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

Meta Acquires Moltbook, the AI Agent Social Network
May 16, 2026Moltbook

Meta Acquires Moltbook, the AI Agent Social Network

Meta Acquires Moltbook, the AI Agent Social Network Meta Platforms has acquired Moltbook, a social network designed for AI agents to communicate with each other. Launched in January, Moltbook allows A...

OpenAI launches $4B Deployment Company, acquires Tomoro to embed AI engineers in enterprises
May 12, 2026Tomoro

OpenAI launches $4B Deployment Company, acquires Tomoro to embed AI engineers in enterprises

OpenAI launches $4B Deployment Company, acquires Tomoro to embed AI engineers in enterprises OpenAI has launched the OpenAI Deployment Company (DeployCo) with $4 billion in initial funding from 19 glo...

OpenAI deploys $4B PE-backed consulting venture to capture enterprise implementation revenue
May 11, 2026OpenAI

OpenAI deploys $4B PE-backed consulting venture to capture enterprise implementation revenue

OpenAI deploys $4B PE-backed consulting venture to capture enterprise implementation revenue OpenAI has raised approximately $4 billion from 19 investors including TPG, Bain Capital, and Brookfield As...

MoonPay Acquires Dawn Labs, Launches Natural-Language AI Trading Tool
May 11, 2026MoonPay

MoonPay Acquires Dawn Labs, Launches Natural-Language AI Trading Tool

MoonPay Acquires Dawn Labs, Launches Natural-Language AI Trading Tool MoonPay, a crypto payments company, has acquired AI trading startup Dawn Labs and launched Dawn CLI, a natural-language tool that...

Elon Musk dissolves xAI, merges AI operations into SpaceX as SpaceXAI ahead of IPO
May 7, 2026SpaceX

Elon Musk dissolves xAI, merges AI operations into SpaceX as SpaceXAI ahead of IPO

Elon Musk dissolves xAI, merges AI operations into SpaceX as SpaceXAI ahead of IPO Elon Musk announced on X that his AI company xAI will be dissolved as an independent entity and fully integrated into...

May 7, 2026Upstage

Upstage completes acquisition of Kakao-backed Daum operator AXZ

Upstage completes acquisition of Kakao-backed Daum operator AXZ South Korean AI startup Upstage has completed its acquisition of AXZ, the operator of the internet portal Daum, with Kakao as a key inve...

## xAI Dissolves, Merges with SpaceX to Form 'SpaceXAI'
May 7, 2026xAI

## xAI Dissolves, Merges with SpaceX to Form 'SpaceXAI'

## xAI Dissolves, Merges with SpaceX to Form 'SpaceXAI' Elon Musk announced on May 6 that xAI will be dissolved and merged with SpaceX to form a new entity called SpaceXAI. The move integrates xAI's A...

May 6, 2026Manus

Meta's planned acquisition of Manus, an AI agent startup, has been blocked by regulators, dealing a...

Meta's planned acquisition of Manus, an AI agent startup, has been blocked by regulators, dealing a blow to Meta's old-guard faction that had pushed for the deal as a counterweight to AI chief Alexand...

SAP acquires Prior Labs, invests €1B+ to build European frontier AI lab focused on structured enterprise data
May 6, 2026

SAP acquires Prior Labs, invests €1B+ to build European frontier AI lab focused on structured enterprise data

SAP acquires Prior Labs, invests €1B+ to build European frontier AI lab focused on structured enterprise data SAP has agreed to acquire Freiburg-based Prior Labs and commit over €1 billion over four y...

Lattice Semiconductor acquires AMI for $1.65B to expand AI software capabilities
May 5, 2026Lattice Semiconductor

Lattice Semiconductor acquires AMI for $1.65B to expand AI software capabilities

Lattice Semiconductor acquires AMI for $1.65B to expand AI software capabilities Lattice Semiconductor has announced the acquisition of firmware and infrastructure software firm AMI for $1.65 billion,...

Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks has announced its intent to acquire Portkey, a startup that p...
May 3, 2026Palo Alto Networks

Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks has announced its intent to acquire Portkey, a startup that p...

Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks has announced its intent to acquire Portkey, a startup that provides a centralized control plane for managing and securing autonomous AI agents. Portkey's platfo...

HOF Capital-led consortium acquires Bugatti Rimac and Rimac stakes from Porsche for ~$970M, marking VC-foray into prestige automotive
May 3, 2026HOF Capital

HOF Capital-led consortium acquires Bugatti Rimac and Rimac stakes from Porsche for ~$970M, marking VC-foray into prestige automotive

HOF Capital-led consortium acquires Bugatti Rimac and Rimac stakes from Porsche for ~$970M, marking VC-foray into prestige automotive What happened: A consortium led by New York-based venture capital...

Intel wins US antitrust approval to invest in AI chip startup SambaNova
May 2, 2026Intelo.ai

Intel wins US antitrust approval to invest in AI chip startup SambaNova

Intel wins US antitrust approval to invest in AI chip startup SambaNova US antitrust regulators have cleared Intel's planned investment in SambaNova, an AI chip startup, removing the final regulatory...

Meta acquires humanoid robot startup ARI to boost robotics and AGI development
May 2, 2026

Meta acquires humanoid robot startup ARI to boost robotics and AGI development

Meta acquires humanoid robot startup ARI to boost robotics and AGI development Meta has acquired Assured Robotics Intelligence (ARI), a startup founded in 2025 that develops foundation models for huma...

Nebius Group acquires Eigen AI to bolster inference platform, shares jump 11.8%
May 2, 2026Nebius Group

Nebius Group acquires Eigen AI to bolster inference platform, shares jump 11.8%

Nebius Group acquires Eigen AI to bolster inference platform, shares jump 11.8% Nebius Group NV (NASDAQ:NBIS) has acquired Eigen AI, an inference and post-training optimization startup, to strengthen...

Meta acquires robotics company Assured Robot Intelligence to help build humanoid technology
May 2, 2026

Meta acquires robotics company Assured Robot Intelligence to help build humanoid technology

Meta acquires robotics company Assured Robot Intelligence to help build humanoid technology Meta has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup developing AI models for robots, to accelerate its h...

China has ordered the unwinding of Meta's $2 billion acquisition of Manus, a Singapore-based AI agen...
May 2, 2026

China has ordered the unwinding of Meta's $2 billion acquisition of Manus, a Singapore-based AI agen...

China has ordered the unwinding of Meta's $2 billion acquisition of Manus, a Singapore-based AI agent startup founded by Chinese entrepreneurs. The move blocks one of the largest AI acquisitions by a...

Meta Acquires Assured Robot Intelligence to Accelerate Humanoid Robotics Push
May 2, 2026

Meta Acquires Assured Robot Intelligence to Accelerate Humanoid Robotics Push

Meta Acquires Assured Robot Intelligence to Accelerate Humanoid Robotics Push Meta has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI), a startup building foundation models for humanoid robots. ARI's team,...

May 2, 2026Nebius Group

Nebius acquires Eigen AI for $643m to bolster AI infrastructure

Nebius acquires Eigen AI for $643m to bolster AI infrastructure AI infrastructure firm Nebius has acquired Eigen AI for $643 million in a cash-and-stock deal, marking a significant consolidation move...

May 1, 2026

Meta acquires Assured Robot Intelligence to advance humanoid robotics

Meta acquires Assured Robot Intelligence to advance humanoid robotics Meta has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup focused on humanoid technology, according to a Bloomberg report. The deal...