ENTITY Academy Acquires SpeakPulse

Lepaya Acquires Speak First

November 23, 2022

Education

Lepaya, an Amsterdam-based edTech learning & development provider, has acquired UK-based Speak First to expand its global training capabilities and reach. The deal adds Speak First’s instructor-led communication and leadership training expertise and trainer network to Lepaya’s scalable learning platform, supporting accelerated innovation in VR and AI coaching for enterprise clients.

HR Acuity Acquires Speakfully

November 14, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

HR Acuity has acquired Speakfully, an anonymous workplace reporting and employee-voice platform, to extend its employee relations SaaS offering with anonymous reporting, real-time analytics and secure case intake. The acquisition integrates Speakfully's reporting capabilities into HR Acuity's investigations and case-management platform, expanding HR Acuity's end-to-end employee relations solution.

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.

Pegasystems Acquires Qurious.io for AI-Powered Speech Analytics

January 11, 2021

Software

Pegasystems Inc. acquired Qurious.io, a San Francisco–based provider of real-time AI-powered speech analytics for customer service teams. The acquisition will integrate Qurious.io's speech-to-text, NLP and emotion-detection SaaS capabilities into Pega Customer Service to provide real-time agent insights and coaching; terms were not disclosed.

EssilorLuxottica Acquires French AI Hearing Startup Pulse Audition

January 2, 2025

Healthcare Services

EssilorLuxottica has acquired Pulse Audition, a French AI-driven startup that develops noise-reduction and speech-enhancement technology for wearable devices. The purchase brings Pulse Audition's embedded-AI audio signal processing capabilities into EssilorLuxottica's hearing solutions roadmap to enable AI-powered speech enhancement in glasses and other wearable products.

mPulse Acquires Clarity Software Solutions

August 27, 2025

Healthcare Services

mPulse has acquired Clarity Software Solutions to combine Clarity's health communications and member-journey production capabilities with mPulse's Health Experience and Insights (HXI) platform, creating an omnichannel, AI-enabled member engagement solution. The deal was supported by mPulse's majority investor PSG and transitions Clarity leadership into mPulse (Steve Mongelli becomes President) to accelerate product integration and market expansion.