Native Acquires Frontline Research Group to Expand Agentic AI Data Layer for Africa’s Traditional Trade Market

Accenture Acquires Faculty to Expand Applied AI Capabilities

March 16, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

Accenture completed its acquisition of Faculty, a UK-based AI-native services and products company focused on safe, secure, and scalable applied AI solutions. The deal brings more than 400 AI professionals and Faculty’s decision intelligence platform, Frontier, into Accenture’s portfolio to help clients redesign business processes with AI. Faculty CEO and co-founder Dr. Marc Warner joined Accenture’s Global Management Committee and took on an expanded role as chief technology officer following closing.

Cloudflare Acquires Human Native

January 16, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

Cloudflare has acquired Human Native, a London-based AI data marketplace founded in 2024 that connects content creators and publishers with AI developers for dataset discovery, licensing and monetization. The acquisition (financial terms not disclosed) brings Human Native’s team and technology into Cloudflare’s product roadmap to help publishers monetize content and enable AI developers to find and license high-quality data.

Front Acquires AI-powered Voice-of-Customer Platform Idiomatic

November 19, 2024

Software

Front has acquired Idiomatic, an AI-driven voice-of-customer intelligence platform, and welcomed Idiomatic’s founder and R&D team to accelerate Front’s AI strategy and product roadmap. The deal brings Idiomatic’s VoC analytics into Front’s customer service platform to provide automated insights from conversations and strengthen Front’s capabilities for its 9,000+ customers.

Premise Acquires Native

November 12, 2021

Data & Analytics

Premise acquired Native on November 12, 2021 to strengthen its crowdsourced market-insights platform by bringing in Native’s team, marketplace and customer relationships with brands such as The Coca-Cola Company and Mars Inc. The deal is intended to expand Premise’s in-store, ground-truth data capabilities and scale its contributor tasking across Premise’s global network.

Frontline Education Acquires Forecast5 Analytics from Riverwood Capital

January 5, 2021

Education

Frontline Education has acquired Forecast5 Analytics from growth equity firm Riverwood Capital; terms were not disclosed. The acquisition adds Forecast5's K-12 decision-support and data analytics suite to Frontline's school administration portfolio (Frontline is backed by Thoma Bravo).

Frontier Strategy Group Acquires Ducker Worldwide and Rebrands as DuckerFrontier

February 11, 2019

Consulting

Frontier Strategy Group acquired and integrated Ducker Worldwide in 2018 and announced the combined firm's new brand, DuckerFrontier, to reflect expanded market intelligence and consulting capabilities. The merger consolidates subject-matter expertise, global delivery reach, and offerings across market research, strategy, and M&A advisory for corporate and private equity clients.