PodClear, a startup service devoted to recording multi-end VoIP calls, announced today that it has been acquired by another startup, video conferencing service Blab. From the PodClear website:

The PodClear team will officially be joining forces with the incredible Blab.im team to create the coolest content creation and consumption platform on the web.

Blab is an interactive social media platform and a dream come true for those who are already in the audio and video content creation space. By joining Blab, we can continue to work on making a huge impact in content creation and broadcasting community on a much larger scale.

PodClear has been in operation since December of 2014. Blab has been around for a bit longer. So, this acquisition was somewhat of a surprise. Blab’s popularity among podcasters has grown rapidly in recent months due to its ease of use and robust video streaming.

A small FAQ on the PodClear website states that PodClear will stay in operation until October 9th. It’s unclear after that what will become of the service or how it might integrate with Blab. The FAQ also states that all user credit cards have been removed from PodClear’s servers and current customers will be able to continue to use the service until it closes.