LianLian Global Acquires Minority Stake in ContentBot.ai

Qlik Acquires CrunchBot and Crunch Data

January 22, 2019

AI & Machine Learning

Qlik has acquired the CrunchBot AI analytics bot and the team from Crunch Data to expand conversational analytics and augmented intelligence within Qlik Sense and collaboration platforms. The purchase brings CrunchBot's natural-language query and NLG capabilities plus Crunch Data's AI/solution development specialists into Qlik's product and customer-success organization to drive analytics adoption and data literacy.

Lucid Bots Acquires Avianna

July 24, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

Lucid Bots has acquired Avianna, a startup that provides natural-language and autonomy AI (Mission AI, Vision AI, Fleet Management) for robots. The integration will add conversational controls and autonomous operations to Lucid Bots' cleaning robots (Sherpa, Lavo Bot), improving usability, fleet management, and deployment efficiency.

Blackstone Growth Majority Investment in NetBrain Technologies

July 26, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Blackstone Growth has closed a majority investment in NetBrain Technologies at a reported $750 million valuation, acquiring a controlling stake to accelerate the company's global expansion and AI-powered network automation roadmap. As part of the transaction NetBrain appointed Bernadette Nixon as CEO while founder Lingping Gao will move to chair the board.

UbiGrowth AI Acquires Silk Labs

February 6, 2026

Software

UbiGrowth AI, an “AI Operating System” for service companies, announced it has acquired Silk Labs, the creator of SILK, an AI-powered product intelligence platform. The acquisition will integrate SILK’s real-time context engine and unified product knowledge into UbiGrowth’s multi-agent OS over the coming months. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Lionbridge Acquires Gengo (including Gengo.ai)

January 16, 2019

AI & Machine Learning

Lionbridge has acquired Tokyo-based Gengo and its AI training-data platform Gengo.ai, expanding Lionbridge's machine-learning data, crowdsourcing and localization capabilities. The deal strengthens Lionbridge's presence in Asia and augments its offerings for AI, gaming, life sciences and e-commerce customers; financial terms were not disclosed.

FMG Acquires Vestorly to Boost AI-driven Marketing Capabilities

July 27, 2022

Software

FMG, a San Diego-based SaaS marketing platform for financial advisors and insurance agents, has acquired Vestorly, an AI-driven content curation company headquartered in New York. The acquisition expands FMG’s artificial intelligence capabilities and brings Vestorly’s content management engine and client base into FMG’s all-in-one marketing platform to improve personalization and engagement for financial professionals.