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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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
UNICEPTA, the media intelligence arm of Stagwell’s Marketing Cloud, announced a new integration with Microsoft 365 Copilot that embeds its reputation‑management AI directly into Teams, Word and PowerPoint. The integration lets communications teams query real‑time media sentiment, reach and topics in plain...
Matador AI has been named an Official Preferred Partner of Nissan USA in the automaker’s inaugural AI Lead Nurturing category, marking the first such designation. The partnership follows Matador’s work with Nissan dealers since 2020, where its conversational AI platform...
BlockHorizon has launched a Bitcoin-only on-chain analytics platform that offers institutional-grade metrics, research tools, and proprietary data to traders, researchers, institutions, and enthusiasts. The platform consolidates multiple data sources into a unified interface, providing real-time dashboards, customizable alerts, and API...
Knowlesys unveiled its OSINT 2.0 platform, an AI‑driven solution that harvests and cleanses data from the clear web, deep web and dark‑web forums before applying a multi‑modal fusion engine to analyze text, images and video in real time. The platform’s NLP/NLU...
Advantech announced a partnership with D3 Embedded to deliver an integrated sense‑and‑compute package for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in industrial settings. The solution combines Advantech’s Intel Core Ultra‑based AFE‑R360 and AFE‑R760 single‑board computers with RealSense Depth D457 and D3 Embedded’s...
Vodacom Group has entered a multi‑year strategic partnership with Google Cloud to modernise its data infrastructure and embed generative AI across its operations in Africa. The telco will migrate its data platforms to Google Cloud’s Data Cloud, including BigQuery, and...
The article argues that semantic intelligence is revitalizing contextual advertising as a privacy‑safe, brand‑safe alternative to closed‑ecosystem programmatic buying, especially after Google’s antitrust trial highlighted the limits of regulation. By leveraging machine‑learning models and knowledge graphs, semantic data interprets page...
Southeast Asia’s ad‑supported streaming market is booming, with Singapore’s OTT video users projected to reach 4.5 million by 2029 and multi‑screen consumption becoming the norm—77 % watch on mobile and 64 % on smart TVs. This growth creates a measurement dilemma: traditional impression‑based...
MineOS announced the completion of the sale of its consumer privacy business to McAfee, allowing the company to concentrate exclusively on its enterprise‑focused, AI‑powered privacy, risk management and AI‑governance platform. The divestiture follows MineOS’s transition from a consumer‑centric model to...
Stagwell announced a partnership with Harvard’s OpenDP to embed differential‑privacy technology into its new AI‑driven marketing platform built with Palantir. The solution will let large enterprises analyze tens of millions of records for audience segmentation and campaign optimization while mathematically...
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...

Blackbaud used its bi‑annual Product Update Briefings to unveil a wave of AI‑driven features across its nonprofit and education cloud suite. Highlights include the Development Agent, the first "Agent for Good" that autonomously manages donor portfolios, and AI chat assistants...

Numa announced the launch of the industry’s first Voice AI‑powered Smart Inbox for automotive dealerships, integrating real‑time call and message history, service updates, and team notes into a shared inbox. The system uses AI agents to understand the full context...

Kyndryl announced a suite of agentic AI‑enabled services for IBM Z mainframe customers, integrating its Agentic AI Framework, Kyndryl Bridge, and IBM watsonx Assistant for Z to automate workflows, provide predictive analytics, and embed decades of mainframe expertise into an...
TapGoods, the leading software platform for equipment rental firms, unveiled TapWise, the industry’s first AI insights agent tailored for rental operations. TapWise lets users pose natural‑language queries and receive instant, data‑driven answers, recommendations, and performance insights on customers, inventory, revenue,...

SAS announced that its new synthetic data generator, SAS Data Maker, is now available through the Microsoft Marketplace, offering enterprises a secure, no‑code tool to create statistically accurate data without exposing sensitive information. The solution combines data augmentation and generation...
Comviva, a global digital transformation solutions provider, has entered a strategic partnership with Aduna, a worldwide aggregator of standardized network APIs, to launch a joint offering called NGAGE.ai. The collaboration will combine Comviva’s customer experience, data monetization, and digital financial...

Hyland announced a suite of Q3 product updates to its Content Innovation Cloud, adding cloud‑native integrations for Salesforce, Guidewire ClaimCenter, SAP SuccessFactors and Workday that embed secure content management directly into these platforms. The company also rolled out enhancements to...
Coveo, a leader in AI‑relevance and generative search, announced a strategic partnership with Deloitte Canada to help enterprises modernize their digital experience stacks. The alliance combines Coveo’s AI‑powered search and recommendation engine with Deloitte’s deep industry and consulting expertise to...
NielsenIQ (NIQ) has been awarded a Media Mix Modeling (MMM) badge as part of TikTok’s newly launched Marketing Partners Program, highlighting its capability to deliver advanced analytics and full‑funnel measurement for TikTok campaigns. The badge places NIQ among a select...
Veeva Systems announced that Roche Pharmaceuticals is extending its long‑standing collaboration by adopting Veeva Vault CRM, the company’s next‑generation, AI‑driven customer engagement platform. The move adds agentic AI capabilities to Roche’s sales and medical teams, aiming to streamline interactions with...
Applause, the global leader in crowdsourced digital testing, will showcase its AI-driven testing solutions for retail applications, chatbots, IVR systems and virtual agents at Tech For Retail 2025 in Paris on November 24-25. The company will demonstrate how its real‑world...
Ogury, a global leader in persona‑based advertising, announced that Nicolas Bidon, former CEO of GroupM Nexus Global, will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer on December 1. Bidon brings more than 20 years of international adtech experience and a...
Ooma Inc. has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Phone.com in a cash transaction. The deal is expected to add roughly 87,000 business customers, boosting Ooma’s presence in the small‑and‑mid‑size business (SMB) segment. Phone.com is projected to contribute $22‑$23 million in...
Clarivate Plc has introduced Derwent Patent Monitor, an AI‑driven enterprise platform designed to accelerate and improve the accuracy of patent reviews for intellectual property and R&D teams. The solution automates the analysis of patentability, freedom‑to‑operate (FTO) and infringement risk, delivering...
LCPC AI said the recent turbulence in digital assets is spurring demand for more sophisticated, transparent decision‑making tools. While market prices have slipped, institutional investors remain cautiously optimistic about the long‑term outlook, prompting a search for platforms that deliver clearer...

Nativeads.ai, a creative‑tech startup built on large language models, officially launched its generative‑AI platform that lets brands produce on‑brand display and native ads at scale. The solution offers end‑to‑end workflow automation—including AI‑driven concept generation, resizing, CTA creation, and human‑in‑the‑loop editorial...
Ecer.com announced the launch of a new mobile‑first B2B marketplace platform designed to streamline cross‑border trade. The infrastructure leverages a cloud‑native architecture and AI‑driven matching to enable sellers and buyers to negotiate, transact, and manage logistics entirely from smartphones. Ecer...
CommerceShop, a veteran eCommerce agency, unveiled ConversionBox, a commerce‑trained AI platform aimed at boosting product discovery and conversion rates for online retailers. The engine leverages data from more than 10,000 eCommerce sites that the agency has built and analyzed over...

Mobile video now accounts for 70‑80% of global data traffic, driving demand for higher‑quality streams on smartphones. Technicolor’s Advanced HDR solution, capable of up to 10,000‑nit mastering and metadata‑driven dynamic HDR‑to‑SDR conversion, is being rolled out across ATSC 3.0 broadcast and...
One Click SEO announced the launch of its Custom Real Estate Tech Suites, an integrated platform that replaces legacy real‑estate software with a unified ecosystem featuring IDX listings, AI‑powered customer relationship management tools, and geo‑targeted search technology from One Click...

Singapore‑based digital agency Sotavento Medios announced a 2025 expansion into the Philippines and Australia, launching a CSR‑driven “Go Digital” program that will provide free, enterprise‑grade SEO and AI‑powered marketing services to 100 SMEs in each market. The rollout includes its...
Custify has unveiled CustodyAI, an AI‑powered suite that converts customer data into actionable playbooks, concise summaries and automated workflow tasks for B2B SaaS customer‑success teams. The platform promises to slash administrative overhead, accelerate response to churn signals and enable higher‑touch,...
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...

R Systems International Ltd. has been elevated to UiPath’s Diamond Partner tier and named a UiPath Agentic Automation Fast Track Partner, underscoring its deep expertise in AI‑driven automation. The Fast Track designation grants R Systems early access and training on...

Infobip is expanding its Voice platform in North America to accelerate adoption of its Branded Calling ID (BCID) service, partnering with major U.S. telecom carriers and leveraging its recent acquisition of Peerless Network, which gives it coverage of 98% of...

KPI Partners announced the launch of a new office in Bengaluru, India, to expand its global delivery capabilities in data engineering, analytics, GenAI and digital transformation. The hub will recruit 450‑500 specialists over the next year, creating next‑gen Centers of...

IDEMIA Public Security has been named a launch partner for Microsoft Entra Verified ID, following a successful pilot and announced at the Microsoft Ignite Conference in San Francisco. The partnership will integrate IDEMIA’s biometric liveness and document verification technology into...

Appian and Ignyte Group’s “Bring AI to Work(flow” solution won the HL7 AI Challenge and was named a Pioneer in Healthcare Innovation for its standards‑based AI platform that embeds machine‑learning and generative AI into clinical and operational workflows. The platform...

Verndale announced the acquisition of Fishtank, a Sitecore Platinum Partner, creating what it calls North America’s leading SitecoreAI experience practice. The combined entity now boasts 14 Sitecore MVPs and a track record of enterprise‑scale implementations, enhancing Verndale’s AI, composable, and...

XPFlow unveiled Alfie, an AI‑driven assistant that automates affiliate discovery, outreach, and program management. The tool analyzes a brand’s website, maps competitor affiliate opportunities, and delivers five curated leads daily with personalized outreach drafts, all integrated into XPFlow’s affiliate platform....

The article argues that traditional rule‑based marketing automation is reaching its limits in an environment flooded with real‑time customer signals across dozens of channels. It promotes adaptive automation—AI‑driven, self‑learning Martech ecosystems—as the next evolution, capable of continuously interpreting data, reallocating...

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.

Dyad announced two AI-driven enhancements to its ALIS DX platform: an Email Triage Agent that automatically categorizes and routes incoming emails to the appropriate policy or workflow, and an Extractor that uses intelligent character recognition to capture structured data from PDFs,...

HomeSage.ai unveiled a next‑generation suite of property‑intelligence APIs that leverage upgraded neural‑network and computer‑vision models to analyze more than 145 million U.S. properties in real time. The platform adds 20+ specialized endpoints—including Investment Potential, Property Condition, Renovation Cost and ROI, and...
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...

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...
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.

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.

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...

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...

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...
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...
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...

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...

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.

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...

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...
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.
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...
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...