Lightstorm Vision acquires Outsyders to build an integrated 3D content creation pipeline

Ouster Acquires StereoLabs to Build Unified Physical AI Sensing and Perception Platform

February 4, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

Ouster, Inc. closed its acquisition of StereoLabs SAS on February 4, 2026. The deal combines Ouster’s digital lidar with StereoLabs’ ZED stereo cameras, AI vision software, and AI models to create a unified end-to-end sensing and perception platform for “Physical AI.”

KARL STORZ Acquires Innersight Labs

January 10, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

KARL STORZ, the family-owned medical technology company headquartered in Tuttlingen, Germany, has acquired London-based Innersight Labs Ltd., an AI software developer that creates patient-specific 3D models from CT and MRI scans. The acquisition (price undisclosed) brings AI-driven imaging and surgical planning capabilities into KARL STORZ's portfolio and aims to support commercial scaling and joint development with KARL STORZ's robotics and imaging initiatives.

Ouster and Velodyne Lidar Merge in All-Stock Deal to Accelerate Lidar Adoption

February 2, 2023

AI & Machine Learning

Ouster (NYSE: OUST) and Velodyne (NASDAQ: VLDR) agreed to merge in an all-stock “merger of equals,” with Velodyne shareholders exchanging each share for 0.8204 shares of Ouster at closing. The companies expect to improve scale and financial strength by combining product offerings, distribution channels, and operational synergies, including at least $75 million in annualized cost savings.

Streamland Media Acquires Ingenuity Studios

August 2, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Streamland Media has acquired Ingenuity Studios, adding the award-winning visual effects studio (with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver and Atlanta) to its global post-production platform. The deal was supported by private equity backers Trive Capital and Five Crowns Capital and expands Streamland's VFX and post-production capabilities for feature film, episodic television, music video and advertising clients.

Ouster Completes Acquisition of Sense Photonics and Establishes Ouster Automotive

October 25, 2021

IT Services

Ouster, Inc. completed its all-stock acquisition of Sense Photonics (Sense) and acquired 100% of Sense and its property. After closing, Ouster formally established Ouster Automotive, a new functional division focused on accelerating mass-market adoption of solid-state digital lidar in consumer and commercial vehicles.

Luminar Technologies Acquires OptoGration Inc.

July 19, 2021

Manufacturing

Luminar Technologies has acquired its exclusive InGaAs photodetector design partner and specialized fabrication partner, OptoGration Inc., securing chip IP and production capacity to support series production of its Iris lidar sensor. The deal brings OptoGration’s founders into Luminar, secures roughly one million InGaAs chips per year capacity (expandable), and deepens integration with Luminar’s Black Forest Engineering assets to accelerate production and reduce costs.