Amazon Acquires Rivr

HCLSoftware to Acquire Robotiq.ai to Expand Enterprise Agentic Automation

September 28, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

HCLSoftware plans to acquire Robotiq.ai, a Zagreb-based provider of enterprise robotic process automation (RPA) technology. The deal is intended to extend HCL UnO Agentic’s agentic AI orchestration by adding secure enterprise-grade execution for workflows in applications where APIs are unavailable or insufficient. The acquisition is expected to close in November 2026; financial terms were not disclosed.

Vertice Acquires Vendr

June 1, 2026

Cloud & SaaS

Vertice, an AI procurement platform, announced its acquisition of Vendr, a U.S. software pricing and negotiation intelligence company. The deal is intended to create the world’s largest procurement intelligence dataset by combining Vendr’s software pricing insights with Vertice’s procurement data to advance Vertice’s autonomous AI negotiation capabilities (including “Ana”).

Amazon Acquires Fauna Robotics

March 27, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

Amazon has acquired Fauna Robotics, a startup building humanoid robots intended for everyday environments. The deal brings Fauna’s team (about 50 employees) into Amazon and keeps the Fauna Robotics name as Amazon renews its push into consumer-facing robotics beyond warehouses.

Stratasys Acquires Riven

October 25, 2022

Manufacturing

Stratasys Ltd. has acquired Berkeley, California–based quality-assurance software start-up Riven and integrated its Warp Adaptive Modeling technology into the GrabCAD Additive Manufacturing Platform. The acquisition, which closed in October 2022, brings AI-driven inspection and automatic correction capabilities to Stratasys’ production-scale 3D printing workflow to improve part accuracy and speed inspection.

Amazon to Acquire iRobot for $1.7 Billion in Cash

August 5, 2022

Consumer Products

Amazon has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire iRobot for $61 per share in an all-cash deal valued at about $1.7 billion, including iRobot’s net debt. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including iRobot shareholder approval and regulatory approvals, and iRobot CEO Colin Angle is expected to remain in role post-closing.

Amazon Acquires Zoox

June 26, 2020

Automotive

Amazon has signed an agreement to acquire Zoox, a California-based developer of purpose-built autonomous ride-hailing vehicles and end-to-end autonomy software. Zoox will remain a standalone business led by CEO Aicha Evans and CTO Jesse Levinson as Amazon aims to accelerate the development and commercialization of safe, zero-emissions autonomous mobility.