Reddit Acquires Machine-Learning Platform Spell
June 16, 2022
Reddit has acquired Spell, a SaaS-based machine-learning platform, to strengthen its ML and AI capabilities. The Spell team — including founder & CEO Serkan Piantino — will join Reddit to support Product, Safety, and Ads initiatives and accelerate integration of ML across the company.
- Buyers
- Targets
- Spell
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- New York, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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