HUMAN Acquires clean.io to Bolster Anti‑Malvertising Capabilities

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.

HUMAN Security Acquires PerimeterX to Create Unified Human Defense Platform

July 27, 2022

Cybersecurity

HUMAN Security (formerly White Ops) and PerimeterX announced a merger in which PerimeterX will join the HUMAN company to form a combined cybersecurity business under the HUMAN brand. The combined company will have more than 450 employees, 500+ customers and over $100 million in ARR; the deal was approved by both boards and has received regulatory approval. HUMAN secured a $100 million debt facility from Blackstone Credit and previously raised $100 million in growth funding led by WestCap and NightDragon to support the move.

Handshake Acquires Cleanlab

January 29, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

Handshake has acquired Cleanlab to integrate Cleanlab’s data-quality, confident learning, and LLM-evaluation research and technologies into Handshake’s talent and AI services. The acquisition positions Handshake to offer stronger data-quality and model-evaluation capabilities to frontier AI labs and enterprise customers, while Cleanlab’s open-source package will remain available under a more permissive Apache-2.0 license.

ClariMed Acquires We Are Human

August 12, 2025

Medical Devices

ClariMed, a human-centered medical device development and regulatory services firm, has acquired We Are Human, a UK/US consultancy specializing in human factors, UX research, and usability testing. The deal brings We Are Human’s team and an Atlanta-based research lab into ClariMed, expanding the buyer’s capabilities and establishing its first Southeast U.S. location.

HUMAIN Acquires Controlling Stake in ai.io and Launches HUMAIN Sport

February 10, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

HUMAIN, a Public Investment Fund-backed AI company, has acquired a controlling stake in London-headquartered sports AI firm ai.io and launched a dedicated sports vertical called HUMAIN Sport. The deal combines HUMAIN’s full‑stack AI infrastructure with ai.io’s sports-focused products (3DAT, aiScout, aiLab) to accelerate capability deployment in Saudi Arabia and international markets.

Mimecast Acquires Elevate Security

January 4, 2024

Cybersecurity

Mimecast Limited has acquired Elevate Security to incorporate its human risk management platform into Mimecast's email and collaboration security offerings. Financial terms were not disclosed; Mimecast said the integration has begun and customers will see Elevate's technology integrated into Mimecast products in upcoming quarters.