Tracked deals
30
30 tracked deals across 2017-2026.
AI & Machine Learning Buyers & Acquisitions in Massachusetts
Buyer mix
Strategic-led
26 strategic · 6 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2026
8 tracked deals announced in 2026.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- OMNI acquired Nara Logics, Inc. to integrate an explainable, auditable decision-intelligence platform into its national security mission software portfolio.
- Salesforce agreed to acquire Cimulate to integrate intent-aware product discovery technology into its Agentforce Commerce platform.
- AstraZeneca acquired Modella AI to incorporate multimodal and agentic AI capabilities into its global oncology R&D organization.
- Multiple deals focus on retail-adjacent AI: Pointr acquired Purple Maps’ indoor navigation portfolio for hospital wayfinding, while Gemspring Capital combined the Trax non-China image recognition business with FORM (GoSpotCheck / FORM OpX) for retail execution and shelf intelligence.
- Infrastructure and tooling appears too: Voltage Park acquired TensorDock to expand GPU-as-a-service and on-demand GPU availability.
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Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alteryx, Inc. | 1 | Provider of an end-to-end analytics platform that enables... | Strategic |
| American Robotics, Inc. | 1 | Developer of the Scout autonomous, FAA-approved drone-in-... | Strategic |
| Andretti Acquisition Corp. | 1 | Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) formed to effe... | Investor |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | Global biopharmaceutical company focused on discovery, de... | Strategic |
| Certara, Inc. | 1 | Developer of biosimulation software, technology, and serv... | Strategic |
| Copysmith | 1 | Developer of AI-powered content creation software and pla... | Strategic |
| Databricks | 1 | Provider of a unified data and AI platform (data lakehous... | Strategic |
| Digital Alpha | 1 | Private investment firm focused on digital infrastructure... | PE |
| Electra Vehicles, Inc. | 1 | AI-first company developing software intelligence for bat... | Strategic |
| FORM (GoSpotCheck / FORM OpX) | 1 | Provider of mobile field execution, task management and i... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
Acquisition Volume in AI & Machine Learning in Massachusetts by Year
Last 9 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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June 3, 2026
- Buyer
- OMNI
- Target
- Nara Logics, Inc.
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
OMNI announced it has acquired Nara Logics, a Boston-based AI company with a decision-intelligence and neuroscience-inspired, explainable AI platform. The deal is intended to integrate Nara Logics’ Synaptic Intelligence Platform into OMNI’s mission software portfolio to provide trusted, auditable, secure, and explainable AI decision support for U.S. Department of War, Intelligence Community, and other national security agencies.
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- Buyer
- Pointr
- Target
- Purple Maps' indoor navigation portfolio
- Seller
- Purple Maps
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Pointr has signed a deal to acquire Purple Maps’ indoor navigation portfolio to strengthen its position in hospital wayfinding. The transaction was initiated in Q1 and full closure is expected during the summer.
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May 12, 2026
- Buyer
- Shirah Technologies
- Target
- Veero AI
- Seller
- Veero AI (sell-side; seller not otherwise specified beyond company)
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Shirah Technologies acquired Veero AI, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based computer-vision company behind the EyeSize virtual fitting platform for online eyewear retailers. The deal was advised by 733Park and closed in May 2026; financial terms were not disclosed.
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April 21, 2026
- Buyer
- Electra Vehicles, Inc., Iron Horse Acquisition II Corp.
- Target
- Electra Vehicles, Inc., Iron Horse Acquisition II Corp.
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Electra Vehicles, Inc. agreed to merge with SPAC Iron Horse Acquisition II Corp. in a definitive business combination valued at $250 million+ to create a publicly traded pure-play AI battery intelligence company. The combined company is expected to operate as Electra AI, Inc. and remain listed on Nasdaq, with closing anticipated in the second half of 2026 subject to customary approvals and conditions.
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February 24, 2026
- Buyer
- Livechain, Inc.
- Target
- Sociometric Solutions, Inc. (d/b/a Humanyze)
- Seller
- Remus Capital
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Livechain, Inc. (a subsidiary of Vyome Holdings) executed a debt purchase agreement with Remus Capital to acquire the senior, secured convertible note of Sociometric Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Humanyze in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $325,000. Livechain initiated a default and asset transfer to assume Humanyze's business assets, including intellectual property, and to take direct control of daily operations as it expands into AI-enabled HR analytics.
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- Buyer
- Salesforce
- Target
- Cimulate
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Salesforce signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cimulate, an AI-powered product discovery startup for retail. Salesforce plans to integrate Cimulate’s intent-aware technology into its Agentforce Commerce platform to improve search and product discovery for retailers, with the transaction expected to close in the first quarter of Salesforce’s fiscal year 2027.
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Gemspring Capital Acquires Trax's Image Recognition Business and Combines It with FORM (GoSpotCheck)February 12, 2026
- Buyer
- Gemspring Capital, FORM (GoSpotCheck / FORM OpX)
- Target
- Trax Ltd. Image Recognition business (non-China)
- Seller
- Trax Ltd.
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Trax Ltd. has divested its non-China Image Recognition (IR) business to an affiliate of Gemspring Capital. The acquired unit will be merged with FORM (creators of GoSpotCheck and FORM OpX) to form a combined company focused on retail execution and shelf intelligence, while Trax Ltd. retains Shopkick, Survey and LenzTech and pursues a more focused portfolio strategy.
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January 15, 2026
- Buyer
- AstraZeneca
- Target
- Modella AI
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
AstraZeneca has acquired Modella AI, a Boston-based biomedical AI company, to integrate its multimodal foundation models and agentic AI platform into AstraZeneca's global oncology R&D organization. The deal expands an existing multi-year collaboration to accelerate clinical development, improve biomarker discovery, and drive data-driven decision-making across AstraZeneca's oncology pipeline; financial terms were not disclosed.
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September 9, 2025
- Buyer
- SoundHound AI, Inc.
- Target
- Interactions LLC
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
SoundHound AI (Nasdaq: SOUN) has acquired Interactions, a pioneer in AI-powered virtual assistants for customer service, for approximately $60 million in cash plus potential additional milestone payments. The acquisition, which adds Interactions' enterprise customer base and conversational AI capabilities to SoundHound's portfolio, is expected to accelerate SoundHound's leadership in agentic AI and expand its enterprise market penetration.
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September 4, 2025
- Buyer
- Longshore Capital Partners
- Target
- DemandTec
- Seller
- Acoustic, L.P.
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Longshore Capital Partners completed a strategic growth investment in DemandTec, the AI-powered retail pricing and merchandising software provider, establishing DemandTec as an independent, PE-backed company. The transaction (reported as a sale of the DemandTec business by Acoustic, L.P.) positions DemandTec to accelerate its AI and product investments, expand commercial reach, and deepen leadership in pricing, promotions, markdown optimization and trade fund management for retailers and CPGs.
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May 5, 2025
- Buyer
- Quansight
- Target
- Cobalt Speech and Language
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Quansight has acquired Cobalt Speech and Language, a specialist provider of custom automatic speech recognition (ASR) and natural language understanding (NLU) solutions. The acquisition strengthens Quansight's AI/ML and voice capabilities, allowing it to deliver advanced, production-grade voice and language systems for enterprise and embedded applications.
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March 26, 2025
- Buyer
- Voltage Park
- Target
- TensorDock
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Voltage Park, a San Francisco–based GPU-as-a-service provider, has acquired TensorDock, a GPU cloud marketplace, to expand its AI infrastructure offerings and GPU availability for startups, enterprises, and researchers. As part of the deal TensorDock's founder Jonathon Lei becomes General Manager of On‑Demand at Voltage Park and several TensorDock team members assume leadership roles within the combined organization.
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June 20, 2024
- Buyer
- Merlin
- Target
- EpiSci
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Merlin, a developer of safe autonomous flight technology for fixed-wing aircraft, has agreed to terms to acquire EpiSci, a software AI and autonomy company focused on tactical autonomy and multi-domain deployment. The combined entity is expected to expand Merlin’s supported platform suite to more than 23 platform types and accelerate the delivery of EpiSci’s TacticalAI autonomy software to customers, including U.S. DoD programs.
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March 28, 2024
- Buyer
- Andretti Acquisition Corp.
- Target
- Zapata Computing, Inc. (Zapata AI)
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Zapata Computing, doing business as Zapata AI, completed a business combination with special purpose acquisition company Andretti Acquisition Corp., and the combined company will trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbols ZPTA (common) and ZPTAW (warrants). The transaction provides Zapata AI with public-market capital and financial flexibility to fuel product innovation, accelerate enterprise customer acquisition, and advance its industrial generative AI growth strategy.
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- Buyer
- Databricks
- Target
- Lilac, Lilac AI Inc.
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Databricks has acquired Boston-based Lilac, an applied research startup that builds tools to explore, cluster and curate unstructured text datasets for generative AI workflows. Lilac's team and technology will be integrated into Databricks' Mosaic AI and data intelligence platform to improve dataset quality, monitoring, and preparation for RAG, fine-tuning and pre-training of LLMs; terms were not disclosed.
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October 24, 2023
- Buyer
- PSG
- Target
- AirWorks
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
PSG, a growth equity firm, led a strategic growth investment in AirWorks to fund product innovation, accelerate market penetration, and expand go-to-market and partner capabilities. PSG's Adam Marcus will join AirWorks' board, and existing investors also participated in the round.
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January 4, 2023
- Buyer
- Certara, Inc.
- Target
- Vyasa Analytics, LLC
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Certara, Inc. (Nasdaq: CERT) has acquired Vyasa Analytics, LLC to integrate Vyasa’s deep-learning platform LAYAR and AI capabilities into Certara’s biosimulation software suite. The acquisition expands Certara’s data fabric and AI-driven prediction capabilities to accelerate drug discovery and development.
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December 8, 2022
- Buyer
- FreeWire Technologies
- Target
- Mobilyze.ai
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
FreeWire Technologies has acquired Mobilyze.ai, an AI-driven EV charging analytics and prediction platform. The acquisition adds location analytics and utilization-forecasting capabilities to FreeWire’s EV charging and energy management offerings to help site hosts optimize charger placement and ROI.
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October 6, 2022
- Buyer
- Copysmith
- Target
- Frase, Rytr
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Copysmith has acquired AI writing and SEO platforms Frase and Rytr and launched a combined brand, Copyrytr, to unify its AI-powered content and SEO offerings. The deal aligns the three products to accelerate product development, broaden market coverage from freelancers to enterprises, and strengthen Copysmith's position in AI content generation.
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- Buyer
- Peak Technologies, Sole Source Capital LLC
- Target
- Siena Analytics
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Addon
Peak Technologies, a portfolio company of Sole Source Capital, has acquired Siena Analytics, a Franklin, Massachusetts-based provider of supply chain and logistics analytics and AI-driven machine vision software. The deal is an add-on acquisition that integrates Siena's proprietary logistics software into Peak's AIDC systems integration offerings to expand capabilities in visibility, automation and micro-fulfillment solutions; financial terms were not disclosed.
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June 16, 2022
- Buyer
- Veritone, Inc.
- Target
- VocaliD, Inc.
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Veritone, Inc. acquired VocaliD, Inc., a U.S.-based pioneer in personalized synthetic voices, to expand and enhance its Veritone Voice capabilities and integrate VocaliD's proprietary voice modeling and audio mixing technology into its aiWARE platform. The VocaliD team will join Veritone's Commercial Enterprise division, enabling expanded enterprise-grade synthetic voice offerings for brands, broadcasters, podcasters and other customers.
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March 21, 2022
- Buyer
- Ondas Holdings Inc., American Robotics, Inc.
- Target
- Ardenna Inc.
- Seller
- Bihrle Applied Research Inc.
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Ondas Holdings, through its subsidiary American Robotics, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ardenna, a provider of image-processing and machine-learning software for rail infrastructure inspections. The deal will integrate Ardenna's Rail-Inspector analytics into American Robotics' Scout autonomous drone platform to deliver end-to-end monitoring and inspection solutions for the rail industry; Ardenna is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bihrle Applied Research Inc., and the acquisition was expected to close in Q2 2022.
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December 9, 2021
- Buyer
- Digital Alpha
- Target
- DTiQ
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Digital Alpha led a majority investment (reported at $200M) to acquire a controlling stake in DTiQ, the provider of AI-driven video intelligence, analytics and managed services for restaurants, convenience stores and specialty retail. The deal includes a strategic collaboration with Cisco Meraki to extend DTiQ's cloud, AI and automation capabilities and accelerate product and market expansion.
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September 9, 2021
- Buyer
- InMoment
- Target
- Lexalytics
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
InMoment has completed the acquisition of Lexalytics to integrate Lexalytics' natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) text-analytics capabilities into InMoment's XI customer experience (CXM) platform. Lexalytics' team, including founder Jeff Catlin, will remain in place as InMoment expands native text analytics across its platform to support voice-of-customer, voice-of-employee, social listening and other use cases.
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May 25, 2021
- Buyer
- Smart Eye
- Target
- Affectiva
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Smart Eye (Gothenburg) has completed its acquisition of Affectiva (Boston), combining Smart Eye's industry-leading eye-tracking and driver monitoring systems with Affectiva's Emotion AI and media-analytics capabilities. The merged company will pursue a unified Interior Sensing platform for automotive customers while expanding media analytics and human-factors research offerings.
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September 9, 2020
- Buyer
- MaxLinear, Inc.
- Target
- NanoSemi, Inc.
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE: MXL) completed the acquisition of NanoSemi, Inc., a Boston-based MIT spinout that develops patented machine-learning IP to improve signal integrity and power efficiency in SoCs, ASICs and FPGAs. The initial consideration included $10 million in cash and 804,163 shares of MaxLinear common stock, plus $35 million in deferred cash and up to $35 million in potential earnouts; the deal expands MaxLinear's capabilities for 5G and wireless system customers.
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March 11, 2020
- Buyer
- RadNet, Inc.
- Target
- DeepHealth, Inc.
- Seller
- DeepHealth equityholders
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
RadNet, Inc. has executed a definitive agreement to acquire DeepHealth, Inc., a Cambridge-based radiology AI and machine learning company focused on mammography and 3D breast imaging. The deal is structured as an initial share payment with up to additional milestone-based stock payments and aims to integrate DeepHealth's team and technology into RadNet's AI strategy to improve imaging interpretation and workflow efficiency.
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October 4, 2019
- Buyer
- Alteryx, Inc.
- Target
- Feature Labs
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Alteryx acquired Feature Labs, an MIT-born data science software company that automates feature engineering for machine learning, to strengthen Alteryx's machine learning and AI capabilities and add an engineering hub in Boston. The acquisition integrates Feature Labs' automated feature-engineering technology and open-source libraries into the Alteryx Platform to accelerate time-to-insight for enterprise data workers.
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- Buyer
- SymphonyAI Group
- Target
- Azima Global
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
SymphonyAI Group acquired Azima Global, a provider of cloud-based machine condition monitoring, diagnostic and analytics solutions for process and manufacturing industries, and has renamed the business Symphony AzimaAI. The deal integrates Azima's equipment diagnostics and domain expertise with SymphonyAI's eurekaAI platform to deliver AI-driven predictive maintenance and asset reliability solutions and support product, equipment-coverage and geographic expansion.
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March 1, 2017
- Buyer
- Genpact
- Target
- RAGE Frameworks
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Genpact has acquired RAGE Frameworks, a Dedham, Massachusetts–based provider of knowledge-based AI and cognitive computing platforms for enterprise automation. The deal expands Genpact's AI capabilities and will allow it to take RAGE's platform to existing and new clients across financial services, insurance, CPG and other industries.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which Massachusetts deals involve explainable or decision-intelligence AI?
OMNI acquired Nara Logics, Inc. to integrate its decision-intelligence and neuroscience-inspired, explainable AI platform into OMNI’s mission software for national security use cases.
Are there acquisitions in Massachusetts tied to retail product discovery and search?
Yes. Salesforce agreed to acquire Cimulate to bring intent-aware retail product discovery technology into its Agentforce Commerce platform.
What kinds of AI areas are represented by Massachusetts acquisitions here?
The page includes deals across national security decision support, hospital wayfinding/indoor navigation, computer vision for virtual fitting, biomedical AI for oncology R&D, conversational AI for customer service, speech and language (ASR/NLU), retail execution/shelf intelligence, and GPU infrastructure.
Do any transactions reflect non-stock, financing, or investment-style activity?
Yes. Longshore Capital Partners completed a strategic growth investment in DemandTec (positioning it as an independent, PE-backed company), and Livechain, Inc. acquired senior secured convertible debt of Humanyze via an all-stock transaction that resulted in operational control changes.
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