ADT Acquires Origin AI (Origin Wireless) for $170 Million
March 2, 2026
ADT announced it has acquired Origin Wireless, Inc. (d/b/a Origin AI/Origin) for $170 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The deal brings Origin’s AI-enabled WiFi sensing platform and more than 200 early-priority global patents into ADT’s ecosystem to support privacy-preserving, real-time “verified human presence” and ambient intelligence for home security and smart home use cases.
- Buyers
- ADT Inc.
- Targets
- Origin Wireless, Inc. (d/b/a Origin AI and Origin)
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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