Tracked deals
6
6 tracked deals across 2023-2026.
AI & Machine Learning Buyers & Acquisitions in North Carolina
Buyer mix
Mixed buyer set
4 pe · 4 strategic
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2025
3 tracked deals announced in 2025.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- Red Hat, Inc. acquired Neural Magic to add inference performance engineering, model optimization, and vLLM contributions to its Red Hat AI hybrid-cloud platform.
- Teamworks advanced its vertically integrated football “operating system” by acquiring the Pro Football Focus (PFF) enterprise (B2B) analytics and game event data business.
- Industrial AI is represented through Decide4Action’s acquisition of ProAxion, integrating machine-agnostic predictive maintenance into its manufacturing intelligence/workflow automation suite.
- Healthcare-focused AI includes Aspirion’s acquisition of Infinia ML for AI-driven intelligent document processing within revenue cycle management.
- Investments and partnerships cluster around Raleigh-based AI software, including Intelligent Locations and its AI-powered RTLS software for healthcare organizations.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AllianceBernstein | 1 | Global asset manager participating in the Teamworks growt... | Mixed |
| Aspirion | 1 | Technology-enabled healthcare revenue cycle management (R... | Strategic |
| Bogdan Nedelcu | 1 | Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Intelligent Locati... | Investor |
| Decide4Action | 1 | Manufacturing operations software/hardware provider offer... | Strategic |
| First Analysis | 1 | Venture capital and advisory firm investing in growth-sta... | PE |
| HealthX Ventures | 1 | Healthcare-technology focused venture fund investing in e... | PE |
| Hg | 1 | Investor focused on European and transatlantic technology... | PE |
| Marlin Equity Partners | 1 | Global private investment firm focused on software, techn... | PE |
| Red Hat, Inc. | 1 | Enterprise open-source software provider focused on hybri... | Strategic |
| Teamworks | 1 | Operating system for elite sports, combining enterprise S... | Strategic |
Acquisition Volume in AI & Machine Learning in North Carolina by Year
Last 3 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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April 28, 2026
- Buyer
- Hg, AllianceBernstein
- Target
- Teamworks
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Teamworks, the operating system for elite sports, announced a growth investment led by Hg that more than doubles Hg’s total investment in the company to $200 million. The round, which also includes participation from AllianceBernstein, pushes Teamworks’ valuation to above $1.5 billion and is aimed at accelerating AI and data infrastructure and further sports-tech acquisitions.
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- Buyer
- Teamworks
- Target
- Pro Football Focus (PFF) - enterprise (B2B) business
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Teamworks acquired the enterprise (B2B) business of Pro Football Focus (PFF), including its proprietary game event data and analytics platform used by NFL teams and collegiate football programs. The deal is intended to expand Teamworks’ vertically integrated, AI-powered football operating system by unifying video, player tracking, and analytics. PFF’s consumer business remains independent, while Cris Collinsworth and PFF’s minority investors continue as Teamworks shareholders.
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November 24, 2025
- Buyer
- Decide4Action
- Target
- ProAxion
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Decide4Action acquired ProAxion, a predictive maintenance and industrial IoT platform provider. The deal integrates ProAxion’s machine-agnostic predictive maintenance capabilities into Decide4Action’s manufacturing intelligence/workflow automation suite and was completed on October 8, 2025.
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- Buyer
- Marlin Equity Partners, First Analysis, HealthX Ventures, Bogdan Nedelcu
- Target
- Intelligent Locations
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Marlin Equity Partners completed a growth investment in Intelligent Locations, a Raleigh-based provider of AI-powered real-time location system (RTLS) software for healthcare organizations. The funding will support further development of Intelligent Locations' INTRAX platform; First Analysis also participated while founder Bogdan Nedelcu and HealthX Ventures will retain significant stakes.
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January 15, 2025
- Buyer
- Red Hat, Inc.
- Target
- Neural Magic
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Red Hat has completed its acquisition of Neural Magic, a company focused on software and algorithms that accelerate generative AI (gen AI) inference workloads. The deal adds Neural Magic’s expertise in inference performance engineering, model optimization, and open-source vLLM contributions to Red Hat’s hybrid-cloud AI platform, Red Hat AI.
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September 12, 2023
- Buyer
- Aspirion
- Target
- Infinia ML, Inc.
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Aspirion, a Columbus, Georgia-based technology-enabled healthcare revenue cycle management provider, has acquired Infinia ML, an AI and machine learning company focused on intelligent document processing. The acquisition makes Infinia ML Aspirion’s R&D engine to accelerate AI-driven automation and improve revenue cycle outcomes for healthcare provider clients.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which notable acquirers appear in North Carolina AI & machine learning deals?
Recurring names include Red Hat, Inc., Aspirion, Teamworks, Decide4Action, along with investors such as Hg and Marlin Equity Partners.
What kinds of AI capabilities are targeted in these acquisitions?
Themes include gen AI inference acceleration (performance engineering and model optimization), intelligent document processing, real-time location system software, predictive maintenance using industrial IoT, and analytics/data platforms.
Do these deals focus on healthcare, industrial, or other verticals?
Healthcare and industrial use cases are both represented, alongside sports-tech/football analytics. For example, deals include revenue cycle management (Aspirion) and healthcare RTLS (Intelligent Locations), as well as manufacturing predictive maintenance (ProAxion).
Are these acquisitions limited to the consumer side of a business?
Not necessarily. One highlighted example is Teamworks’ acquisition of the enterprise (B2B) business of Pro Football Focus (PFF), with the consumer business described as remaining independent.
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