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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...
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...

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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,...
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...

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.

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.

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.

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...
PRVIEW has launched an AI-powered platform that automates discovery and management of events and awards programs for marketing and public relations teams, using vertical AI to track and update deadlines and reduce the manual effort of building bespoke databases. The...
Jumio launched selfie.DONE, a reusable-identity solution that lets verified users reauthenticate via a selfie without rescanning their government ID, fulfilling the company’s vision for streamlined, persistent identity. Built on Jumio’s AI-driven biometric authentication and data intelligence, the product automates reverification...
Mobility Infotech unveiled a vision for AI-powered, data-driven taxi systems that integrate AI, IoT and cloud platforms to modernize urban taxi booking and operations. The company says its platform will enable real‑time routing, predictive demand forecasting and fleet optimization to...
AdOmni CEO and parent argues that AI can resolve the perennial back-to-school marketing tradeoff between speed and effectiveness by enabling rapid, data-driven campaign creation and real-time optimization. In the compressed, high-stakes selling window, AI tools can accelerate creative testing, refine...
WiMi Hologram Cloud said it is researching a blockchain privacy protection system that uses post-quantum threshold algorithms to create a more secure and efficient blockchain ecosystem. The initiative focuses on strengthening core block-level data protections against future quantum attacks by...
CrashPlan announced an expansion of its global operations with a new Global Capability Center in Bengaluru and enlarged presence across India and the UAE to drive R&D for data protection and recovery. The Bengaluru center will lead worldwide innovation initiatives...

Following Aisle Rocket’s March 2024 acquisition of Manifest, the two firms have merged under the unified Manifest brand to create an independent, full‑service agency focused on the “messy middle” of the customer journey where brand and performance meet. Led by...

Totaligent said it is preparing a commercial launch of an all‑in‑one, AI‑powered enterprise marketing platform—now in closed beta—designed to replace fragmented stacks by consolidating programmatic ads, social, email, SMS and push into a single interface. Built on an NVIDIA‑powered, GPU‑accelerated...
Iridio has launched a digital portfolio designed to streamline marketing execution by unifying creative, media and analytics into a single platform, promising faster, scalable and performance-driven campaigns. Backed by RRD’s global reach, the offering aims to replace fragmented vendor stacks...

Red Hat unveiled Red Hat Developer Lightspeed, a portfolio of generative‑AI virtual assistants integrated into Red Hat Developer Hub and the Migration Toolkit for Applications (MTA) to accelerate cloud‑native development and application modernization. The tools offer context‑aware assistance—chat‑style non‑coding help,...
Boomi was named an Exemplary Vendor in ISG Software Research’s 2025 Buyers Guides for both Data Integration and Master Data Management, earning top rankings across product capability, validation and customer experience. The dual recognition underscores Boomi’s strength as an AI-driven...

Responsive launched its Fall 2025 AI Release, introducing no‑code Agent Studio, new purpose‑built AI agents (including Fit Analysis and Executive Summary agents), and market intelligence tools to make trusted organizational knowledge accessible across sales and bids. The update arrives as...

MessageGears announced two segmentation features—dynamic data variables and nested data filters—that let marketers build and activate complex, real‑time audience segments directly from their data warehouses without engineering support. Dynamic variables keep lists continuously refreshed (e.g., live inventory, product catalogs) while...

Agentic AI is poised to transform Martech by enabling self‑running campaigns that plan, execute and optimize in real time—shifting budgets, A/B testing creative and reallocating spend without human intervention. Early deployments promise large efficiency gains, faster experimentation across billions of...

Semrush has launched an Enterprise Partner Program to expand its enterprise footprint by certifying agencies to sell, service and scale with its full visibility‑management platform, creating a new revenue channel for both Semrush and partners. The global program debuts with...
Fractal announced it has earned the AWS Generative AI Consulting Services Competency, validating the firm’s technical expertise and go-to-market capabilities in deploying generative AI solutions for global Fortune 500 clients. The credential signals Fractal’s ability to meet AWS’s standards for...

Scorpion announced Scorpion Convert, an AI‑powered intake and conversion tool that uses voice and messaging assistants to respond to missed leads 24/7 across phone, text, chat and forms and integrate with CRMs like ServiceTitan and Clio. In beta the tool...

Zoomd Technologies has signed a strategic global partnership with E2‑Quadrat to package Zoomd’s user‑acquisition and real‑time performance marketing tools for E2’s sports and betting clients after a successful proof‑of‑concept. The agreement includes initial integrations, a dedicated sales team to promote...

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...
Envoy launched Envoy Screens, an enterprise-grade digital signage solution designed to centralize real-time communication, safety alerts and compliance protocols across all workplace locations. The product is aimed at streamlining operational messaging and elevating on-site experiences by delivering consistent safety and...
Teads has launched CTV Performance in beta across global markets, introducing deterministic measurement that links premium connected-TV exposure to qualified visits, leads and sales. The product promises end-to-end attribution from streaming ad exposure to off-platform outcomes, letting advertisers optimize and...
SCIENTURE has begun commercial sales and fulfilled first orders for Arbli (losartan potassium), positioning the product as the first FDA‑approved ready‑to‑use oral suspension for losartan. The company has launched a multi‑channel promotional campaign to drive adoption into a U.S. losartan...
Cordial, a leader in enterprise marketing messaging, has joined the Shopper Context Protocol (SCP), an open standard designed to preserve shopper context and intent across agentic AI ecosystems. The move aims to bridge discovery, context and transaction to enable more...
Particular Audience unveiled its Automated Ad Set Builder, a market-first tool that enables one-click creation of AI/ML-powered Sponsored Product onsite ad campaigns across all billing types and ad placements. The feature automates every manual step in campaign setup, promising faster...
Snappy Kraken launched what it says is the first real-time, bidirectional CRM integration for financial-advisor marketing, linking advisors’ CRMs directly with its AI-powered marketing platform to eliminate data silos. The integration synchronizes contact and engagement data both ways, enabling faster...
AdCreative.ai, part of the Appier Group, launched its first mobile app to let users create professional-quality ads from a smartphone by snapping a product photo and applying AI-driven templates and enhancements. Debuting ahead of the key Black Friday and holiday...
Typeform launched an AI Engagement Platform that transforms its legacy form-builder into an integrated engagement ecosystem combining form creation, automation and analytics. Built on insights from more than 1 billion anonymized responses, the platform converts static forms into end-to-end workflows...
Jetico has added AI-powered data classification to its Search product (integrated with BCWipe), enabling organizations to automatically classify, discover and securely erase sensitive files within a single workflow. The new feature uses content-based categorization to speed data discovery and automate...
Clinch announced a first-to-market server-to-server ad serving integration with Amazon DSP that lets advertisers serve ads to and make serving decisions against Amazon Custom Audiences. The integration, described as customer- and privacy-centric, expands Clinch’s collaboration with Amazon Ads and leverages...
Granicus has acquired Indigov, a provider of constituent relationship management solutions for government agencies and elected offices, to expand its Government Experience Cloud with advanced constituent management capabilities. The deal combines Granicus’s government-focused customer experience platform with Indigov’s tools for...
Sabio Holdings said its owned streaming network and studio, Creator Television®, has launched its ad-supported VOD offering on Plex and Xumo Play, marking the network’s AVOD debut and an expansion of its distribution partnerships. The move leverages Sabio’s ad‑tech capabilities...
TiiCKER launched Retail ID, an AI-powered, enterprise-grade SaaS solution that provides instant document verification to validate retail ownership for public companies. The tool enables firms to identify and authenticate individual shareholders in real time, unlocking direct-to-retail marketing, shareholder engagement and...
SymphonyAI launched IRIS Forge, a new capability within its IRIS Foundry industrial AI platform that lets manufacturing and process teams create, deploy and scale AI-powered applications in hours rather than months. The tool brings AI development to engineers and operators—accelerating...
The Marketing Cloud, part of Stagwell, publicly launched Agent Cloud, a unified platform that gives brands and agencies one-login access to major AI models and customizable, purpose-built marketing assistants. Built for security and flexibility, Agent Cloud centralizes AI tools and...
Caylent announced the acquisition of Trek10, combining two AWS Premier Tier Services Partners to create what the company calls the most comprehensive dedicated AWS services partner in the industry. The deal expands Caylent’s portfolio beyond cloud engineering into managed services,...
Bloomreach and Uniform will unveil a turnkey conversational commerce framework at the MACH Alliance AI Hackathon on Oct. 21–22 that combines composable architecture with generative AI, built on the MACH Alliance’s Open Data Model. The joint solution demonstrates how brands...
SouthernCrossAI (SCX.ai) and SambaNova have launched Australia’s first ASIC‑powered sovereign AI cloud, delivering onshore, high‑performance AI infrastructure aimed at regional governments and enterprises. The platform emphasizes data sovereignty, energy efficiency and sustainability while promising lower latency and secure local data...
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...
Chattanooga-based Santa Rosa Software, a 2023-founded provider of mobile applications for IBM z/OS, has partnered with application and website developer Omega Orion to add a mobile app development team and secure an Asia-Pacific distribution channel. The deal expands Santa Rosa’s...

Uniphore closed a $260 million Series F led by strategic AI and data investors including NVIDIA, AMD, Snowflake and Databricks, valuing the company at $2.5 billion. The funding will accelerate development of its Business AI Cloud and expand an ecosystem...
Qinary CEO Buck Wise unveiled a new AI search blueprint aimed at helping med spas and real estate professionals establish market leadership by embedding advanced search-driven marketing into their customer acquisition strategies. The initiative leverages Qinary’s next-generation marketing systems to...
Lifeist Wellness has relaunched its Mikra brand on Amazon.com in the U.S., unveiling a refreshed storefront and a lineup of performance-focused products with new formulations, updated packaging, and competitive pricing. The move is aimed at increasing accessibility to U.S. consumers...
Presidio launched Resonate, an all-in-one content platform for sports, media and entertainment that integrates AWS Media Lake with agentic AI to unify archives, metadata and live feeds. The platform is designed to accelerate content activation and monetization by streamlining ingestion,...

Dynamo Software launched Dynamo v3.0, a major upgrade to its end‑to‑end alternative‑investment platform that centralizes deal sourcing, investor communications and portfolio monitoring while adding AI‑driven automation, an AI Document Hub for extraction/summarization and a HoldingsInsight service. The release responds to...
Locus Robotics said it reached 6 billion picks in the fastest time in the company’s history, citing its strongest growth across two consecutive record quarters driven by accelerating customer implementations and faster time-to-value. The company attributed gains to broader adoption...
Synthflow AI announced a WhatsApp Business Calls integration that brings its enterprise-grade voice AI capabilities—speed, consistency and automation used on phone lines—directly into the world’s largest messaging platform. The update addresses longstanding challenges with WhatsApp voice calls, allowing companies to...

Botify unveiled AI Visibility, a beta solution within Botify Analytics that measures brands’ presence across AI search by tracking visibility on Google AI Mode, ChatGPT and Perplexity and using first‑party inputs from site crawls, Google Search Console, log files and...
ClearBlue launched CBAM Market Insights, a new analytics service aimed at helping exporters and EU importers navigate the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism by tracking market trends and forecasting compliance obligations. The offering leverages ClearBlue’s Data Insights to model emissions...

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...

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...

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, 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...
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.
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...