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Rustic Canyon Gets Quick Exit At Mertado

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Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, however, the acquisition comes only four months after Mertado raised $2.3M in a round from Rustic canyon, Redpoint Ventures, Y Combinator, and Blumberg Capital. Mertado develops a social shopping service for Facebook. READ MORE>>.

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Tinder Buys Chill, The Maker Of Tappy

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Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder has acquired Chill , the maker of Tappy, a Snapchat-like instant messaging service which revolves around photo sharing. tappy chill tinder social sharing instant messaging merger acquisition' Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. As part of the buy, Tappy will shut down.

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Report: Uber Eyes Luxe's Technical Team

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Ridesharing service Uber is looking to acquire the technical team behind Luxe , the luxury car parking startup backed by LA's Upfront Ventures, according to the WSJ. The WSJ said the "acqhire" is focused on part of Luxe's engineering team, rather than the whole company.

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WebVisible Acquires Adapt Technologies

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Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. WebVisible is a provider of local online advertising services, which helps small and midsize businesses place search engine marketing. WebVisible is venture backed by Redpoint Ventures and Sutter Hill Ventures. READ MORE>>

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