The Company Behind ClassPass and Mindbody Just Got a Lot Bigger with a $7.5B Merger
Playlist, the owner of ClassPass, Mindbody and Booker, completed a merger with smart‑gym equipment maker EGYM, creating a fitness and wellness conglomerate valued at $7.5 billion. The combined entity now spans B2B software, consumer class‑booking, AI‑driven workout plans and corporate wellness, serving millions of users in more than 30 countries. Its portfolio includes over 40,000 Mindbody businesses, 88,000 ClassPass venues, 20,000 employer partners via Wellpass and 33,000 gyms equipped with EGYM hardware. The deal brings $785 million of new capital to accelerate AI features and expand EGYM’s presence in North America and Asia.
Anthropic Acquires Computer-Use AI Startup Vercept After Meta Poached One of Its Founders
Anthropic announced the acquisition of Vercept, a Seattle‑based AI startup known for its computer‑use agent Vy, and will retire the product by March 25. Vercept, which raised $50 million from investors including Eric Schmidt and Jeff Dean, joins Anthropic’s Claude Code team following a...
Alphabet-Owned Robotics Software Company Intrinsic Joins Google
Alphabet-owned Intrinsic, a robotics‑software specialist, is joining Google while remaining a distinct entity. The integration will link Intrinsic’s Flowstate platform and Vision AI model with Google DeepMind, Gemini AI models, and Google Cloud services. Earlier, Intrinsic expanded through acquisitions of...
Etsy Sells Secondhand Clothing Marketplace Depop to eBay for $1.2B
Etsy announced it will sell its second‑hand fashion app Depop to eBay for $1.2 billion in cash. Depop, which posted roughly $1 billion in gross merchandise volume and 7 million active buyers in 2025, was acquired by Etsy in 2021 for $1.62 billion. The...
