Canva Acquires Leonardo.ai to Bolster Generative AI Capabilities

AI Digital Acquires Barcelona Creative Agency to Expand AI Creative Studio

July 24, 2026

Marketing & Advertising

AI Digital has acquired a Barcelona-based creative agency to expand the design and art direction capabilities of its AI Creative Studio. The acquired agency’s name and deal terms were not disclosed, and the studio will operate as an always-available production partner for AI Digital’s brand and agency clients.

Chartis Group Acquires Leap AI

March 19, 2026

Healthcare Services

Chartis, a healthcare advisory firm, announced it has acquired Leap AI, an AI-driven healthcare solutions company. The deal combines Leap AI’s generative AI, workflow automation, and product development capabilities with Chartis’ advisory platform to accelerate AI and technology transformation for healthcare organizations.

Google Acquires ProducerAI

March 6, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

Google announced it is acquiring ProducerAI, a generative AI music creation platform, which is set to join Google Labs. ProducerAI uses AI models including Google DeepMind’s Gemini and music-generation models (e.g., Lyria) to help artists create and refine songs from prompts, with outputs watermarked using SynthID.

BeatStars Acquires Lemonaide AI

January 30, 2026

Media & Entertainment

BeatStars has acquired Lemonaide AI, a generative music startup focused on consent-based model training, to integrate ethical AI tooling into its rights-first music platform. Lemonaide's co-founders will join BeatStars to lead technology and innovation as the company embeds transparent attribution and creator compensation into AI-assisted music workflows.

Panopto Acquires Elai to Add Generative AI Text-to-Video Capabilities

October 23, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Panopto has acquired Elai, an AI text-to-video platform, to add generative video-creation capabilities — including avatar-based learning and voice cloning — to its video learning creation and management platform. Elai, founded in 2021 and based in Lewes, Delaware, serves over 2,000 customers across industries and will expand Panopto's ability to help organizations create personalized, interactive training content more quickly.

Canva Acquires Affinity (Serif)

March 25, 2024

Software

Canva has acquired Affinity, the professional creative software suite developed by Serif, to expand its offering into professional-grade photo editing, illustration and desktop publishing tools. The acquisition strengthens Canva's capability to serve professional designers and accelerates its enterprise ambitions by integrating Affinity's technology and talent into Canva's visual communications platform.