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Vacasa, a vacation rental co. with Boise roots, aims to go public in $4.5 billion deal
Vacasa, the large vacation rental company with a strong presence in Boise, says it plans to go public this fall.
The deal, which would come...
Business
Boise software company founded by Apprentice star lands large growth investment
A Boise area software company landed a big investment round this summer. Tovuti LMS added $8 million to its coffers in an investment round...
Business
LunchBox Wax went from one Boise salon to dozens nationwide. Now it has a high-profile new owner
The first LunchBox Wax salon opened in Downtown Boise in 2010. Debi Lane moved from Sun Valley, started the waxing-only salon with the attention-grabbing...
Startups
From tech startup to… duck calls? TSheets founders invest in another Eagle startup
Matt Rissell and Brandon Zehm started a small business to provide timesheet tracking for users of the QuickBooks platform in 2006. Just more...
Caldwell
Caldwell footwear co. expands in the US & internationally; names sandals after Idaho towns
In 2015, Chance Stevenson was promoted to president of High Country Plastics, a Caldwell company that specializes in rotational molding. Soon after, Stevenson says...
Startups
Startup with Boise base raises funding in fast-growing brand protection space, with focus on Amazon
A new brand protection startup partially based in Boise said it landed a large seed investment this month.
IPSecure, which launched at the beginning of...
Business
Deal notes: Cole merges with Bend firm, Epic sold to national real estate co.
Two Boise companies announced this week they would join with other firms, with one getting acquired and another taking part in a merger.
Cole goes...
Startups
Startup founded in Boise plans to go public with $5 billion IPO
Remitly, a mobile payments company that initially launched in Boise in 2011, plans to go public by filing an initial public offering.
The company told...
Business
‘Banner year:’ Boise Startup Week plots expansion, with new name and amped up prize money
For 2021, Boise Startup Week will return to an in-person event -- with a new name: Boise Entrepreneur Week.
"I would guess a banner year. With...
Startups
New jobs in Idaho expected as local firm invests in company focused on helping Amazon sellers
Boise venture capital firm StageDotO pulled in another investment, with the startup poised to scale up in Boise.
The firm invested in Los Angeles, CA-based...
Food
North Carolina restaurant launches ‘elevated comfort food’ on Crave delivery platform
Local-food delivery service Crave Hospitality is partnering with a North Carolina chef to bring “elevated Americana” food to the Treasure Valley.
Crawford Cookshop has just...
Startups
Deal Flow: During pandemic, Idaho saw an increase in the value of business deals in 2020
The annual Idaho Deal Flow is out - and shows $5.2 billion in mergers, acquisitions and an IPO involving Idaho companies in 2020.
The annual...
Startups
Boise-based VisitPay lands deal for $300-million acquisition: local growth expected
Boise-based VisitPay will soon get new owners.
R1 RCM, Inc., a publicly traded company based in Chicago announced it would buy VisitPay. The deal includes...
Business
Boise VC firms back Seattle startup, which is growing a local team
Two Idaho-based venture capital firms will back a growing startup aiming to connect devices to the Internet.
Teal Communications, based in Seattle, closed a $9.1...
Business
Boise’s PlexTrac latest local firm to pick up large funding round
Boise-based PlexTrac picked up a new round of funding - bringing in more than $10 million to help it grow.
Noro-Moseley Partners of Atlanta, GA...