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M&A activity in the AI industry. Acquisition news, mergers, and buyouts involving artificial intelligence companies.

SpaceX Secures Option to Acquire Cursor in Massive $60 Billion Strategic Deal SpaceX has secured an option to acquire the AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion before the end of 2026. The agreement...
SpaceX enters talks for potential acquisition or investment in Cursor SpaceX has entered into discussions with AI startup Cursor regarding a significant financial arrangement. The potential deal struc...

SpaceX explores $60 billion acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor to integrate advanced development tools into its technology ecosystem. SpaceX has entered into an option agreement to acquire AI cod...
American Express announces acquisition of AI-powered expense management startup Hyper. American Express is acquiring Hyper, a startup that provides an AI-driven expense management platform for busines...

Meta paid $2 billion for AI startup Manus, a Singapore‑based firm with Chinese roots. The deal triggered a wave of Chinese AI founders re‑thinking the “Singapore‑washing” strategy, with many accelerat...

American Express is acquiring Hyper, the AI‑driven expense‑management startup that auto‑categorizes, checks policy compliance and sends filing reminders. The deal, expected to close in Q2 2026 (financ...
Caterpillar has completed the acquisition of California‑based autonomous electric tractor startup Monarch Tractor. The deal adds Monarch’s software‑defined vehicle platform, perception stack and elect...
Skild AI has bought Zebra Technologies' robotics automation unit, adding the Symmetry Fulfillment orchestration platform to its portfolio. This expands Skild’s task‑learning software across Zebra’s ha...

OpenAI has acqui‑hired all of Hiro Finance’s team, winding down its consumer app by Apr 20 and deleting data by May 13. Hiro’s AI‑driven “personal CFO” tech can simulate financial decisions, moving fr...

OpenAI confirmed the acquihire of Hiro Finance, the AI‑powered personal finance startup founded in 2023 with a ~10‑person team. Hiro will shut its service on April 20 and delete all user data by May 1...
OpenAI has acquihired Hiro Finance, adding a 10‑person team with AI‑driven personal finance expertise. The move strengthens OpenAI’s push into agent platforms like OpenClaw and expands its fintech cap...
OpenAI has acquired fintech AI startup Hiro Finance, adding a 10‑person team that built a high‑accuracy financial planning tool launched only five months ago. The acquihire expands ChatGPT’s enterpris...

OpenAI has acquihired Hiro Finance, bringing ~10 AI‑finance engineers and founder Ethan Bloch (who previously sold Digit for $230M) into its ranks. Hiro’s AI, launched just 5 months ago, was tuned for...
Meta is in talks to acquire voice‑cloning startup Play AI, which has raised $23.5 M from investors like 500 Startups and Race Capital. Integrating Play AI’s tech could power realistic voice assistants...
OpenAI is acquiring Neptune.ai for under $400M in stock, adding a proven experiment‑tracking platform used by Samsung, Roche and HP. Neptune’s $18M‑raised toolkit will deepen OpenAI’s visibility into...

OpenAI has acquired Cirrus Labs for $450M, integrating its CirrusGuard runtime monitor that blocks 95% of jailbreak attempts and detects model poisoning with 98% accuracy. This bolsters OpenAI’s LLM s...

Cisco is in advanced talks to acquire Astrix Security for $250‑$350 M, aiming to embed AI‑agent protection into its portfolio. Astrix, valued at ~3× its last round, generates $25 M revenue and recentl...
Nebius, the Nvidia‑backed AI cloud provider, is in talks to acquire Israel’s AI21 Labs after Nvidia’s deal fell through. AI21, valued at $1.4 billion in 2023 with $50 M annual revenue and a 200‑person...

Project44 has acquired LunaPath.ai, bringing AI agents that can act on live logistics data rather than just provide recommendations. By embedding LunaPath’s automation into the company's supply‑chain...
Canva has bought Sydney AI firms Simtheory and Ortto, adding an agentic AI platform and a marketing automation suite to its stack. This is Canva’s 8th AI purchase, bringing total AI‑focused spend past...