Observe.AI Acquires ScopeAI

IBM Acquires Seek AI

June 2, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

IBM has acquired Seek AI, a New York–based startup that provides a natural-language AI platform for querying and analyzing enterprise data, for an undisclosed sum. Seek AI will join IBM’s new Watsonx AI Labs in New York City and relocate its headquarters to One Madison, with the technology integrated into IBM’s enterprise AI offerings to accelerate its AI capabilities.

Gainsight Acquires Staircase AI

August 8, 2024

Software

Gainsight has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Staircase AI, a Los Angeles- and Tel Aviv–based provider of AI-driven conversation and customer intelligence. The acquisition adds Staircase AI as a distinct offering within Gainsight’s AI portfolio to accelerate Gainsight’s human-first AI capabilities for customer success and expand automated, omni-channel relationship intelligence for enterprise customers.

ZoomInfo Acquires Conversation-Intelligence Leader Chorus.ai

July 13, 2021

AI & Machine Learning

ZoomInfo agreed to acquire Chorus.ai for approximately $575 million in an all-cash transaction, adding conversation intelligence and AI-driven call analysis to its go-to-market platform. The acquisition expands ZoomInfo's capabilities across the sales funnel by integrating Chorus's ML/NLP conversation insights into ZoomInfo's data, engagement, and workflow products.

Envestnet | Yodlee Acquires Abe AI

January 24, 2019

AI & Machine Learning

Envestnet | Yodlee acquired conversational AI startup Abe AI to integrate Abe's conversational banking and NLP capabilities into Yodlee's financial wellness and retail banking offerings, with plans to extend into Envestnet's wealth management products. The acquisition expands Yodlee's product capabilities by adding natural-language, voice and chat interfaces across major conversational ecosystems.

Calabrio Acquires Echo AI

December 11, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

Calabrio has acquired Echo AI, a generative AI-native conversation intelligence platform, to integrate real-time generative-AI conversation insights into its Calabrio ONE suite. The acquisition strengthens Calabrio's AI capabilities for contact centers—improving automated quality management, agent coaching, and CX intelligence across omnichannel interactions.

Sensory Acquires Vocalize.ai

February 13, 2019

AI & Machine Learning

Sensory Inc. acquired Vocalize.ai, a software tools and services provider that benchmarks and evaluates speech recognition and natural language interfaces. Vocalize.ai will operate as an independent division under Sensory to provide independent, real-world testing and benchmarking capabilities to Sensory and the broader voice-enabled industry.