Sorenson Acquires OmniBridge and Hand Talk to Advance AI Sign-Language Translation

Palabra AI Acquires Talo

November 10, 2025

Software

Palabra AI has acquired Talo and will integrate Talo’s team and interface technology to launch a suite of five real-time multilingual communication products for video calls, webinars, streams, events, and developer APIs. The acquisition expands Palabra’s offering from infrastructure into consumer- and user-facing products while preserving the Talo brand temporarily during the transition.

Boostlingo Acquires Interpreter Intelligence and VoiceBoxer

March 23, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Boostlingo, an Austin-based language-access software provider, acquired Interpreter Intelligence (an interpretation management platform) and VoiceBoxer (a remote simultaneous interpretation platform) to broaden its product suite. The deal integrates scheduling, management, and RSI capabilities into Boostlingo’s on-demand interpretation platform and keeps the acquired founders in senior roles to accelerate product and geographic expansion.

Sagility Acquires BirchAI

March 26, 2024

Healthcare Services

Sagility LLC has acquired Seattle-based BirchAI, a GenAI healthcare technology company that provides cloud-based conversational AI and call automation for complex healthcare interactions. The acquisition expands Sagility's analytics and automation capabilities to improve member, patient and provider engagement across payers, health systems and other healthcare providers.

Ariel Alternatives Acquires Majority Stake in Sorenson

April 4, 2022

Telecommunications

Ariel Alternatives, LLC has acquired a 52.5% majority stake in Sorenson at an enterprise valuation of $1.3 billion, with existing shareholders (including Blackstone Credit, a Franklin Mutual Advisers fund, and private credit accounts managed by KKR) retaining minority stakes. The investment will support expansion of Sorenson's accessible communication products and platforms for Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities globally, while bringing new leadership and board expertise to accelerate product, security, and regulatory capabilities.

Voices Acquires Voices.ai to Launch Developer Platform for Voice Applications

April 24, 2023

AI & Machine Learning

Voices, the global voice-over marketplace, has acquired Voices.ai and plans to launch a next-generation developer platform for voice applications that will include APIs, libraries, documentation and cloud infrastructure. The acquisition supports Voices’ push into AI-generated voices and developer-focused tools to serve use cases such as voice assistants, eLearning and real-time synthetic voice applications.

Quansight Acquires Cobalt Speech and Language

May 5, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

Quansight has acquired Cobalt Speech and Language, a specialist provider of custom automatic speech recognition (ASR) and natural language understanding (NLU) solutions. The acquisition strengthens Quansight's AI/ML and voice capabilities, allowing it to deliver advanced, production-grade voice and language systems for enterprise and embedded applications.