Smart Eye Acquires iMotions

Smart Eye Acquires Affectiva

May 25, 2021

AI & Machine Learning

Smart Eye (Gothenburg) has completed its acquisition of Affectiva (Boston), combining Smart Eye's industry-leading eye-tracking and driver monitoring systems with Affectiva's Emotion AI and media-analytics capabilities. The merged company will pursue a unified Interior Sensing platform for automotive customers while expanding media analytics and human-factors research offerings.

TDK Corporation Acquires SoftEye, Inc.

June 19, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

TDK Corporation has acquired SoftEye, Inc., a San Diego–based developer of custom chips, cameras, software and algorithms for smart glasses; SoftEye will become an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of TDK. The deal strengthens TDK's AI ecosystem and provides low-power eye-intent hardware and software technology to accelerate smart-glasses systems and a new human–machine interface for interacting with generative AI.

Axion BioSystems Acquires CytoSMART Technologies

March 21, 2022

Medical Devices

Axion BioSystems has acquired Netherlands-based CytoSMART Technologies, a developer of kinetic live-cell imaging systems and AI-powered image analysis tools. The acquisition expands Axion's product portfolio and capabilities in live-cell imaging to support research in stem cell biology, immuno-oncology, cell-based therapies, and drug discovery.

Sensata Technologies Acquires SmartWitness

October 26, 2021

Trucking & Fleet

Sensata Technologies has acquired SmartWitness Holdings, Inc., a provider of video telematics hardware, software and analytics for commercial fleets, to expand Sensata Insights’ video-based data and safety capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed; the deal was expected to close in Q4 2021 and adds SmartWitness’s ~85 employees and more than 250,000 deployed devices to Sensata’s fleet solutions portfolio.

Motorola Solutions Acquires Blue Eye

November 20, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

Motorola Solutions has acquired Salt Lake City–based Blue Eye, an AI-driven enterprise remote video monitoring provider, to strengthen its intelligent security and incident-response offerings. The deal will integrate Motorola Solutions' AI capabilities with Blue Eye's RVM platform and SOC services to accelerate proactive threat detection, verification and automated response across key enterprise markets.

Clarivate Acquires Majority of MotionHall Assets

March 21, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

Clarivate Plc has agreed to acquire the substantial majority of assets, including IP, clients and team, from MotionHall, a Silicon Valley AI start-up focused on life sciences business development solutions. The asset purchase will accelerate Clarivate's Life Sciences & Healthcare strategy by integrating MotionHall's industry-vertical AI capabilities into products such as Cortellis and a new Business Development & Licensing Enterprise Workbench.