Software Acquisitions in California

California Software Deals and Themes

California-based software acquisitions span identity and governance for AI agents, agentic product and legal tooling, and connected platforms for enterprise operations. Across recent deals, buyers often highlight bringing a target’s team, technology, and domain expertise in-house to accelerate in-house product roadmaps.

A recurring theme is “platform + AI capability” integration—such as combining new AI workflows, real-time orchestration, or contract/document intelligence into existing enterprise software stacks. The page also includes niche security and infrastructure acquisitions, including network-on-chip security assurance and certificate issuance/validation tooling.

Investment-backed transactions appear alongside strategic product integrations, with some deals explicitly framed around expanding R&D footprints or strengthening execution from planning to on-the-ground workflows.

What Stands Out

  • Keycard acquired Anchor.dev to extend identity and certificate management for autonomous coding agents.
  • Pendo acquired Chisel Labs, adding AI-powered product management capabilities and expanding Pune, India as an R&D hub.
  • Enterprise software platforms are repeatedly upgraded with AI workflows: Prometheus Group (connected workers into EAM) and Aptean (agentic orchestration into Logility).
  • Legal and documentation automation continues to draw buyers, including Filevine (Word-native contract drafting/redlining) and Harvey (in-house legal AI acceleration).
  • Security-leaning moves include Arteris acquiring Cycuity to integrate silicon hardware security assurance into its SoC and network-on-chip software.
  • February 15, 2026
    Buyer
    Keycard
    Target
    Anchor.dev
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Keycard, an identity and access platform for AI agents, has acquired Anchor.dev, a stealth developer-infrastructure startup focused on automatic certificate issuance and validation. The acquisition brings Anchor.dev’s team and tooling into Keycard to extend runtime, application-layer governance for autonomous coding agents and strengthen agent identity and certificate management capabilities.

  • February 9, 2026
    Buyer
    Pendo
    Target
    Chisel Labs
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Pendo has acquired Chisel Labs, an AI-powered product management platform, to accelerate development of agentic AI for product teams and to bring Chisel’s engineering talent in-house. The deal establishes Pune, India as a new R&D hub for Pendo (in addition to Chisel’s San Francisco presence) and will help Pendo scale specialized AI frameworks and autonomous product agents.

  • Buyer
    Banyan Software
    Target
    Indee.TV
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Banyan Software has completed a majority investment in Indee.TV, a secure video distribution platform used by studios, streamers, and guilds. Indee will continue operating independently under its existing management while Banyan provides long-term support to accelerate growth and preserve product and cultural integrity.

  • January 19, 2026
    Buyer
    Arteris
    Target
    Cycuity
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Arteris has completed its acquisition of Cycuity, integrating Cycuity’s silicon hardware security assurance technology into Arteris’s network-on-chip IP and SoC integration software portfolio. The deal expands Arteris’s capabilities to help chipmakers identify and mitigate silicon-level vulnerabilities while maintaining performance and development schedules.

  • January 16, 2026
    Buyer
    Aptean
    Target
    OpsVeda
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Aptean has acquired OpsVeda, an AI-powered operations command center, to add agentic execution and real-time orchestration to its Logility supply chain planning and execution platform. The acquisition integrates OpsVeda's real-time operational intelligence and composable architecture with Logility's planning and optimization capabilities to close the planning-to-execution gap; deal terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Prometheus Group
    Target
    Webalo
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Prometheus Group, an AI-enhanced enterprise asset management (EAM) software provider, has acquired Webalo, an AI-enabled connected worker platform. The deal integrates Webalo's frontline data-capture and AI workflow capabilities into Prometheus's EAM platform to create a closed-loop digital execution solution; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Plus Automation, Inc. (PlusAI), Churchill Capital Corp IX
    Target
    Plus Automation, Inc. (PlusAI)
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    PlusAI announced that its Form S-4 registration statement for its proposed merger with Churchill Capital Corp IX (Nasdaq: CCIX) has been declared effective by the SEC. Churchill IX has scheduled an extraordinary general meeting for February 3, 2026 to approve the proposed business combination.

  • Buyer
    TechnoMile, Capitol Meridian Partners
    Target
    SIMS Software
    Seller
    K1 Investment Management
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Addon

    TechnoMile has acquired SIMS Software to add facility security, clearance tracking, and post-award compliance capabilities to its AI-enabled contract management platform. The deal is backed by Capitol Meridian Partners, which will take a majority stake in the combined company in a PE-backed add-on transaction; K1 Investment Management exits its stake in TechnoMile.

  • December 30, 2025
    Buyer
    Cvent
    Target
    ON24
    Seller
    ON24 shareholders
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    ON24 entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Cvent in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $400 million. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to ON24 stockholder approval and regulatory approvals.

  • Buyer
    ClickUp
    Target
    Codegen
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    ClickUp has acquired Codegen, an AI-powered code generation and agentic AI platform, bringing Codegen's technology and team into ClickUp to accelerate development of its Super Agents. The deal integrates Codegen founder Jay Hack into ClickUp as Head of AI and aims to expand ClickUp's AI capabilities for autonomous, enterprise-grade workflow and software generation.

  • December 22, 2025
    Buyer
    Olo
    Target
    Spendgo
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Olo has completed the acquisition of Spendgo, a loyalty and guest engagement platform, to integrate loyalty capabilities into Olo's restaurant technology suite. Spendgo's leadership will join Olo and the combined offering will enable unified guest profiles, deeper personalization, and expanded loyalty functionality for restaurant brands.

  • December 18, 2025
    Buyer
    Filevine
    Target
    Pincites
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Filevine has acquired Pincites, an AI-powered contract drafting and redlining tool built natively for Microsoft Word, bringing the full Pincites team into Filevine to create "LOIS for Word." The acquisition expands Filevine's Legal Operating Intelligence System (LOIS) into Word-native drafting and redlining capabilities and strengthens its push into corporate/transactional legal workflows.

  • Target
    Ontraport
    Seller
    Boathouse Capital
    Industry
    Software

    Boathouse Capital announced it has realized (exited) its investment in Ontraport, a marketing automation, sales, and CRM software provider for small and medium businesses. Boathouse partnered with Ontraport founder and CEO Landon Ray during a period of growth and profitability; the firm said the exit represents a successful realization from its third fund.

  • Buyer
    CentralSquare Technologies
    Target
    FirstTwo
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    CentralSquare Technologies has acquired FirstTwo, a Tiburon-based provider of real-time, map-based situational intelligence for first responders. The acquisition will integrate FirstTwo's location-based intelligence into CentralSquare's cloud-based Public Safety Suite and AI capabilities to deliver enhanced, vendor-agnostic situational awareness to public safety agencies.

  • Buyer
    Teal
    Target
    Ramped
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Teal, the career development and job search platform, has acquired Ramped, an AI-powered automation platform that automates job applications and tailors resumes and cover letters. The acquisition will integrate Ramped’s Autopilot application automation into Teal’s suite to deepen end-to-end job search capabilities; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Shore Rock Partners, Carlson Private Capital Partners, BellTower Partners
    Target
    AMAG Technology
    Seller
    Allied Universal
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Shore Rock Partners acquired a controlling stake in AMAG Technology, a Hawthorne, California–based provider of physical access control, identity and video management solutions, in a deal completed with co-investment and support from Carlson Private Capital Partners and BellTower Partners. Allied Universal retains a significant minority interest and AMAG’s management will continue leading the business as the new ownership group supports increased product investment and growth focused on mission-critical end markets such as data centers, healthcare, and education.

  • December 7, 2025
    Buyer
    Anthropic
    Target
    Bun
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Anthropic has acquired Bun, the high-performance JavaScript runtime founded by Jarred Sumner, to deepen integration with its Claude Code developer platform. The Bun codebase will remain open source under the MIT license while Anthropic plans to invest in Bun’s capabilities to improve Claude Code performance and developer workflows after Claude Code reached a $1 billion run-rate.

  • Buyer
    Valsoft Corporation Inc.
    Target
    Variphy, Inc.
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Montreal-based Valsoft Corporation has acquired Variphy, Inc., a California-based provider of unified communications analytics, reporting, and management solutions. Variphy will operate autonomously and join Valsoft's Lighthouse Software Group to accelerate product development and expand its customer reach.

  • November 10, 2025
    Buyer
    Palabra AI
    Target
    Talo
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Palabra AI has acquired Talo and will integrate Talo’s team and interface technology to launch a suite of five real-time multilingual communication products for video calls, webinars, streams, events, and developer APIs. The acquisition expands Palabra’s offering from infrastructure into consumer- and user-facing products while preserving the Talo brand temporarily during the transition.

  • Buyer
    Silo Technologies, Banneker Partners
    Target
    Pet Tiger
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Addon

    Silo Technologies has acquired Pet Tiger, a Fresno-based agricultural labor and field-cost tracking software provider, to integrate labor management capabilities into Silo’s produce-focused ERP, payments, and analytics platform. The deal is a strategic add-on aimed at accelerating product roadmap, expanding workforce-management functionality, and delivering a unified cloud platform for growers, packer-shippers, and distributors.

  • Buyer
    LegitScript
    Target
    Kompliant
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    LegitScript has acquired Kompliant, a compliance orchestration platform for banks and financial services, combining LegitScript’s risk intelligence and monitoring with Kompliant’s automated underwriting and KYC/KYB workflow technology. The deal creates a unified, AI-driven platform to streamline merchant onboarding, automate underwriting decisions, and expand LegitScript’s merchant risk and compliance capabilities globally.

  • Buyer
    OpenAI
    Target
    Software Applications Incorporated
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    OpenAI has acquired Software Applications Incorporated, the developer of Sky — a natural language interface for macOS that understands screen context and takes actions across apps. The Sky team will join OpenAI as the company integrates Sky’s deep macOS capabilities into ChatGPT to bring more context-aware, desktop-focused AI assistance to users.

  • Buyer
    Centerbridge Partners, L.P., Silversmith Capital Partners
    Target
    MeridianLink, Inc.
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Centerbridge Partners completed its acquisition of MeridianLink, a software platform provider for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies. MeridianLink shareholders received $20.00 in cash per share and the company delisted from the NYSE, with Silversmith Capital Partners making a minority investment alongside the transaction.

  • Buyer
    Main Capital Partners
    Target
    TrustArc
    Seller
    Bregal Sagemount
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Main Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in The Hague, has acquired TrustArc, a Walnut Creek, California–based privacy compliance and data protection software provider, from Bregal Sagemount. Financial terms were not disclosed; TrustArc (founded 1997) serves over 1,200 customers, employs more than 300 people, and Main Capital said it will accelerate product innovation and expand TrustArc's presence in Europe and India.

  • Buyer
    Resolve
    Target
    Espressive
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Resolve has acquired Espressive to integrate Espressive's conversational AI and enterprise-optimized LLM capabilities into Resolve's agentic automation and orchestration platform. The acquisition is intended to accelerate Resolve's 'Zero Ticket IT' vision by improving natural language understanding, increasing autonomous ticket resolution, and reducing ticket volume and mean time to resolution for enterprise ITSM.

  • August 20, 2025
    Buyer
    StackGen
    Target
    OpsVerse
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    StackGen has acquired OpsVerse in an asset purchase, integrating OpsVerse's Aiden DevOps Copilot and ObserveNow observability into StackGen's Autonomous Infrastructure Platform. Key OpsVerse engineering personnel will join StackGen to accelerate the company's autonomous infrastructure and AI agent capabilities while continuing support for existing OpsVerse customers.

  • Buyer
    Kinective
    Target
    ESQ Data Solutions
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Kinective has acquired ESQ Data Solutions to add enterprise-grade ATM and self-service device management to its Banking Operations Platform. The deal integrates ESQ’s real‑time device analytics and monitoring capabilities—used to manage nearly 1 million devices globally—into Kinective’s platform to give financial institutions unified visibility and control over cash devices from branch teller recyclers to ATMs and ITMs.

  • Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

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  • Buyer
    PartnerOne
    Target
    Monster Government Solutions
    Seller
    CareerBuilder + Monster
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    PartnerOne announced and then successfully closed its acquisition of Monster Government Solutions (MonsterGov), a workforce technology and federal/state/local talent acquisition provider for the public sector. The deal gives MonsterGov a “forever-home” with dedicated resources and ongoing investment to expand secure, compliant hiring and workforce solutions for government agencies.

  • Buyer
    EQT X (EQT), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments)
    Target
    NEOGOV
    Seller
    Funds managed by Warburg Pincus, Carlyle
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    EQT’s EQT X fund and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) have agreed to acquire NEOGOV, a provider of HR and compliance software for U.S. public-sector agencies. The deal is signed to be completed in the coming months and will bring NEOGOV’s cloud-native employee lifecycle and compliance platform to a new private ownership phase.

  • Buyer
    Amplitude, Inc.
    Target
    Kraftful
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Amplitude, Inc. has acquired Kraftful, an AI-native Voice of Customer (VoC) startup, to embed qualitative feedback analysis into Amplitude’s product analytics platform. The deal integrates Kraftful’s proprietary LLM-based feedback analysis to give customers a 360-degree view of user behavior and sentiment, accelerating Amplitude’s AI strategy and product capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Move, Inc. (operator of Realtor.com)
    Target
    Zenlist
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Move, Inc., the operator of Realtor.com, has acquired Zenlist, a mobile-first real estate collaboration and search platform used by agents and their clients. The acquisition will integrate Zenlist's collaboration tools into Realtor.com's offerings to give agents, MLSs and brokerages improved communication, search and productivity capabilities; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Bending Spoons
    Target
    MileIQ Inc
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Italian app developer Bending Spoons has acquired California-based MileIQ Inc, a provider of automatic mileage-tracking and expense reporting services for self-employed users and enterprise customers. Bending Spoons retained JP Morgan and Willkie Farr & Gallagher as advisors and reportedly secured financing support (led by Silver Point with participation from Blackstone and others) for the transaction.

  • Buyer
    Grammarly
    Target
    Superhuman
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Grammarly has acquired email client Superhuman to integrate Superhuman’s AI-powered email capabilities into Grammarly’s productivity suite; financial terms were not disclosed. Superhuman’s founders and employees will join Grammarly as the company seeks to build AI agents for email and expand its product footprint in professional communication.

  • Buyer
    CLO Virtual Fashion
    Target
    swatchbook
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    CLO Virtual Fashion has acquired swatchbook, a California-based digital materials solutions provider, integrating swatchbook’s extensive digital fabric library and applications into CLO’s materials division. The deal strengthens CLO’s content and AI capabilities for 3D garment design and visualization, expanding value for brands, vendors, and suppliers across CLO’s global product ecosystem.

  • Buyer
    Sandvik AB
    Target
    Verisurf Software Inc.
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Sandvik AB has completed the acquisition of Verisurf Software Inc., a US-based 3D metrology software solutions provider. Verisurf will be reported as a separate business unit within Sandvik’s Machining and Intelligent Manufacturing business area; the company is headquartered in Anaheim, California with 44 employees and reported ~SEK 130 million (USD 12 million) revenue in 2024.

  • Buyer
    IGEL
    Target
    Stratodesk
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    IGEL has completed the acquisition of Stratodesk, a provider of endpoint OS software and management solutions, bringing Stratodesk's customers and endpoint expertise onto the IGEL OS platform. The deal expands IGEL's customer base and strengthens its capabilities in endpoint operating systems, endpoint security, and end-user computing (EUC) as customers are migrated to IGEL's secure endpoint OS.

  • Buyer
    Alchemy
    Target
    HeyMint
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Web3 developer platform Alchemy has acquired HeyMint, a California‑based no‑code NFT launchpad, for an undisclosed amount. HeyMint’s infrastructure and co‑founder/CTO Flor Ronsmans De Vry will join Alchemy as the company embeds HeyMint’s tools to enhance smart wallet infrastructure and simplify user onboarding for Web3 applications.

  • Buyer
    Weave
    Target
    TrueLark
    Seller
    Elevate Capital
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Weave (NYSE: WEAV) has completed the acquisition of TrueLark, an AI-powered virtual receptionist and front-desk automation platform headquartered in Palo Alto, California. TrueLark was a portfolio company of Elevate Capital; the deal strengthens Weave’s AI-powered front-office automation capabilities and accelerates its product roadmap for healthcare, beauty, and wellness customers.

  • Buyer
    CapitalSoft Inc.
    Target
    Laru Technologies
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    CapitalSoft Inc. has acquired the assets of Laru Technologies and will integrate Laru’s fraud detection and risk management software into its ebpIQ payments platform. The acquisition brings Laru’s transaction-level ACH and wire-fraud analytics into CapitalSoft’s product suite to strengthen payment security and expand ebpIQ’s capabilities for banks, fintechs and enterprise payment teams.

  • Buyer
    BrowserStack
    Target
    Requestly
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    BrowserStack has acquired Requestly, the open-source HTTP interception and API mocking tool and YCombinator graduate, to strengthen developer productivity and testing workflows. Requestly will remain open-source and continue to serve its large developer community while BrowserStack integrates and accelerates its roadmap to add advanced interception, mocking, and debugging capabilities to its testing platform.

  • Buyer
    Sentry
    Target
    Emerge Tools
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Sentry, the developer-focused application monitoring platform, has acquired Emerge Tools, a provider of mobile app performance, size optimization, and visual regression tooling. The acquisition integrates Emerge's mobile-focused products into Sentry’s platform to expand mobile monitoring and optimization capabilities for Sentry’s developer customers.

  • April 22, 2025
    Buyer
    Apptegy
    Target
    AlwaysOn
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Apptegy has acquired AlwaysOn, an AI-powered K‑12 chatbot startup, to integrate multilingual, 24/7 chatbot capabilities and analytics into its K‑12 communications platform. The deal expands Apptegy’s AI capabilities and enables districts to gather community insights while automating family-facing support.

  • Buyer
    Itility Group
    Target
    Seamgen
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Itility Group acquired a majority stake in Seamgen on April 14, 2025. The deal pairs Seamgen's San Diego–based custom application and UX development capabilities with Itility's data, AI and cloud expertise to scale application development, maintenance and data-driven services for enterprise and startup clients.

  • Buyer
    Landbase
    Target
    Delegate
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Landbase announced the launch of its Campaign Feed and the acquisition of Delegate, a provider of predictive and automated customer success capabilities. Delegate’s team and key hires (including Hugh Hopkins and Alex Berry) will join Landbase to accelerate product delivery and embed customer-success automation into Landbase’s AI-driven go-to-market platform.

  • Buyer
    Sequence (formerly Horizon Blockchain Games)
    Target
    Light
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Horizon Blockchain Games rebranded to Sequence and announced the strategic acquisition of Light, a team specializing in chain abstraction for the EVM ecosystem. The deal brings Light's cross-chain expertise into Sequence to simplify cross-chain development and unify Ethereum assets, wallets, and liquidity for developers and users.

  • March 24, 2025
    Buyer
    Rev
    Target
    SmartDepo
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Rev, a leading speech-to-text and transcription technology company, has acquired SmartDepo, an AI-powered deposition summarization startup. The acquisition integrates SmartDepo's page-line citation–accurate summarization with Rev's transcription and legal-focused offerings to expand Rev's capabilities for law firms and court reporting agencies.

  • Buyer
    Gemspring Capital Management
    Target
    Appriss Retail
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Gemspring Capital Management (through an affiliate) has acquired Appriss Retail, a provider of AI-driven analytics and loss prevention software for retailers. Financial terms were not disclosed; Gemspring said the investment will support Appriss Retail's next phase of growth and product innovation.

  • Buyer
    ClickHouse
    Target
    HyperDX
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    ClickHouse has acquired HyperDX, an open-source observability platform built on ClickHouse, to expand its observability capabilities and deliver a developer-friendly, scalable observability stack. HyperDX’s open-source project and cloud offering will continue, while ClickHouse will integrate HyperDX features to provide a comprehensive observability solution powered by ClickHouse’s analytics performance.

  • Buyer
    Chartbeat, Cuadrilla Capital
    Target
    FatTail
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Addon

    Chartbeat, the media operations software platform backed by Cuadrilla Capital, has acquired ad revenue management platform FatTail. The deal (terms undisclosed) closed recently and will see FatTail's ~45 full-time employees join Chartbeat as the company integrates FatTail's direct-ad order management and forecasting capabilities into its end-to-end media operations suite.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which software segments show up most in California acquisitions here?

Common themes include AI agents for enterprise workflows, legal and contract/document automation, product management tooling, and security/infrastructure capabilities (e.g., certificates and silicon vulnerability assurance).

Are these acquisitions mainly strategic buyers or private equity-backed deals?

Both appear. For example, TechnoMile’s acquisition of SIMS Software is backed by Capitol Meridian Partners in a PE-backed add-on transaction, while other deals are framed around product and team integration (e.g., Keycard and Pendo).

Do the deals stay within California, or do they include broader R&D locations?

While the acquisitions are listed in California, United States, some deals explicitly broaden R&D footprints—such as Pendo establishing Pune, India as a new R&D hub alongside San Francisco for Chisel Labs.

Is deal value disclosed for these transactions?

Not consistently. Several deals state that financial terms were not disclosed (e.g., Prometheus Group/Webalo and Aptean/OpsVeda).

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