Tracked deals
9
9 tracked deals across 2019-2026.
AI & Machine Learning Buyers & Acquisitions in Pennsylvania
Buyer mix
Strategic-led
6 strategic · 1 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2026
5 tracked deals announced in 2026.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- Pennsylvania-based deal activity spans robotics, fleet/EV intelligence, marketing and dealer operations software, and enterprise warehouse automation.
- Buyers repeatedly use acquisitions to extend an existing platform: Motive → InceptEV, FORT Robotics → Mapless AI, Skild AI → Zebra Robotics Automation.
- “Real-world” application themes show up across sectors: EV forecasting and route planning, supervised autonomy with vehicle teleoperation, and warehouse orchestration across robot types.
- Some transactions add AI to domain-specific workflows, such as Medallia integrating real-time speech-to-text from Voci Technologies into its customer experience analytics.
- A faith-technology angle also appears, with Gloo acquiring withSoul to enhance AI content ingestion, enrichment, and personalization for Christian publishers and ministries.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anshar Labs | 1 | Technology holding company focused on AI-driven software ... | Mixed |
| DataMEDS AI | 1 | Healthcare data and AI platform company focused on integr... | Mixed |
| Drivvr AI LLC | 1 | Automotive technology company building AI-driven software... | Mixed |
| FORT Robotics | 1 | Provides a distributed control “trust layer” for physical... | Strategic |
| Gloo | 1 | Technology platform connecting the faith ecosystem; build... | Strategic |
| Medallia, Inc. | 1 | Experience management SaaS provider delivering the Medall... | Strategic |
| Motive | 1 | AI-powered integrated operations and fleet management pla... | Strategic |
| Skild AI | 1 | Pittsburgh-based robotics AI startup building general-pur... | Strategic |
| Standard Cognition | 1 | Provides AI-powered camera-based autonomous checkout and ... | Strategic |
| Trive Capital | 1 | Dallas-based private equity firm that invests equity and ... | PE |
Acquisition Volume in AI & Machine Learning in Pennsylvania by Year
Last 5 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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September 18, 2026
- Buyer
- DataMEDS AI
- Target
- Helomics Corporation
- Seller
- Axe Compute
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Axe Compute has sold its wholly owned Helomics Corporation (AI cancer diagnostics) business to DataMEDS AI in an all-stock transaction. The deal exchanges Helomics for DataMEDS shares, letting Axe Compute retain economic exposure to Helomics’ future development through its stake in DataMEDS.
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- Buyer
- Anshar Labs, Drivvr AI LLC
- Target
- Dealer World
- Seller
- Troy Spring
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Addon
Anshar Labs acquired Dealer World, an automotive marketing and dealer solutions company, and placed it under Drivvr AI LLC. The deal strengthens Drivvr AI’s efforts to build AI-driven software for dealerships across marketing, customer engagement, and dealership operations. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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May 27, 2026
- Buyer
- FORT Robotics
- Target
- Mapless AI
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Buyout
FORT Robotics, a “trust layer” for physical AI, announced it has acquired Mapless AI. The deal expands FORT’s Trust Platform with Mapless’s vehicle teleoperation (remote human-in-the-loop) and onboard active safety capabilities to support supervised autonomy in complex environments.
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- Buyer
- Skild AI
- Target
- Zebra Technologies' Robotics Automation business, Zebra Technologies' Symmetry Fulfillment orchestration platform
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Skild AI announced it has acquired Zebra Technologies’ Robotics Automation business, including the Symmetry Fulfillment orchestration platform. The deal combines Skild’s “Skild Brain” omnibodied AI with Zebra’s human-robot orchestration to enable end-to-end, enterprise-scale warehouse automation across varied robot types.
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February 12, 2026
- Buyer
- Trive Capital
- Target
- PavCon
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital has made an investment in PavCon, a provider of predictive analytics and decision‑support software serving U.S. defense customers. The partnership will fund PavCon’s growth—investing behind its talent, technology and scalable operating model—to accelerate delivery of AI-driven predictive solutions; financial terms were not disclosed.
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June 17, 2025
- Buyer
- Motive
- Target
- InceptEV
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Motive, the AI-powered integrated operations and fleet management platform, has acquired InceptEV, a Carnegie Mellon–origin battery intelligence startup. The deal brings patented battery intelligence and machine-learning EV forecasting capabilities into Motive's platform to improve EV range prediction, route planning, and electrification cost forecasting for commercial fleets.
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September 30, 2024
- Buyer
- Gloo
- Target
- withSoul
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Gloo, the Boulder-based faith-technology platform, has acquired withSoul, an AI startup founded by Jake Klinvex and Alex Cook that builds AI-powered content ingestion, enrichment and personalization tools for Christian publishers and ministries. The deal brings withSoul’s AI capabilities into Gloo’s growing suite of faith-aligned AI products (including the AI Data Engine, Aspen AI and CALLM) to deepen personalization and publisher support across Gloo’s ecosystem.
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April 22, 2020
- Buyer
- Medallia, Inc.
- Target
- Voci Technologies
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Medallia, the San Francisco–based experience management SaaS provider, agreed to acquire Pittsburgh-based Voci Technologies, a real-time speech-to-text and AI transcription platform, for approximately $59 million in cash. The deal, announced April 22, 2020, is expected to close in May 2020 and will integrate Voci's real-time speech-to-text and deep-learning capabilities into the Medallia Experience Cloud to enhance contact-center analytics and customer experience insights.
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January 7, 2019
- Buyer
- Standard Cognition
- Target
- Explorer.ai
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Standard Cognition acquired Explorer.ai, a Carnegie Mellon–founded robotic mapping and computer vision startup, bringing the team's indoor-mapping technology and seven engineers into Standard to accelerate its autonomous checkout rollout. The acquisition adds mapping capabilities used for autonomous vehicles and in-store mapping, enabling faster store mapping and expansion into larger retail formats.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are showing up repeatedly in Pennsylvania AI & machine learning acquisitions?
Recurring buyers listed in the page facts include Gloo, FORT Robotics, Medallia, Inc., Anshar Labs, Drivvr AI LLC, Skild AI, Trive Capital, and Motive.
What kinds of AI capabilities are targets bringing to buyers?
Targets often add machine-learning capabilities tied to practical systems—such as battery intelligence and EV forecasting (InceptEV), supervised autonomy support with vehicle teleoperation (Mapless AI), and robotics orchestration plus AI for warehouse automation (Zebra’s robotics automation business).
Are the deals in Pennsylvania focused only on robotics?
No. The listed acquisitions also cover fleet and electrification forecasting (Motive), speech-to-text and transcription for contact-center analytics (Medallia → Voci Technologies), automotive marketing and dealer solutions (Anshar Labs → Dealer World / Drivvr AI), predictive analytics for defense customers (Trive Capital → PavCon), and faith-based AI personalization (Gloo → withSoul).
Do the acquisition announcements always disclose financial terms?
Not always. Several of the summarized deals note that financial terms were not disclosed, while at least one example states an approximate purchase price (e.g., Medallia acquiring Voci Technologies for approximately $59 million in cash).
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