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ZS Acquires Digital Additive

June 11, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

ZS, the Evanston, Illinois-based management consulting and technology firm, has acquired Digital Additive, an Atlanta-based Salesforce-focused digital marketing agency. The acquisition strengthens ZS's end-to-end customer engagement capabilities, bolstering its digital data and analytics, customer orchestration and marketing activation offerings.

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.

GroundTruth Acquires Addy

March 30, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

GroundTruth has acquired Addy, a self-serve local advertising platform, to combine Addy's intuitive ad-buying UI with GroundTruth's location-based marketing and visitation data. The deal aims to give small businesses simplified access to data-driven local advertising and expand GroundTruth's SMB product capabilities.

3Cloud Acquires DesignMind to Expand Data & AI Capabilities

March 3, 2025

Data & Analytics

3Cloud, the largest pure-play Microsoft Azure services firm, has acquired San Francisco-based DesignMind, a two-decade data and analytics services provider. The add-on strengthens 3Cloud's Data & AI expertise as it scales its Azure-focused delivery capabilities; 3Cloud is PE-backed by Gryphon Investors.

Canva Acquires Leonardo.ai to Bolster Generative AI Capabilities

July 29, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

Canva has acquired Sydney-based generative AI startup Leonardo.ai in a cash-and-stock deal, with all ~120 Leonardo.ai employees joining Canva. The acquisition will keep Leonardo.ai operating independently while integrating its technology into Canva’s Magic Studio to expand API offerings, model R&D and accelerate generative AI product development.