According to data from our friends at Crunchbase, there were 409 acquisitions of New York companies in 2018, up from 354 in 2017. Today, I shine a spotlight on 25 of these notable transactions involving NYC startups that were acquired in during 2018. I have included the acquiree, the acquirer, transaction amount (when available), as well […]
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FanDuel Acquired by Paddy Power Betfair
FanDuel, the fantasy sports site that allows users to win real money, has been acquired by UK and Ireland-based Paddy Power Betfair. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed but publicly-traded Paddy Power Betfair will be merging its US operations with FanDuel, injecting some cash to service FanDuel’s existing debt load, and will have […]
The 8 NYC Startups That Raised the Most Amount of Capital in Q1 of 2017
Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 8 NYC startup largest rounds during the first quarter of 2017. I have included some additional information as well such as industry, date of funding, and investors in the round, to further the analysis. For the purposes of this analysis to maintain a focus on […]