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Appen

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Appen provides AI training data and human-in-the-loop data annotation services, using an AI-assisted annotation platform and a global crowd of contributors to create, fine-tune, and evaluate datasets for machine learning and AI applications.

Focus Areas
AI training data, Data annotation / labeling, Human-in-the-loop data collection
Website
appen.com

Tracked deals

3

3 tracked deals across 2017-2021.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

3 buyout

Appen Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for Appen. 1 2017 1 2019 1 2021

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Appen Limited Acquires Quadrant to Expand Mobile Location and POI Data Offering
    August 26, 2021
    Buyer
    Appen Limited
    Target
    Quadrant
    Industry
    Data & Analytics
    Location
    Singapore
    Type
    Buyout

    Appen Limited has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Quadrant, a provider of mobile location, point-of-interest (POI) data, and compliance services. The deal includes an upfront cash payment of US$25 million and up to US$20 million in Appen shares contingent on revenue milestones, and is intended to expand Appen's addressable market and capabilities in location-based data.

  • Appen Acquires Figure Eight to Build End-to-End AI Training Data Platform
    March 11, 2019
    Buyer
    Appen Limited
    Target
    Figure Eight
    Industry
    AI & Machine Learning
    Location
    California, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Appen Limited has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Figure Eight (formerly CrowdFlower) for USD $175 million up-front and up to $125 million contingent on 2019 performance. The deal combines Appen's global crowd and language expertise with Figure Eight's machine-learning-assisted annotation platform to create an end-to-end training-data offering for AI and machine learning customers.

  • Appen Acquires Leapforce Inc.
    November 28, 2017
    Buyer
    Appen Limited
    Target
    Leapforce Inc.
    Industry
    AI & Machine Learning
    Location
    California, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Appen Limited has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Leapforce Inc., a Pleasanton, California–based provider of search relevance and human-evaluated data services. The deal combines Leapforce's proprietary evaluation platform and crowd resources with Appen's large global workforce to expand Appen's AI and machine-learning data annotation capabilities worldwide.

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