Prosus, a global consumer internet group, agreed to acquire Stack Overflow, a knowledge-sharing platform for the global community of developers and technologists, for $1.8bn. "We are excited to be joining the Prosus family, which catapults us into a new phase of growth and allows us to expand and accelerate Stack Overflow’s impact around the world. Prosus’s expertise growing and nurturing communities, especially in a global context, will make our public platform even more invaluable in helping developers and technologists learn and grow," Prashanth Chandrasekar, Stack Overflow CEO.