Tracked deals
7
7 tracked deals across 2019-2026.
AI & Machine Learning Buyers & Acquisitions in Utah
Buyer mix
Strategic-led
6 strategic · 1 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2025
2 tracked deals announced in 2025.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- Platform integration is a recurring theme: deals aim to embed AI capabilities into established products (e.g., assessment, analytics, security, enterprise suites).
- Analytics and automation show up repeatedly: Qlik’s acquisition of Big Squid focuses on no-code AutoML for augmented analytics.
- Accessibility and translation are active areas: Sorenson acquired OmniBridge and Hand Talk to advance AI sign-language translation.
- Enterprise conversational AI remains a target: Gideon Taylor Consulting, LLC acquired IntraSee (including Ida Artificial Intelligence, Inc.) to bring conversational AI to enterprise environments.
- Utah deal activity clusters around major tech hubs: all highlighted locations are tied to Utah, United States (including Salt Lake City and Park City).
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boathouse Capital | 1 | Private equity firm investing in high-growth middle-marke... | PE |
| Coursedog | 1 | Intelligent Academic Operations Platform for higher educa... | Strategic |
| Gideon Taylor Consulting, LLC | 1 | Enterprise software consulting firm and product company f... | Strategic |
| Motorola Solutions | 1 | Global provider of public safety and enterprise security ... | Strategic |
| Qlik | 1 | Provider of an end-to-end, real-time data integration and... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Sorenson | 1 | Global provider of communications and accessibility solut... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| ThayerMahan, Inc. | 1 | Provider of autonomous maritime solutions, sensors, deplo... | Strategic |
Acquisition Volume in AI & Machine Learning in Utah by Year
Last 5 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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April 20, 2026
- Buyer
- Coursedog
- Target
- ClassRanked
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Coursedog, an Intelligent Academic Operations Platform for higher education, acquired ClassRanked, a course evaluations software provider. The deal integrates ClassRanked’s AI-driven course evaluation technology into Coursedog’s Assessment Cloud, creating a connected workflow linking student feedback to curriculum, scheduling, and accreditation processes.
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November 20, 2025
- Buyer
- Motorola Solutions
- Target
- Blue Eye
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Motorola Solutions has acquired Salt Lake City–based Blue Eye, an AI-driven enterprise remote video monitoring provider, to strengthen its intelligent security and incident-response offerings. The deal will integrate Motorola Solutions' AI capabilities with Blue Eye's RVM platform and SOC services to accelerate proactive threat detection, verification and automated response across key enterprise markets.
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- Buyer
- Sorenson
- Target
- OmniBridge, Hand Talk
- Seller
- Intel
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Sorenson, a leading provider of communications solutions for Deaf and hard-of-hearing people, acquired OmniBridge (an Intel internal venture) and Brazilian AI sign-language translation company Hand Talk to accelerate development of automated sign-language translation capabilities. The deals add complementary AI recognition and avatar-based generation technologies and teams to Sorenson’s existing video-relay and interpretation platform to expand its AI-driven accessibility offerings.
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October 29, 2024
- Buyer
- Gideon Taylor Consulting, LLC
- Target
- IntraSee, Inc., Ida Artificial Intelligence, Inc.
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Gideon Taylor Consulting, LLC has acquired IntraSee, Inc., including Ida Artificial Intelligence, Inc., bringing the Ida conversational AI digital assistant and IntraSee's enterprise UX capabilities into Gideon Taylor's product and services portfolio. The deal positions Gideon Taylor to embed conversational AI into enterprise suites like PeopleSoft and Oracle Fusion Cloud to improve usability for employees and students.
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September 30, 2021
- Buyer
- Qlik
- Target
- Big Squid
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Qlik has acquired Big Squid, a provider of no-code automated machine learning, to embed AutoML-driven predictive analytics, key-driver analysis and what-if scenario planning into Qlik's augmented analytics and Qlik Cloud. The acquisition expands Qlik's SaaS roadmap and Active Intelligence vision by enabling non-data-scientists to deploy API-accessible predictive models directly within Qlik; terms were not disclosed.
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May 19, 2021
- Buyer
- ThayerMahan, Inc.
- Target
- Wingman Defense
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
ThayerMahan, a maritime technology company headquartered in Groton, Connecticut, has acquired Wingman Defense, an artificial intelligence startup based in Park City, Utah. The deal brings Wingman's AI/ML capabilities into ThayerMahan's autonomous maritime sensor and data platform to enhance maritime domain awareness for government and commercial customers.
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August 5, 2019
- Buyer
- Boathouse Capital
- Target
- Finch
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Boathouse Capital has completed a growth investment in Finch, a Salt Lake City–based paid digital media automation platform that leverages AI and machine learning to optimize paid search, display and shopping advertising. The capital will be used to drive sales and marketing and support general growth; Boathouse partner Bill Dyer will join Finch’s board to help scale the business.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are recurring buyers in Utah AI & machine learning acquisitions?
Recurring buyers on this page include Coursedog, Motorola Solutions, Sorenson, Qlik, Boathouse Capital, ThayerMahan, Inc., and Gideon Taylor Consulting, LLC.
What types of AI capabilities are most commonly targeted?
Common capability themes include AI-driven evaluation and assessment workflows, AI recognition/translation, conversational AI for enterprise UX, AutoML and predictive analytics, and AI-enabled monitoring for security and incident response.
Are these acquisitions limited to a single AI subsector in Utah?
No—subsectors span education and assessment (e.g., Coursedog), enterprise analytics (e.g., Qlik), accessibility and translation (e.g., Sorenson), security monitoring (e.g., Motorola Solutions), and maritime AI for domain awareness (e.g., ThayerMahan, Inc.).
What locations do these Utah transactions involve?
Each highlighted deal is tied to Utah, United States, including Salt Lake City and Park City in the summaries provided.
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