Yext Acquires Hearsay Systems

SoundHound AI to Acquire LivePerson to Build Omnichannel Conversational AI Platform

April 24, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

SoundHound AI has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire LivePerson for an equity value of $43 million (about $250 million enterprise value after debt adjustments). The combination unifies SoundHound’s voice and agentic AI with LivePerson’s Conversational Cloud to deliver an end-to-end omnichannel conversational AI platform for enterprises across 30+ countries.

Yext Acquires Places Scout

February 20, 2025

Data & Analytics

Yext has acquired Places Scout, a location intelligence and local search analytics platform, to deepen its competitive intelligence, benchmarking, and AI-driven insights for multi-location brands. The deal integrates Places Scout’s proprietary local search and reputation data into Yext’s digital presence platform to enhance visibility, benchmarking, and action-oriented recommendations at national and local levels.

Banyan Software Acquires youRhere Inc.

January 20, 2025

Software

Banyan Software has acquired youRhere Inc., a Calgary-based provider of customizable interactive digital information hubs that combine hardware and software for building directories and signage. The deal brings youRhere into Banyan's permanent-capital software platform to support growth, preserve the company's legacy, and expand its market impact across Canada and internationally.

Practis, LLC Acquires HearWorks

February 14, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Practis, a healthcare marketing and growth advisory firm, has acquired HearWorks, an AI-enhanced marketing and database automation agency serving audiology practices. The acquisition expands Practis's capabilities in digital advertising, automation and audiology-specific marketing to better serve medical practices and healthcare organizations.

HR Acuity Acquires Speakfully

November 14, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

HR Acuity has acquired Speakfully, an anonymous workplace reporting and employee-voice platform, to extend its employee relations SaaS offering with anonymous reporting, real-time analytics and secure case intake. The acquisition integrates Speakfully's reporting capabilities into HR Acuity's investigations and case-management platform, expanding HR Acuity's end-to-end employee relations solution.

Pegasystems Acquires Qurious.io for AI-Powered Speech Analytics

January 11, 2021

Software

Pegasystems Inc. acquired Qurious.io, a San Francisco–based provider of real-time AI-powered speech analytics for customer service teams. The acquisition will integrate Qurious.io's speech-to-text, NLP and emotion-detection SaaS capabilities into Pega Customer Service to provide real-time agent insights and coaching; terms were not disclosed.