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IDG Communications Acquires Selling Simplified

February 8, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

IDG Communications has acquired Selling Simplified, a Marketing-as-a-Service platform that provides lead generation products, enriched B2B data and intent-driven marketing technology. The deal adds Selling Simplified’s global dataset (160M+ B2B records) and its Demandcentr platform to IDG’s MarTech stack to expand IDG’s lead-generation and intent-data capabilities.

InterDigital Acquires AI Video-Compression Startup Deep Render

October 30, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

InterDigital, Inc. has acquired London-based AI startup Deep Render, adding the startup’s AI-native video compression technology, patent portfolio, and research team to InterDigital’s Video Lab. The acquisition strengthens InterDigital’s leadership in video compression and deepens its AI talent and IP base to accelerate development of next-generation video codecs and delivery technologies.

C5i Signs Agreement to Acquire UK-based Datavid

March 19, 2026

Data & Analytics

C5i, an AI & analytics company, signed an agreement to fully acquire Datavid, a UK-based data and AI firm specializing in graph data engineering and knowledge graphs for LLM grounding. The transaction is expected to close by the end of March 26 and is intended to strengthen C5i’s generative and agentic AI graph capabilities and expand its European delivery footprint.

Webflow Acquires Vidoso.ai to Expand Agentic Web Marketing Platform

March 18, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

Webflow announced it has acquired Vidoso.ai, a Bay Area-based multi-modal AI asset generation startup. Webflow said the deal will strengthen its agentic web marketing platform by integrating Vidoso’s AI agents and technology to generate brand-aligned visual and video assets within governed marketing workflows.

Infinite Reality Acquires Action Face to Add AI 3-D Avatar Capabilities

June 4, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

Infinite Reality (iR) has acquired Action Face, Inc., an AI-powered 3-D avatar creation platform, in an all-stock transaction. iR will integrate Action Face’s photorealistic avatar, AR/Action Clip and 3D-printing capabilities to deepen personalization across its immersive media and ecommerce offerings in sports, entertainment and retail.

Nextiva Acquires Simplify360

April 19, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Nextiva has acquired Simplify360, an AI-driven customer experience and social media management platform headquartered in Bengaluru, India. The deal adds social media, reputation management, live chat, and helpdesk CRM capabilities to Nextiva's conversation platform and accelerates Nextiva's expansion into the Asia-Pacific market.