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Verbit Acquires U.S. Captioning Company

May 12, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Verbit has acquired U.S. Captioning Company, a leading U.S. provider of closed captioning and real-time captioning services for national TV networks, producers and programmers, to expand its media vertical. The deal adds U.S. Captioning’s multi-language post-production and real-time captioning capabilities and its nationwide workforce of captioners to Verbit’s transcription and captioning platform, strengthening Verbit’s reach in media and broadcast accessibility.

Verbit Acquires VITAC

May 11, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Verbit has acquired VITAC, the largest provider of captioning products and solutions in North America, creating the world's largest AI-powered transcription and captioning platform. The combination expands Verbit's capabilities and market reach across media, education, legal, government, and corporate sectors and brings together VITAC’s decades of captioning expertise with Verbit’s AI-driven transcription technology.

VIQ Solutions Acquires The Transcription Agency

October 5, 2021

Professional Services

VIQ Solutions Inc. acquired The Transcription Agency (TTA), a UK-based outsourced transcription provider, to support a new multi-year contract and expand its localized services in the United Kingdom. The purchase price was approximately US$1.7 million (US$0.85 million paid in cash on closing and US$0.85 million deferred), and the deal enables VIQ to combine TTA's local transcription capabilities with its AI-enabled platforms like NetScribe and FirstDraft.

Insignia Capital Group Acquires Oxford Road and Veritone One

October 22, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Insignia Capital Group has acquired two audio and creator-based advertising agencies, Oxford Road and Veritone One, combining them to form a leading global podcast and creator-based media entity. Veritone One (the media agency business of Veritone, Inc.) was sold for up to $104 million (including up to $18 million in earn-out), while terms for Oxford Road were not disclosed; both agencies will operate independently near-term with plans to integrate to deliver scale, data capabilities, and creator-led advertising services.

Technology Acquisition Capital LLC Acquires Seven Verbs LLC

June 5, 2024

IT Services

Technology Acquisition Capital LLC has acquired Seven Verbs LLC, a management consultancy focused on custom software development founded in Iowa. Marcus Kyriakopoulos, Founder of Technology Acquisition Capital, has been named CEO of Seven Verbs while founder Bob Sorensen will step back and remain in an advisory role as the firm implements operational improvements.

Veritone Acquires VocaliD

June 16, 2022

AI & Machine Learning

Veritone, Inc. acquired VocaliD, Inc., a U.S.-based pioneer in personalized synthetic voices, to expand and enhance its Veritone Voice capabilities and integrate VocaliD's proprietary voice modeling and audio mixing technology into its aiWARE platform. The VocaliD team will join Veritone's Commercial Enterprise division, enabling expanded enterprise-grade synthetic voice offerings for brands, broadcasters, podcasters and other customers.