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Financial News (Korea), reporting The Information

8 records were read from this source, dated 31 Dec 2025 to 31 Dec 2026.

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Last checked 14 Oct 2026

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Records read from this source
Record	Kind	As stated	Dated
A startup's code and communications after its team was hired away (Warmly)	Price observation	Four offers, up to $300K per company	13 Aug 2026
Protege: transaction volume, 2026 (CEO outlook, Aug 2026)	Financial figure	at least $100 million in total transaction volume this year	31 Dec 2026
Protege: transaction volume, FY2025	Financial figure	$30 million in total transaction volume last year	31 Dec 2025
multiple unnamed buyers and Warmly (spelled 'Wormly' in this source), acquired by HubSpot: transaction, source code and employee communications	Market record	as much as $300,000	14 Aug 2026
Protege: intermediary, licensed training data (mixed; Protege's catalog is mainly clinical and media)	Market record	transaction volume from $30 million in 2025 to at least $100 million in 2026 (what…	14 Aug 2026
Protege's CEO says its total transaction volume rose from $30 million last year to at least $100 million this year.	Supply fact	$30 million (2025); at least $100 million (2026)	14 Aug 2026
Not needing to sell is leverage	Negotiation lever	After Warmly agreed to be acquired by HubSpot it received four offers of up to $300,000…	14 Aug 2026
AI labs, per The Information: "internal messenger chats, emails, video conference recordings and code change histories"	Quote		14 Aug 2026

A startup's code and communications after its team was hired away (Warmly)
Kind
Price observation
As stated
Four offers, up to $300K per company
Dated
13 Aug 2026
Protege: transaction volume, 2026 (CEO outlook, Aug 2026)
Kind
Financial figure
As stated
at least $100 million in total transaction volume this year
Dated
31 Dec 2026
Protege: transaction volume, FY2025
Kind
Financial figure
As stated
$30 million in total transaction volume last year
Dated
31 Dec 2025
multiple unnamed buyers and Warmly (spelled 'Wormly' in this source), acquired by HubSpot: transaction, source code and employee communications
Kind
Market record
As stated
as much as $300,000
Dated
14 Aug 2026
Protege: intermediary, licensed training data (mixed; Protege's catalog is mainly clinical and media)
Kind
Market record
As stated
transaction volume from $30 million in 2025 to at least $100 million in 2026 (what…
Dated
14 Aug 2026
Protege's CEO says its total transaction volume rose from $30 million last year to at least $100 million this year.
Kind
Supply fact
As stated
$30 million (2025); at least $100 million (2026)
Dated
14 Aug 2026
Not needing to sell is leverage
Kind
Negotiation lever
As stated
After Warmly agreed to be acquired by HubSpot it received four offers of up to $300,000…
Dated
14 Aug 2026
AI labs, per The Information: "internal messenger chats, emails, video conference recordings and code change histories"
Kind
Quote
Dated
14 Aug 2026

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