Tracked deals
18
18 tracked deals across 2018-2026.
AI & Machine Learning Buyers & Acquisitions in Virginia
Buyer mix
Mixed buyer set
14 strategic · 8 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2026
7 tracked deals announced in 2026.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- Government and defense applications recur, from geospatial and maritime mission software to GovCon intelligence and FedRAMP-oriented offerings.
- Platform + capability integration shows up across deals (e.g., embedding ML engines or combining workflows with existing AI platforms).
- Recurring buyer names include Woven Solutions, Glassbox, Tyler Technologies, Carlyle, and Insight Partners.
- Recurring transaction pattern: acquisitions aimed at expanding customers and enabling the combined product to serve government and commercial markets.
| Deal theme (Virginia) | Examples from recent transactions |
|---|---|
| Mission software & national security | Woven Solutions acquisitions of Valence and Apira Technologies |
| Government contracting intelligence | Procurement Sciences acquiring HigherGov |
| Monitoring & anomaly detection | Glassbox acquiring Anodot |
| Vision & biometric capabilities | BigBear.ai acquiring Pangiam |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woven Solutions | 2 | Engineering and cloud-native software provider delivering... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| AE Industrial Partners | 1 | Private equity firm specializing in Aerospace, Defense & ... | PE |
| Accenture Federal Services | 1 | U.S. federal consulting and technology services subsidiar... | Strategic |
| Apollo | 1 | Alternative investment firm with a focus on private equit... | PE |
| BigBear.ai | 1 | Public company providing AI-enabled business intelligence... | Strategic |
| Blackstone | 1 | Alternative asset manager investing across private equity... | PE |
| Carlyle | 1 | Global investment firm deploying private capital across p... | PE |
| Cubic Corporation | 1 | Provider of integrated technology solutions for transport... | Strategic |
| DC Capital Partners | 1 | Private equity firm focused on control investments and pl... | PE |
| FS KKR Capital Corp. | 1 | KKR-affiliated capital provider investing in credit and r... | PE |
Acquisition Volume in AI & Machine Learning in Virginia by Year
Last 7 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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June 19, 2026
- Buyer
- Blackstone, Apollo, FS KKR Capital Corp., Investor group led by Blackstone, Apollo and FS KKR Capital Corp.
- Target
- Medallia
- Seller
- Thoma Bravo
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Medallia entered into a recapitalization agreement with its lenders to strengthen its financial foundation, including a planned reduction in outstanding debt and $150 million of new capital. Upon completion, ownership will transition from Thoma Bravo to an investor group led by Blackstone, Apollo, and FS KKR, with closing expected before year-end subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals.
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May 20, 2026
- Buyer
- Procurement Sciences
- Target
- HigherGov
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Procurement Sciences, the developer of the “Awarded AI” FedRAMP-authorized platform, announced the acquisition of HigherGov, an AI-powered government market intelligence and opportunity discovery platform. The combined platform will serve more than 3,000 government contractors and integrates HigherGov’s market intelligence data mapping with Awarded AI’s AI agent execution workflows.
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April 29, 2026
- Buyer
- pWin.ai
- Target
- Vultron.ai
- Seller
- Vultron.ai
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
pWin.ai acquired Vultron.ai’s customer portfolio in the government contracting (GovCon) AI market. Effective immediately, Vultron.ai exclusively directed its entire user base to pWin.ai, providing customers seamless access to pWin.ai’s Shipley-embedded workflows and enterprise-grade, FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency security with white-glove onboarding.
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- Buyer
- Windward
- Target
- Prominent Edge
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Addon
Windward, a maritime AI platform company, announced the acquisition of Prominent Edge, a U.S. defense technology company delivering geospatial, maritime, and mission software solutions to the U.S. Government. The deal is intended to deepen Windward’s U.S. defense and national security capabilities by adding mission-grade software delivery expertise and geospatial capability.
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February 26, 2026
- Buyer
- Woven Solutions
- Target
- Valence
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Addon
Woven Solutions announced it has acquired Valence as part of its strategy to add commercial technology capabilities to its national security software portfolio. Valence provides mission planning, operational technology integration, and strategic communications capabilities, including offerings such as Valence Playbook and Valence Fusion focused on responsible, secure AI integration.
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February 8, 2026
- Buyer
- Woven Solutions, Falfurrias Management Partners
- Target
- Apira Technologies
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Woven Solutions, a provider of AI-enabled mission software for the national security community, announced it has acquired Apira Technologies. Apira develops software tools for sensitive cyber and information operations, including capabilities in computer vision, machine learning, and AI systems used for synthetic media detection and secure digital engagement.
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- Buyer
- DC Capital Partners
- Target
- Knexus
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
DC Capital Partners announced it has made a majority investment in Knexus, an applied AI provider serving complex, mission-critical U.S. government programs. The investment is intended to support Knexus’s next phase of growth across business development, technology, and operations.
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November 10, 2025
- Buyer
- Movano Inc. (dba Movano Health)
- Target
- Corvex, Inc.
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Movano Inc. and Corvex, Inc. announced a definitive all-stock merger to create a publicly traded, pure-play secure AI infrastructure platform. The combined company will be renamed Corvex, Inc. and is expected to be led by Corvex’s executive team, with headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.
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November 4, 2025
- Buyer
- Glassbox
- Target
- Anodot
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Glassbox, a provider of digital experience analytics, has acquired Anodot, a real-time anomaly detection company that uses unsupervised machine learning. The integration will embed Anodot’s anomaly-detection engine into Glassbox’s platform to provide earlier, more granular detection of user-behavior, performance and business anomalies for enterprise customers.
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December 19, 2023
- Buyer
- Carlyle, Insight Partners
- Target
- Exiger
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Funds managed by Carlyle and Insight Partners will make a majority investment in Exiger, a McLean, Virginia–based AI-driven supply chain and third‑party risk management SaaS company. Management, founders and existing investor Carrick Capital Partners are reinvesting equity; the investment will be used to accelerate product innovation, scale the 1Exiger AI platform, and expand customer engagement across government and commercial markets.
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November 6, 2023
- Buyer
- BigBear.ai
- Target
- Pangiam
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
BigBear.ai has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Pangiam (Pangiam Intermediate Holdings, LLC) in an all-stock transaction valued at roughly $70 million, expected to close in Q1 2024. The deal combines Pangiam's facial recognition and biometric capabilities with BigBear.ai's computer vision and AI analytics to create a comprehensive Vision AI portfolio and expand the combined company's customer base into airlines, airports, identity-verification firms and additional U.S. government contracts.
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October 31, 2023
- Buyer
- Tyler Technologies
- Target
- ARInspect
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Tyler Technologies has acquired ARInspect, a Fairfax, Virginia–based provider of AI-powered machine learning solutions for public sector field operations. Tyler will integrate ARInspect's intelligent edge platform into its Application Platform and deploy the technology across state and federal verticals (including environmental protection, disaster recovery, and human services).
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July 21, 2022
- Buyer
- i2 Group, N. Harris Computer Corporation
- Target
- Rosoka Software Inc
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
i2 Group, a subsidiary of N. Harris Computer Corporation, has acquired Rosoka Software Inc to extend i2's intelligence analysis platform with Rosoka's multilingual natural language processing and unstructured data extraction capabilities. The acquisition integrates Rosoka's text analytics into i2's product line to better support homeland security, law enforcement and financial crime investigations globally.
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January 27, 2022
- Buyer
- Torch.AI
- Target
- B23
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Torch.AI has acquired B23, a Virginia-based data-extraction and maritime surveillance software company. The acquisition brings B23's maritime AI and data-processing capabilities and founder Brad Kolarov (who joins as Vice President) into Torch.AI's Nexus platform to enhance the company's commercial and public-sector maritime offerings.
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December 9, 2021
- Target
- Modzy, Inc.
- Seller
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Booz Allen Hamilton has completed the spinout of its commercial AI platform Modzy into a new independent company, Modzy, Inc., with Booz Allen retaining a minority ownership stake. Modzy provides a ModelOps/MLOps software platform to help enterprises and federal customers deploy and monitor production-ready AI; financial terms were not disclosed.
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- Buyer
- Accenture Federal Services (a subsidiary of Accenture)
- Target
- Novetta
- Seller
- The Carlyle Group
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Accenture Federal Services (AFS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture, has agreed to acquire Novetta, an advanced analytics and cyber engineering firm serving U.S. defense, intelligence, and law enforcement customers. The deal — being sold by The Carlyle Group — brings Novetta's ~1,300 employees and machine learning, cyber, and cloud capabilities into AFS to expand its national security analytics and digital offerings.
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June 22, 2020
- Buyer
- AE Industrial Partners
- Target
- NuWave Solutions
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
AE Industrial Partners acquired a majority interest in NuWave Solutions, a provider of data management, advanced analytics, AI/ML, and cloud solutions serving the U.S. federal government. AEI will position NuWave as a standalone platform to expand its Defense & Government Services capabilities, and named industry veterans Dr. Reggie Brothers as CEO and Michael Buscher as Chief Growth Officer.
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February 22, 2018
- Buyer
- Cubic Corporation
- Target
- MotionDSP
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Cubic Corporation acquired MotionDSP to strengthen Cubic Mission Solutions' real-time video image enhancement and processing capabilities. MotionDSP, a provider of advanced video/image-processing and redaction software serving defense, public safety and industrial markets, will be integrated into Cubic's C4ISR and public safety offerings to expand capability and address new growth adjacencies.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which buyers appear repeatedly in Virginia AI & machine learning acquisitions?
Notable recurring names include Woven Solutions, Glassbox, Tyler Technologies, Carlyle, Insight Partners, and others listed on this page.
What types of AI capabilities are targeted in these acquisitions?
Deals include AI for government contracting and intelligence, anomaly detection using unsupervised machine learning, and computer vision/biometric capabilities—often integrated into broader platforms.
Are these acquisitions mainly focused on government work in Virginia?
Government and public-sector applications are a prominent focus, including U.S. defense capabilities, government contracting workflows, and public sector field operations—alongside commercial customers in some deals.
Where are the deals located within Virginia?
The page lists Virginia, United States broadly and includes specific Virginia areas such as McLean, Arlington, Fairfax, and other Virginia locations tied to the transactions.
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