Experian to acquire Austin company for $360 million
Austin-based cybersecurity firm CSID announced it has agreed to be acquired by Experian for $360 million in cash. The deal still has to be approved by regulators, but would add CSID’s suite of identity protection software to Experian’s North American consumer services division.
Startup Games set for Saturday
Parsable opens Austin office
San Francisco-based Parsable has opened an office in Austin, its second outside the Bay Area. The software company has a mobile app for industrial teams. [Austin Business Journal]
Vista Equity Partners acquiring CVent, possibly bidding on Yahoo!
Fundings of the week
, $2 million
Investors: The Bird Group
Tripchamp is a one-stop corporate travel booking platform to offer unfettered access to private, public and negotiated air and hotel fares. The funding will support the company's corporate growth, as well as help boost its customer service channels. [Learn more]
, $15 million
Investors: Existing investors Founders Fund, Box Group, and Great Oaks. New backers include FreeS VC, Moore Capital and GE Ventures, part of General Electric.
RigUp offers a marketplace where exploration and production, or E&P, buyers can procure oil-field services and equipment vendors, validate and verify compliance attributes of the vendors, and pay via the platform, as well. [The Wall Street Journal]
