Acquisition

20 stories about Acquisition
Melio leadership

From PayPal roots to global exit: Inside Melio’s $3B sale to Xero

26.06.25|Meir Orbach, Sophie Shulman
Melio shareholders will receive $2.5 billion upfront, mostly in cash, with an additional $500 million in contingent payments over three years, primarily aimed at retaining Melio’s 600 employees.
מנכ"ל מליו מתן בר וסמנכ"ל הטכנולוגיות אילן אטיאס

Melio founders pocket over $150M each in sale to Xero

25.06.25|CTech
Israeli fintech’s sale offers a sobering yet successful conclusion to years of aggressive growth.
Melio leadership

New Zealand's Xero acquires Melio for up to $3 billion, marking one of Israel’s largest tech exits

25.06.25|Meir Orbach
The deal gives the New Zealand accounting software firm a major payments foothold in the U.S.
מנכ"ל מליו מתן בר וסמנכ"ל הטכנולוגיות אילן אטיאס

Fintech unicorn Melio on verge of being acquired in $2 billion deal

24.06.25|Meir Orbach
The Israeli payments platform could mark 2025’s second major local fintech exit after Next Insurance.
מאור שלמה Base44

Vibe coding fever: Solo entrepreneur’s Base44 acquired by Wix for $80 million

18.06.25|Sophie Shulman
31-year-old Maor Shlomo built the viral AI app-maker as a side project that began last year during a post-reserve trip. Base44 only employs six people and hasn't raised any external funding.
Statement team

Fintech unicorn Tipalti acquires Statement for around $30 million to expand real-time cash flow management

17.06.25|Meir Orbach
The all-Israeli deal, signed amid the war with Iran, aims to enhance Tipalti’s capabilities in the financial management space.
Autotalks team

Once a $400M prospect, Autotalks sold to Qualcomm for less than $100M

08.06.25|Meir Orbach
Chipmaker’s V2X tech finds a home, but at a steep cost to investors and staff.
Autotalks team

Qualcomm acquires Autotalks for hundreds of millions after two-year delay

05.06.25|Meir Orbach
The deal was first announced in May 2023, only to be canceled a year later due to regulatory inspections of the transaction by the European Commission and the US Federal Trade Commission.
סלברייט Cellebrite חברת מודיעין דיגיטלי סייבר

Cellebrite acquires Corellium in $170M deal to push into virtual device security

05.06.25|CTech
The deal brings advanced Arm-based simulation into digital forensics, expanding reach across defense and DevOps.
Meiran Galis

Scytale acquires AudITech for $15M to expand compliance automation capabilities

04.06.25|Meir Orbach
SOX-focused platform to be integrated into Scytale’s AI-driven compliance system. 
Apex Security team

Tenable acquires Sam Altman-backed Apex for over $105 million to boost AI security

29.05.25|Meir Orbach
Acquisition marks Tenable’s sixth Israeli deal and accelerates its push into securing enterprise AI amid rising threats and demand for visibility.
עדי איקן ו אורן קורן

Check Point acquires Israeli cyber startup Veriti in deal estimated at over $100 million

27.05.25|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup brings rapid remediation and multi-vendor integration to Check Point's expanding Infinity Platform.
מטה וויקס Wix תל אביב

Wix acquires Hour One, accelerating its push into AI-powered digital experiences

23.05.25|CTech
Website giant moves to control video-based user experiences and reduce third-party dependence.
מנכ"לית ומייסדת סורידאטה לי קאפון  ו מטה פורטינט ב קליפורניה

Fortinet acquires Israeli cyber startup Suridata for tens of millions to boost SaaS protection

22.05.25|Meir Orbach
Suridata raised around $14 million and built an AI-powered platform to protect SaaS apps. 
אבירן באדלי , יונתן זרצקי ו ורועי נסים Jounce

IBM’s Red Hat acquires stealth Israeli startup Jounce for $20M to bolster AI cloud stack

13.05.25|Meir Orbach
Founded in 2024 by elite Unit 8200 alumni, Jounce developed a modular AI deployment platform; acquisition expected to integrate its tech into Red Hat’s open-source ecosystem.
Gil Geron

Orca Security acquires Opus to automate cloud risk remediation

13.05.25|Meir Orbach
The deal, estimated to be in the tens of millions of dollars, brings AI agent capabilities to CNAPP platform in shift from visibility to prevention.
Genoox team

Israeli AI genomics startup Genoox acquired by Qiagen in $80 million deal

12.05.25|Meir Orbach
Franklin platform will expand reach of AI-powered clinical decision support in genetic testing.
Tripledot founders

Israeli-founded Tripledot Studios acquires AppLovin’s games portfolio in $800M deal

08.05.25|CTech
The mobile game company, founded by Lior Shiff and Eyal Chameides, expands global footprint to 23 cities and 2,500 employees, reaching $2 billion in annual revenue. 
Keep founders

Elastic acquires Israeli startup Keep to cut through tech alert chaos with AI

08.05.25|CTech
After a scrappy pivot and open-source breakthrough, Keep will bring alert intelligence and workflow automation to the Elastic stack.
שלמה קרמר מנכ"ל קייטו

Palo Alto Networks to buy Protect AI for estimated hundreds of millions amid AI security race

28.04.25|Meir Orbach
Acquisition underscores rising concern over AI vulnerabilities.