Rover and DogVacay merge
Rover
and DogVacay,
the two largest online platforms for finding dog sitters, are merging into
one. Six-year-old Rover did not disclose how much it is paying to acquire
DogVacay, a competitor that launched around the same time but lagged in
market share. Santa Monica, Calif.-based DogVacay previously raised $47
million in venture funding, roughly half what Seattle-based Rover has
received to date.
Looker raises $82M for
data analytics
Data analytics provider Looker
announced that it has
closed an $81.5 million Series D round led by CapitalG, Alphabet’s
growth investment fund, bringing total funding to date to more than $175
million. Geodesic Capital and Goldman Sachs joined the round, along with
several existing investors.
Ad
giants and ISPs shake off broadband privacy rollback
The US Congress’s vote this week to
stop implementation of Obama-era privacy protection rules for broadband
subscribers doesn’t seem to be impacting Wall Street’s
perception of ISPs or advertising and e-commerce giants. Investors in ISPs,
big search, social networking, and online retailers have seemingly shrugged
off the rule changes, according to a Crunchbase
News analysis.
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