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
Animoca Brands raises $358.8M at a $5B valuation
Istanbul’s Dream Games raises $255M at a $2.75B valuation
Forte acquires N3twork platform to boost growth in blockchain games
Airnow acquires mobile growth platform Lab Cave
Video game industry scores record $85B in 1,159 deals in 2021
ironSource completes the acquisition of Tapjoy
Take-Two to acquire Zynga for $12.7 billion
Adtech company Smartly.io acquires Ad-Lib.io
AppLovin closes its acquisition of MoPub
Integral Ad Science acquires digital content classification company Context
Delivery Hero acquires majority stake in Glovo
Skillsoft to acquire Codecademy for $525 million
TikTok rival Triller set to go public through merger with SeaChange International
AT&T sells Xandr ad unit to Microsoft
Instant grocery delivery app Zepto raises $100M at a $570M valuation
Rec Room raises $145M at a $3.5B valuation
Comscore acquires marketing analytics and measurement firm Shareablee
GumGum acquires attention-based advertising platform Playground xyz
Spotify acquires Australia-based podcast technology platform Whooshka
Reddit files confidentially for IPO
Mobile bill payment app Papaya raises $50M Series B
In-app purchase and subscription platform Qonversion raises $2 million
All-in-one localization platform Localise raises $50 million
In-game advertising platform Frameplay raises $8 million
Twitter acquires Slack competitor Quill
MoEngage raises additional funding of $30 million led by Steadview Capital
Pinterest acquires video creation and editing app Vochi
Niantic acquires social gaming platform Lowkey
Playstudios secures rights to Tetris franchise for mobile devices
Indian fintech Slice raises $220 million, becomes unicorn
Mobile DevOps company Bitrise raises $60 million Series C
Coin Master maker Moon Active raises $300M at $5B valuation
Niantic raises $300 million to build real-world metaverse
Outbrain acquires video intelligence AG for about $55 million
Mobile advertising company Adludio raises £4m for international expansion
Grammarly raises $200 million at a $13B valuation
Braze’s IPO raises $520 million
Twitter buys Threader to further improve its Blue subscription product
CleverTap acquires Patch for in-app voice capabilities
Storytel to acquire Audiobooks.com to enter the U.S. market
Rollic acquires ByteTyper, Creasaur Entertainment, and Zerosum game studios
Spotify to acquire audiobook platform Findaway
Unity to acquire Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital for $1.6 billion
In-game audio ads platform AudioMob raises $14 million
DoubleVerify acquires OpenSlate for $150 million
NFT game platform Mythical Games raises $150 million at $1.25B valuation
Walmart to acquire Botmock to build voice and chat apps
Coinbase to acquire AI-based customer support platform Agara
Zendesk to acquire SurveyMonkey parent Momentive
Activision acquires Digital Legends for a new Call of Duty mobile game
In-play advertising platform Admix raises $25 million Series B
Azerion acquires Inskin Media to “become European digital powerhouse”
ironSource to buy mobile marketing software company Bidalgo
Customer engagement platform Braze files for $100 million IPO
PayPal says it is not pursuing deal to acquire Pinterest
Twitter buys group chat app Sphere
PayPal reportedly in talks to buy Pinterest in a $45B deal
Sony Pictures sells GSN Games to Scopely for $1 billion
Kargo acquires e-commerce ad-tech company StitcherAds for $64 million
Delivery Hero takes minority stake in Gorillas
N26 raises $900 million at a $9 billion valuation
ironSource to acquire Tapjoy for $400 million
InMobi agrees to acquire Appsumer Analytics and Insights Platform
French mobile gaming startup Homa Games raises $50 million
AppLovin acquires Twitter’s MoPub for over $1 billion
Voodoo acquires Israeli game studio Beach Bum
Zoom and Five9 terminates $14.7B merger deal
Meesho raises $570 million at a $4.9 billion valuation
Netflix acquires Oxenfree developer Night School Studio
Amplitude reference price set at $35 per share ahead of Nasdaq debut
Tenjin and GameAnalytics team up to launch Growth FullStack
Tappx acquires video generation and monetization firm PlayOn Content
Mediaocean partners with TikTok to enable ad management
Stillfront Group acquires Jordan’s Jawaker for $205 million
Intuit confirms $12 billion Mailchimp acquisition
PayPal acquires Japan’s buy now, pay later giant Paidy for $2.7B
Azerion acquires French digital advertising firm Sublime
Language app Babbel announces plans to go public this year
Pixalate raises $18.1 million in growth capital for its fraud prevention platform
Playtika acquires home design app maker Reworks for $400M
DoubleVerify acquires Berlin-based ad verification company Meetrics
Ginger and Headspace will merge to form Headspace Health
Linktree partners with PayPal to offer ‘Commerce Links’ globally
TikTok launches ‘TikTok Shopping’ in partnership with Shopify
Blackstone-backed Liftoff and Vungle agree to merge
Tencent-backed comics app raises $240 million, turns unicorn
Adobe to acquire video review and collaboration software Frame.io for $1.28 billion
MOLOCO raises $150M Series C at a $1.5 bn valuation
Marketing analytics platform Adverity raises $120 million Series D
Crypto trading platform Bitpanda raises $263M at a $4.1B valuation
Cisco acquires app monitoring startup Epsagon for $500 million
Rovio acquires Turkish hyper-casual game studio Ruby Games
Integral Ad Science acquires CTV ad platform Publica for $220 million
Robinhood acquires Say Technologies for $140 million
Krafton shares tumble 20% after trading debut
Trendyol becomes Turkey’s first decacorn with $16.5 bn valuation
Hootsuite acquires conversational AI firm Heyday for $48 million
Customer engagement platform MoEngage raises $32.5 million
Netmarble acquires social casino developer SpinX Games for $2.19 billion
Square acquires buy now, pay later giant Afterpay for $29 billion
Krafton IPO expected to raise $3.8 billion
Didi considers going private to calm Chinese authorities – sources
Twitter acqui-hires team from news summary app Brief
Sweden’s Klarna acquires influencer marketing software firm APPRL
ShareChat raises $145 million at a $2.88 billion valuation
Duolingo raises price range for upcoming US IPO
Jam City terminates SPAC Deal due to current market conditions – Bloomberg
Taboola acquires e-commerce media platform Connexity for $800 million
Delivery startup Gopuff to raise $1 bn at $15 bn valuation
InMobi in talks to acquire AT&T’s ad unit Xandr, sources say
Salesforce completes its $27.7 billion Slack acquisition
Free-to-play games publisher Tilting Point raises $235 million
Robinhood targets $35 billion valuation in upcoming U.S. IPO
Zoom to acquire cloud-based contact center software Five9 in $14.7B deal
Paytm files for a $2.2 billion IPO
Verve Group acquires mobile SSP Smaato
Airnow acquires mobile app and SDK intelligence provider MightySignal for $4.5 million
Walmart’s Flipkart raises $3.6 billion at $37.6 billion valuation
Zomato aims $1.3 billion IPO at up to $8.6B valuation
Content recommendation platform Outbrain raises $200 million ahead of its IPO
MTG acquires word games developer PlaySimple for $360 million
Robinhood files to go public after a record-breaking fine
Hepsiburada valued at $3.9 billion in first Turkish Nasdaq IPO
Krafton cuts IPO target to $3.8 bn after regulator’s request
Integral Ad Science raises $270 million in IPO
Outbrain files for an IPO following Taboola’s go-public deal
Istanbul’s Dream Games raises $155M, becomes a unicorn
ironSource goes public after $11 billion SPAC merger
Blackstone invests in programmatic advertising platform Simpli.fi
Discord acquires AR startup Ubiquity6
Language-learning app Duolingo files for IPO
Krafton’s $5 bn IPO could be delayed for up to two weeks, sources said
Electronic Arts acquires mobile game studio Playdemic for $1.4B
MoPub Acquire: Twitter integrates CrossInstall With MoPub
Integral Ad Science sets terms for its $240 million IPO
Spotify acquires podcast discovery platform Podz
Krafton plans to raise $5 billion in South Korea’s biggest IPO
Vungle agrees to acquire influencer marketing platform JetFuel
Turkey’s Trendyol in discussions to raise $2 billion, sources said
App analytics firm Amplitude raises $150 million at a $4B valuation
Buy now, pay later service Klarna raises $639 million at a $45.6B valuation
Robinhood is aiming for a July IPO at a $40 billion valuation, sources say
Turkish delivery company Getir raises $555M at a $7.5B valuation
Skillz acquires mobile marketing platform Aarki for $150M
Take-Two acquires mobile game developer Nordeus for up to $378M
Etsy to acquire fashion marketplace Depop for $1.63 billion
In-app subscription platform RevenueCat raises $40M Series B
Miniclip acquires Supersonic Software and its subsidiary Appynation
Sensor Tower acquires market intelligence firm Pathmatics
White House teams up with dating apps to encourage vaccination
Jam City will go public through SPAC at $1.2B valuation
Storytel and Spotify sign audiobooks partnership
PhonePe in advanced talks to acquire Indus OS for $60 million
Vungle acquires mobile ad creative technology firm TreSensa Technologies
Gojek and Tokopedia merge to form GoTo Group, Indonesia’s largest internet company
Apptopia raises $20 million Series C to expand its competitive intelligence business outside of mobile
Kakao Entertainment acquires serialized fiction app Radish for $440 million
AppLovin shares drop 29% since its trading debut
Zynga agrees to acquire mobile ad and monetization platform Chartboost for $250 million
Digital Turbine completes the acquisition of AdColony
Electronic Arts completes $2.1 billion acquisition of Glu Mobile
Slack acquires calendar app Woven
Zynga and Rollic acquire Turkish game studio Uncosoft
Huuuge acquires match-3 hit game Traffic Puzzle for $38.9M
ByteDance says it has no imminent plans for IPO
Video Game Industry Scores Record $25B in Q1 2021 Investments, M&As
Keywords Studios acquires UK-based Climax Studios for up to $60 million
Huuuge Games says it is looking at 5 acquisition targets
Clubhouse closes new Series C funding round at reportedly $4 billion valuation
UPDATED: AppLovin fell around 18% in its trading debut after $2B U.S. IPO
DoubleVerify targets IPO valuation of up to $4.2 billion
ByteDance’s gaming unit Nuverse acquires C4games
Grab set to go public through record $40B SPAC deal
Secure messaging app Wire raises $21 million Series B funding round
Coinbase gets direct listing reference price of $250/share from Nasdaq
Fortnite-maker Epic raises $1 billion at $28.7 billion valuation
Twitter reportedly held talks to acquire Clubhouse for $4 billion
ShareChat raises $502 million at a $2.1 billion valuation
Applovin with existing shareholder KKR seek up to $2.1B in its U.S. IPO
Clubhouse in talks to raise funds at $4 billion valuation, sources said
AppTweak raises $22 million in Series B funding
Indian food delivery firm Swiggy raises $800M at around $5B valuation
Pinterest reportedly in talks to acquire popular photo app VSCO
Meesho raises $300M at a $2.1B valuation
Spanish food delivery app Glovo raises $528M to expand its Q-Commerce unit
InMobi plans U.S. IPO at up to $15B valuation, sources say
Crypto company Ripple acquires 40% stake in Asia payments specialist Tranglo
Everli raises $100 million in Series C funding
Turkish delivery company Getir raises $300M at a $2.6B valuation
Secondhand clothing platform ThredUp raises $168 million in initial public offering
Blockchain.com raises $300M at $5.2B valuation
Travel app Hopper raises $170 million and partners with Capital One
Rec Room raises $100M at a $1.25B valuation
Robinhood files confidentially for an IPO
Digital Turbine acquires mobile app monetization platform Fyber for $600M
Abu Dhabi state fund invests $150 million in Telegram app
Microsoft reportedly in talks to acquire Discord for over $10 billion
Food delivery firm Deliveroo targets IPO valuation of up to $12 billion
ironSource to go public through SPAC at $11.1 billion valuation
ByteDance acquires Shanghai-based gaming studio Moonton at a $4B valuation, sources say
Snap acquires Fit Analytics to boost e-commerce biz
Trading platform eToro to go public in $10 billion SPAC deal
Cryptocurrency trading platform Bitpanda raises $170M at a $1.2B valuation
Stripe raises $600M round at a $95B valuation
BuzzFeed reportedly in talks to go public via SPAC merger
PUBG maker Krafton invests $22.4 million in Indian esports company Nodwin Gaming
Instacart ponders going public through a direct listing, sources say
Jack Dorsey’s Square acquires Jay-Z’s music service Tidal for $297 million
Zynga acquires Torchlight III maker Echtra Games
AppLovin files for an estimated $2 billion IPO
Epic Games acquires Fall Guys maker Tonic Games Group
Vungle acquires mobile gaming analytics company GameRefinery
Instacart raises $265M from existing investors, its valuation doubles to $39B
Buy now, pay later service Klarna raises $1 billion at a $31B valuation
Istanbul’s Dream Games raises $50 million and launches its first title
Digital Turbine Acquires AdColony for $400 Million
David Dobrik’s photo sharing app Dispo raises $20 million at $200 million valuation
Wallapop raises $191 million at an $840 million valuation
IronSource acquires creative management platform Luna Labs
Reddit adds another $116 million to its Series E round
Roblox will begin trading shares on March 10
Twitter offered $2 billion to buy Indian ShareChat to build a TikTok-rival
Saudi Wealth Fund acquired more than $3.3 billion worth of stock in EA, Take-Two, and Activision Blizzard
AI-powered math learning app Photomath raises $23 million
Electronic Arts completes $1.2 billion acquisition of Codemasters
Zynga builds its own ad network, lookouts for more acquisitions
PlayStudios to go public at $1.1 bn valuation, expand into Squads RPG and Bingo markets
goPuff is in talks to acquire Fancy Delivery, sources say
Scalarr secures $7.5 million to fight mobile ad fraud
Match Group acquires Seoul-based Hyperconnect for $1.7 billion
Electronic Arts acquires Glu Mobile for $2.1 billion
AppLovin to acquire mobile measurement company Adjust
Embracer Group acquires mobile game developer Easybrain for $640 million
PUBG Maker Krafton Plans To Go Public In Mid-2021
Turkish delivery company Getir raises $128 million at $850 million valuation
Huuuge plans to raise $150 million in Warsaw IPO
Medium acquires Paris-based book reading app Glose
UPDATED – Mobile game developer Playtika secures $1.88 billion via IPO
IronSource acquires ad quality measurement platform Soomla
Roblox raises $520 million at $29.5 billion valuation
Gojek and Tokopedia in advanced talks to seal a $18 billion merger, sources say
Google and Snap in advanced talks to invest in Indian social network ShareChat
Twitter acquires social podcasting app Breaker
Quibi in advanced talks to sell its content to Roku
Amazon acquires podcast publisher Wondery
Affle acquires Appnext to strengthen the mobile app recommendation platform
