Sprout Social Acquires NewsWhip for Up to $65 Million

Sprout Social Acquires Tagger Media

August 3, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Sprout Social acquired Tagger Media, a leading influencer marketing and social intelligence SaaS platform, for $140 million in cash in a transaction that closed August 2, 2023. The acquisition expands Sprout’s social media management suite into influencer marketing, enabling unified workflows, reporting and social intelligence for brands and agencies.

Dotdigital Group plc Acquires Social Snowball for $35M

June 26, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Dotdigital Group plc has acquired Social Snowball Holdings, Inc., a U.S.-based influencer, affiliate and referral marketing SaaS platform, for $35 million. The acquisition integrates Social Snowball's creator-driven revenue and Shopify-focused capabilities into Dotdigital's customer experience and data platform to expand its e-commerce marketing offering.

HubSpot Acquires The Hustle

February 3, 2021

Media & Entertainment

HubSpot has signed an agreement to acquire The Hustle, a digital media company known for its daily newsletter, podcast and premium research subscription. The acquisition expands HubSpot's content and audience capabilities to better serve entrepreneurs and scaling companies across newsletters, podcasts and research offerings.

ELEVEN SPORTS Acquires Team Whistle

March 29, 2021

Media & Entertainment

ELEVEN SPORTS has agreed to acquire New York-based sports media and entertainment company Team Whistle, expanding ELEVEN's operations into North America and strengthening its global content and distribution capabilities. The deal (subject to HSR approval) combines ELEVEN's streaming and live-sports assets with Team Whistle's social-first original content and creator network to accelerate growth and create a global sports media destination.

One10 Acquires Whistle

July 16, 2025

Software

One10 LLC has acquired Whistle, a St. Louis–based employee engagement and rewards technology company, integrating Whistle’s technology and team into One10’s incentive and recognition offerings. The deal strengthens One10’s behavioral science, data science and incentive technology capabilities and will keep Whistle employees in St. Louis under One10’s ownership (One10 is PE-backed by Bow River Capital).

Yelp Acquires Hatch (Hatchify) for $270 Million to Expand AI-Driven Services SaaS

February 2, 2026

Cloud & SaaS

Yelp has agreed to acquire AI-powered lead-management and customer-communication platform Hatch in a cash deal valued at approximately $270 million, plus about $30 million in retention payments over two to three years. The transaction was completed on February 2, 2026, with Hatch becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Yelp.