Rembrand Merges with Spaceback to Create AI-Powered Creative Platform

fal Acquires YC-Backed AI Startup Remade

November 6, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

fal, the generative media platform for developers, has acquired Remade, a Y Combinator–backed AI-native workspace for creative and design teams. The acquisition—fal's first since launching in 2021—brings Remade's team, models and tooling into fal to accelerate generative media capabilities and integrations.

Smartly.io Acquires Viralspace.ai

May 13, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Adtech firm Smartly.io acquired AI-driven creative optimization startup Viralspace.ai, with the deal closing on May 13, 2021. Viralspace.ai — a small, Stanford-founded team with a data-driven creative optimization SaaS and early traction — will operate as an independent business line and be integrated with Smartly.io’s advertising automation platform to enhance creative intelligence and media optimization capabilities.

IK Partners Acquires Minority Stake in Remazing

September 28, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

IK Partners' Small Cap III Fund has acquired a significant minority stake in Remazing GmbH, a Hamburg-based marketing services and software provider focused on the Amazon marketplace. The investment, made from IK's Development Capital pool, sees founders Hannes Detjen and Emil Beck (with other senior managers) reinvesting alongside IK to support Remazing's product development, market expansion and selective M&A strategy.

DealBuilder and Deal Studio Merge to Create Unified CRM for Business Brokers

November 23, 2024

Software

DealBuilder and Deal Studio announced a merger to combine DealBuilder's AI capabilities with Deal Studio's 20+ years of broker software experience, creating an integrated CRM and deal-management platform for business brokers. The combined platform will offer expanded CRM, marketing, deal-management and AI-powered features aimed at improving broker efficiency.

Pavonis Group Acquires CRE Marketing Hub

January 14, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

Pavonis Group has acquired CRE Marketing Hub, an AI-driven marketing and deal-preparation platform for commercial real estate professionals. The platform's founders, Ross and Tracee Jones, will continue to collaborate with Pavonis as CRE Marketing Hub is integrated into Pavonis-sponsored RealNex to expand AI-driven workflow and marketing capabilities for CRE clients.

MRI Software Acquires Springboard (Retail Footfall & AI Analytics)

October 3, 2022

Software

MRI Software has acquired UK-based Springboard, a provider of shopper footfall counting and AI-powered retail analytics, to expand its MRI @Work for Retail solutions. The acquisition brings Springboard's real-time visitor measurement, anonymized demographic insights, and reporting capabilities into MRI's global real estate software suite to help retailers and property owners optimize in-store performance.