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GameSquare Holdings, Inc. announced it has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the assets of TubeBuddy from BENlabs, issuing 5 million shares of Series A‑2 Preferred Stock to BENlabs as consideration. The acquisition adds an AI‑enabled creator technology platform to GameSquare’s ecosystem, aiming to boost its revenue and EBITDA in 2026.

AUI, the creator of the neuro‑symbolic AI model Apollo‑1, announced it has acquired Quack AI, a developer of AI agents for customer service. The deal will double AUI’s R&D team in Tel Aviv and integrate Quack AI’s technology into AUI’s...

Caterpillar Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of RPMGlobal Holdings Limited, an Australian mining software firm. The deal expands Caterpillar’s data‑driven mining technology portfolio, integrating RPMGlobal’s solutions across the mining value chain. The agreement was first announced in October...

Canary Technologies, the leading hotel guest management platform, announced the acquisition of OpenKey, a pioneer in mobile key solutions for hotels. The deal broadens Canary's AI‑powered Guest Management System with expanded mobile key support and door lock compatibility, enhancing digital...
ActiveCampaign announced it has acquired Feedback Intelligence, an AI evaluation and analytics platform that turns raw conversations into actionable insights. The deal will boost ActiveCampaign’s Active Intelligence AI engine, enhancing autonomous marketing workflows for its customers. Feedback Intelligence’s founder and...

xpln.ai, a next‑generation attention measurement platform, announced it has raised $8 million to support its expansion into North America, appointing Gina Cavallo as its U.S. chief revenue officer. The new capital will accelerate commercial operations and help U.S. advertisers leverage attention‑based...

Mistplay announced a definitive agreement to acquire the Connected Rewards platform and related assets from Mobivity Holdings Corp., expanding its LoyaltyPlay business. The acquisition, expected to close in early Q1 2026, will enhance brand loyalty gamification for mobile gamers and...
Copeland, a global provider of compression technologies, announced it will acquire Bueno Analytics, an Australian SaaS firm specializing in AI-powered building analytics and energy management. The acquisition aims to integrate Bueno’s platform with Copeland’s HVAC solutions to deliver advanced data-driven...
OnePlan, a global leader in strategic portfolio management, announced the acquisition of smart360, a provider of enterprise architecture and application portfolio management solutions. The deal, unveiled at the OnePlan Empower Conference in Las Vegas, aims to combine the two platforms...
impact.com announced a strategic corporate investment in Evertune, an AI marketing startup specializing in Generative Engine Optimization. The partnership aims to integrate Evertune’s technology into impact.com’s platform, though the investment amount was not disclosed. The deal was revealed in a...

UserTesting, a leading enterprise customer insights provider, announced the acquisition of User Interviews, a participant recruitment platform. The deal merges UserTesting’s insights technology with User Interviews’ extensive panel to deliver a comprehensive AI-powered customer insights solution for enterprises. Financial terms...

WP Engine, a global web enablement company, announced the acquisition of Big Bite, an enterprise agency known for advanced editorial tools used by major media brands. The deal will integrate Big Bite’s publishing expertise into WP Engine’s engineering organization, enhancing...

HCLSoftware, the software division of HCLTech, announced its intent to acquire Jaspersoft, the embedded analytics business unit of Cloud Software Group. The acquisition aims to boost HCLSoftware's Data & AI portfolio with AI‑powered, pixel‑perfect reporting capabilities. Deal terms were not...

Adform announced the acquisition of Splicky, the advertising‑technology division of Switzerland’s Goldbach Group, to expand its omnichannel media‑buying platform with strong DOOH expertise in the DACH region. The deal, slated to close on December 31, 2025, will integrate Splicky’s local...

Automation Anywhere announced the acquisition of Aisera, expanding its AI-driven Agentic Process Automation suite. The deal, disclosed in the company's Q3 results release, aims to deepen automation capabilities across ITSM, HR, and customer service. Financial terms were not disclosed.
partnrUP announced the acquisition of Novel, a Shopify video app that enables brands to deploy UGC and influencer video on their storefronts. The deal integrates Novel's shoppable video capabilities with partnrUP's AI‑driven creator workflow, aiming to automate content distribution and...
Predictive advertising firm Cadent announced the acquisition of VuePlanner, a YouTube video‑ad planning and measurement platform, to broaden its total‑video capabilities across linear, CTV and YouTube. The deal integrates VuePlanner’s AI‑driven media‑intelligence tools into Cadent’s offering, enhancing advertisers’ ability to...
ZS, a global management consulting and technology firm, announced the acquisition of Salesforce consulting partner Torrent Consulting. The deal aims to combine ZS's healthcare expertise with Torrent's multi‑cloud Salesforce capabilities to accelerate AI‑driven solutions for patients, providers, and life‑sciences organizations.
Seattle‑based startup Scowtt announced a $12 million Series A round led by Inspired Capital, with participation from LiveRamp Ventures, Angeles Investors and Angeles Ventures. The funding will fuel the expansion of its AI‑driven performance‑marketing platform that promises up to 50% lift...
Semify, a white‑label digital marketing software provider, announced the acquisition of Dragon Metrics, a leading SEO/AI/PPC reporting platform. The deal expands Semify's AI optimization capabilities and broadens its international market reach. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Harmonic announced it will sell its video business to MediaKind for an all‑cash consideration of approximately $145 million. The transaction, pending completion, will sharpen Harmonic’s focus on broadband while expanding MediaKind’s video portfolio. A conference call confirmed the deal on December 8, 2025.
Trozzolo Communications Group announced it has acquired Midan Marketing, a full‑service agency serving the meat industry. The deal expands Trozzolo's marketing communications reach into the fast‑growing meat and agriculture sectors, enhancing service depth for both firms' clients.
Tata Communications announced the acquisition of a 51% stake in Commotion Inc., an AI-native enterprise SaaS platform. The deal aims to accelerate AI integration across Tata Communications' Digital Fabric and Customer Interaction Suite offerings.
Barcelona‑based Titan Operating System (Titan OS) announced a €50 million Series A round led by Highland Europe, with participation from Mangrove Capital Partners and other investors. The funding will support the rollout of its independent Connected TV operating system across Europe,...
Louder.ai has launched a $1.5 million capital raise to scale its patented, crowdfunded digital advertising platform. The fresh funding will support product development and market expansion, positioning the company for accelerated growth in the ad tech space.
GIBO Holdings Limited, an AI‑generated animation platform, has signed a Core Partnership Agreement with Ricloud AI Inc., a global AI cloud infrastructure provider and NVIDIA Cloud Partner. The deal gives GIBO access to Ricloud’s high‑performance GPU‑powered data centers across Southeast...
Reality Defender, an award‑winning deepfake detection platform, has entered a strategic partnership with Law & Forensics, a global legal‑engineering firm. The collaboration embeds Reality Defender’s forensic‑grade AI verification directly into law‑firm workflows, enabling real‑time identification of synthetic audio, video, and...
SharpenCX, a provider of AI‑driven contact‑center solutions, announced its merger with Ytel, a California‑based cloud communications firm. The combined entity will launch a unified CX platform that merges SharpenCX’s intelligent agent technology with Ytel’s outbound capabilities, including programmable voice, messaging,...
Eagle Eye, a SaaS and AI platform for loyalty and omnichannel marketing, announced a series of executive promotions across its Asia‑Pacific operations. Caitlin Stephens was elevated to Chief of Staff, joining other newly appointed regional leaders. The changes come as...
Bid‑smart adtech company Preciso announced a strategic alliance with the Shenzhen Artificial Intelligence Industry Association (SAIIA), joining as an official vice‑president enterprise member. The partnership links Preciso to Shenzhen, one of the world’s premier AI hubs, giving it direct access...
Domino’s Pizza, Samsung Ads, and agency Havas launched Europe’s first campaign using Samsung Ads’ GameBreaks interactive ad unit on connected‑TV. The format replaces traditional video spots with a playable trivia game that asks pizza‑related questions. Early metrics show the ad...
AiPPT.com unveiled its fully upgraded platform, positioning it as a next‑generation AI‑native workstation for professionals, educators, and digital creators. The new suite embeds advanced generative AI models and multimodal creation tools that handle text, images, audio, and video within a...
Linkhome Holdings unveiled Linkhome AI Ads, an artificial‑intelligence‑driven advertising platform that leverages the company’s multimodal real‑estate AI model. The service introduces a novel "Pay for Closing" pricing structure, where advertisers pay only when a transaction closes. This launch is a...
PaayaTech has officially rebranded its flagship enterprise platform CorpSync, unveiling a fresh visual identity and a dedicated website. The solution continues to automate Outlook email signatures, legal disclaimers, and contact synchronization for large organizations. The rebrand highlights rapid adoption across...
BigID unveiled Agentic AI Remediation, an AI‑driven tool that automates data‑exposure fixes for security analysts and data owners. The capability leverages real‑time data intelligence to suggest and execute remediation actions, cutting the time needed to address alerts. By integrating with...
PageProof has released a new add‑on that embeds its online proofing platform directly into Adobe Express. The integration lets creative teams capture feedback, manage version control, and run structured approval workflows without leaving the Express environment. Designed for enterprises, agencies,...
iQuanti and Profound have formed a strategic alliance to launch a full‑funnel Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) platform, also dubbed Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). The partnership merges iQuanti’s data‑driven marketing analytics with Profound’s AI visibility intelligence, creating a solution that measures...
VidAU.ai showcased its AI‑driven video marketing suite at Affiliate World Asia 2025. The company introduced a new AI Agent that automatically generates, localizes, and optimizes video ads for affiliate partners. With digital video accounting for over 70% of internet traffic...
VizSense, a Boston‑based AI influencer agency, has teamed up with holographic storytelling pioneer Geminai to launch AI‑powered interactive holograms for brand campaigns. Both companies are women‑led, underscoring a growing leadership shift in deep‑tech marketing. The partnership enables influencers and celebrities...
LightMatrix Technology has introduced Aibox, an AI‑powered, glasses‑free 3D digital photo frame that instantly converts ordinary 2D photos and videos into depth‑rich spatial displays. The device leverages proprietary AI algorithms to generate depth maps and projects them on an autostereoscopic...
TwelveLabs unveiled Marengo 3.0, its most advanced video‑understanding foundation model, at AWS re:Invent. The model claims human‑level comprehension of visual, audio, and textual streams while scaling to enterprise workloads. Marengo 3.0 is now available through TwelveLabs’ platform and Amazon Bedrock,...
Deepgram announced a native integration with Amazon SageMaker AI, delivering streaming speech‑to‑text, text‑to‑speech, and voice‑agent capabilities as real‑time SageMaker endpoints. The solution provides sub‑second latency and enterprise‑grade reliability directly through the SageMaker API, eliminating the need for separate infrastructure. By...
Retool announced a multi‑year strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services to embed its enterprise AppGen platform into AWS’s cloud ecosystem. The partnership will deliver deep integrations that let developers build secure, AI‑powered internal applications faster, leveraging generative AI models...
Marvell Technology and Microsoft have broadened their partnership, extending Azure’s cloud‑based security services powered by Marvell LiquidSecurity hardware security modules (HSMs) to European customers. The move adds new use cases such as key management, data encryption, and secure enclave workloads,...
Global consulting firm Deloitte has engaged Spire to design, build, and operate a fleet of eight satellites. The satellites will carry on‑orbit cyber payloads and provide space‑derived data services to Deloitte’s commercial and government customers. This partnership expands Deloitte’s capabilities...
Algolia announced a native integration with Amazon Bedrock, AWS’s managed service for foundation models. The partnership lets developers embed generative and agentic AI directly into Algolia’s search and discovery platform without building custom pipelines. Built‑in security, scalability and a no‑code...
Idomoo announced a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services to embed its Lucas AI Video Creator into the Amazon Q Business platform. The integration lets enterprises pull approved data and brand assets directly into the low‑code video tool, enabling rapid,...
The article introduces the concept of composable intelligence, a modular approach that links disparate AI-driven MarTech tools into a unified ecosystem. It argues that while analytics engines, content generators, predictive models, and recommendation systems are individually powerful, they rarely communicate,...
ICARO Media Group has secured a multiyear digital out‑of‑home partnership with Otis Mobility, installing AI‑powered screens in elevators across Spain, Portugal and several African markets. The deal will deliver advertising to more than 2.4 million daily viewers, leveraging ICARO’s recent acquisition...
Cellairis, a leading mobile accessories and technology solutions provider, announced a strategic partnership with Central Technologies, a global technology solutions distributor. The alliance will channel Cellairis’ accessory portfolio and its CyberSystem security platform through Central’s extensive worldwide distribution network. The...
JCI Marketing has launched j‑MAP, an agentic AI orchestration platform aimed at turning B2B marketing and sales strategies into executable actions. The system moves into a controlled beta this week, offering pre‑defined, behavior‑driven AI agents that work alongside human teams...
Malu Agency announced its participation in Affiliate World Asia, scheduled for December 3‑4, 2025 in Bangkok. The company will use the event to promote its newly launched Premium Agency Ad Accounts, a whitelisted solution designed to accelerate campaign deployment and...
Alsona, the AI‑driven LinkedIn automation SaaS, launched the LinkedIn Expert Directory, a curated marketplace of verified specialists in profile optimization, growth, lead generation, and content strategy. The platform vets experts through performance data and client testimonials, ensuring measurable outcomes for...
GoDaddy has expanded its Airo.ai platform with six new AI agents aimed at simplifying marketing, operations, and website management for small businesses. The agents—covering inbox conversations, marketing calendar, online appointments, domain activation and protection, and a Do‑It‑For‑You service—automate tasks and...
Gradial, an agentic AI specialist, and Stagwell, a marketing‑services network, announced a strategic partnership to deliver AI‑driven marketing solutions to brands. The joint go‑to‑market effort combines Gradial’s autonomous campaign creation platform with Stagwell’s creative and media expertise. The collaboration targets...
DataGroomr has refreshed its AI‑powered data quality app on the Salesforce AppExchange, adding two flagship features: AI Recommendations and Live Dedupe. The AI Recommendations engine analyzes records and proposes optimal field mappings and cleansing actions, while Live Dedupe identifies and...

CData Software has hired former MuleSoft executive Ken Yagen as Chief Product Officer to steer its AI‑native connectivity strategy. Yagen will oversee product strategy and engineering for CData’s Managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) platform, including the recently launched Connect AI...
Tonic.ai unveiled its Fabricate Data Agent, an AI-driven tool that creates hyper-realistic synthetic datasets from scratch, at AWS re:Invent. The agent leverages large language models to interpret natural‑language prompts and generate data that mirrors the statistical properties and privacy constraints...

Amplinyx Inc. launched Self-Learning AI within its NexPhrase platform, the first real‑time communication coaching solution that continuously adapts from live conversations. The feature tracks user responses to suggestions, links them to outcomes, and automatically shares successful tactics across teams after...
Continua, a Social AI platform for group chats, has integrated Amazon, Google Shopping, Instagram, and TikTok shopping capabilities ahead of the holiday shopping rush. The new features let users create and share wish lists, browse products, and complete purchases directly...
Creatio released the Latin America edition of its State of AI Agents & No-Code report, finding that 90% of organizations in the region plan to make AI agents a strategic priority within the next year. The study highlights rapid adoption...
Sevenstar Websolutions, a Noida‑based digital marketing agency, launched an AI‑optimized Pay‑Per‑Click platform that leverages proprietary machine‑learning models, real‑time bidding algorithms and first‑party customer data to automate campaign management across search, social and display channels. The company claims the platform can...
TNL Mediagene announced the launch of INSAIDA, a video news program that pairs Business Insider Japan’s editorial reporting with video-native storytelling to provide deeper visual analysis of business, economics and society in Japan. The initiative targets the rising demand for...
Atento announced that it will deepen its technological focus on the United States and Latin America, reinforcing its global leadership in customer experience transformation. The company will continue to deploy AI‑driven solutions, process automation and advanced analytics across all markets,...

Datatonic, a ten‑time Google Cloud Partner of the Year, has appointed Stephen Charko as Head of Sales, Americas, effective Nov. 3, 2025. Based in Toronto, Charko will steer the firm’s AI, data, and analytics sales across verticals such as telco, media,...
Context Public Relations has joined Brandi AI’s Global Agency Partnership Program, allowing the agency to offer clients tools to monitor and enhance their brand presence in AI-generated responses on platforms such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, and Perplexity. The...
Streann Media has been named the official digital partner for the World Legends Padel Tour (WLPT) Miami Finals, scheduled for Nov. 29‑30, 2025 at Ultra Padel Club. The company will provide a multi‑camera production system, live streaming via its AI‑driven...
Brandfuel announced the general availability of its AI‑native Product Experience Management (PXM) platform, designed to unify the entire eCommerce product content lifecycle for small‑to‑mid‑size brands and agencies. The platform combines AI‑driven data enrichment, brand‑profile training, multi‑language localization, content scoring, A/B...
Comviva launched a GenAI‑driven MobiLytix® Real Time Marketing (RTM) platform that uses more than 120 predictive and prescriptive AI models to automate and optimize campaign creation, personalization, and reporting. The solution lets marketers instantly generate message variants, apply pre‑built templates,...
MineOS announced the completion of the sale of its consumer privacy business to McAfee, marking a strategic shift toward enterprise-focused AI‑driven privacy and risk management. The transaction, disclosed on November 25, 2025, enables MineOS to concentrate on its autonomous platform...
Ooma announced a definitive agreement to acquire Phone.com, aiming to add roughly 87,000 business users and boost its SMB communications portfolio. The cash transaction is expected to generate $22‑23 million in annual revenue and $1‑1.5 million in adjusted EBITDA for...

Verndale announced the acquisition of Fishtank, a Sitecore Platinum Partner, to combine their Sitecore MVP talent and AI expertise. The deal creates a leading SitecoreAI experience practice in North America, expanding Verndale’s digital experience capabilities. Deal terms were not disclosed.
KERV.ai announced a Series B round led by Coral Tree Partners, aimed at scaling its AI-driven contextual commerce media platform. The fresh capital will support product development, market expansion, and hiring across its B2B SaaS operations.

GetVocal, a Paris‑based provider of enterprise conversational AI, announced a $26 million Series A round led by Creandum with participation from Elaia and Speedinvest. The funding will boost product development, market expansion and hiring across Europe, reinforcing its mission to deliver...

Alembic Technologies announced a $145 million Series B and growth round, boosting its valuation 15.7× since Series A. The round was led by Prysm Capital and Accenture with participation from Silver Lake Waterman, Liquid 2 Ventures, NextEquity, Friends & Family Capital and WndrCo, positioning Alembic as a...

Utah‑based AI‑native e‑learning startup Mindsmith announced a $4.1 million seed funding round to accelerate its corporate learning platform. The round was led by Next Frontier Capital with participation from WndrCo, Grix, and individual investors Aaron Skonnard and Karl Sun.

Automation Anywhere announced the acquisition of Aisera, expanding its AI‑driven automation portfolio with Aisera's conversational AI for ITSM, HR, and customer service. The deal, disclosed on November 4, 2025, aims to create a comprehensive agentic platform that can automate up...
ICARO Media Group, an AI‑focused media technology firm, announced the acquisition of LiftMedia for $15 million. The deal adds LiftMedia’s elevator‑screen advertising platform to ICARO’s digital‑out‑of‑home network, strengthening its AI‑driven DOOH capabilities across Europe.

Iozera announced an agreement to purchase a 4.5‑megawatt data center in Houston, Texas, which it will expand to a 10‑megawatt AI‑ready multi‑tenant facility. The acquisition, aimed at creating the first AI‑factory in a planned network, leverages NVIDIA GPUs and advanced...

RAEK Data, LLC has acquired the domain/business FirstPartyData.com to bolster its first‑party data, identity resolution (EchoID) and AI-driven marketing offerings. American Rebel Holdings, a strategic investor in RAEK, highlighted the transaction and its prior $1.5M investment in RAEK.

Moving Walls announced the acquisition of audience research firm Insightz Club and simultaneously launched Moving Walls Science, an AI‑powered intelligence suite to unify predictive audience insights across DOOH and connected media. The deal combines Moving Walls' DOOH platform with Insightz...

Sublime Security announced a $150M Series C round led by Georgian, with participation from Avenir, 01A, Index Ventures, IVP, Citi Ventures, and Slow Ventures. The funding will accelerate the company’s agentic AI capabilities, expand its platform and global footprint.

Following Aisle Rocket's March 2024 acquisition of Manifest, the two firms have merged under the single brand Manifest to operate as an independent, full‑service agency focused on the middle of the customer journey. The combined agency consolidates Manifest's B2B content...

Responsive has acquired Australia-based Bidhive as part of its recent global expansion to bolster Strategic Response Management capabilities and broaden its SRM footprint. The acquisition complements Responsive's new Fall 2025 AI release and regional growth including offices in Coimbatore and...
Granicus has acquired Indigov, a provider of constituent relationship solutions for government agencies and elected offices, to expand its Government Experience Cloud and enhance constituent management capabilities. The deal combines both companies' technologies and expertise to strengthen civic engagement and...
Caylent, an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner, has acquired Trek10 Inc., another AWS Premier Tier partner, to extend Caylent’s portfolio into managed services and strengthen end-to-end AWS offerings. The strategic acquisition aims to deepen AWS expertise and broaden customer managed-service...

Uniphore closed a $260 million Series F on 2025-10-22 at a $2.5 billion price, with strategic investments from NVIDIA, AMD, Snowflake, and Databricks alongside financial and sovereign investors such as NEA, March Capital, BNF Capital, National Grid Partners, and Prosperity7...

Moments Lab, an AI-driven video discovery company, completed a $24 million mid-year fundraising to support expansion into North American media, entertainment and brand markets and deepen product development for its Discovery Agent. The company appointed JP Maheu as board chairman...

Dialogue AI, an AI-native market research platform, closed a $6M seed round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Seven Stars, Uncommon Projects, Tornante Company and angel investors. The funding will accelerate product development and go-to-market efforts for Dialogue's...

Epiminds, a Sweden-founded startup building multi-agent AI marketing systems, announced a $6.6M seed round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from EWOR, Entourage and angel investors. The funding accompanies the company's public launch and will be used to expand...

Mod Op has acquired Ascend Marketing to deepen its marketing automation, customer engagement, and account-based marketing capabilities, integrating Ascend’s data, martech, and ABM expertise into Mod Op’s end-to-end B2B service offering. Ascend’s leadership will join Mod Op’s executive team as...

CoreWeave disclosed a pending acquisition of Monolith AI as part of its ongoing expansion of AI-focused capabilities. The announcement was made alongside a product launch and references prior strategic acquisitions including OpenPipe and Weights & Biases.

MaintMaster has acquired Peoplegeist to integrate its AI-driven text analysis into MaintMaster's CMMS and OEE platforms, launching Manufacturing Intelligence to turn operator notes and work orders into actionable insights that reduce downtime and improve asset care.
IBM signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cognitus, an SAP S/4HANA services provider with industry-specific, AI-powered solutions, to strengthen IBM's SAP capabilities across regulated sectors such as Aerospace & Defense, Energy & Utilities, and Manufacturing. The deal aims to accelerate...
Pixelworks signed a definitive agreement to sell its shares in Pixelworks Semiconductor Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. to a special purpose entity affiliated with VeriSilicon. The transaction transfers ownership of the Shanghai semiconductor subsidiary from Pixelworks to VeriSilicon.

Epiminds, founded by Elias Malm and Mo Elkhidir, announced a $6.6M seed funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from EWOR, Entourage and angel investors. The company will use the capital to expand its multi-agent AI marketing platform...
Dreamdata closed a $55 million Series B round led by PeakSpan Capital with participation from InReach Ventures, Angel Invest, Curiosity Venture Capital and Crowberry Capital to accelerate development of its AI-driven B2B marketing and go-to-market platform.
FullPAC announced the acquisition of Advocacy Lab LLC, adding the AI-optimized content-creation platform to its RoboCent voter-engagement suite. The deal aims to combine Advocacy Lab's AI templates with FullPAC's P2P messaging and targeting to deliver scalable, personalized campaign content ahead...