Consolidation

Responsible AI startups absorbed by larger platforms, and by whom.


50 tracked companies acquired or merged, by 47 different buyers. Repeat buyers: F5 (2), Check Point (2), Cisco (2).

Model Operations 16 AI Security 11 AI Product & Platform Builders 9 AI GRC 5 Privacy Preservation 4 Data Operations 3 Consulting & Legal 2
  1. Kanarys → SPV of former chief diversity officers

    Acquired in mid-2024 by a special purpose vehicle (SPV) formed by a group of former chief diversity officers

    AI Product & Platform Builders $8.0M raised · last round Series A Recorded 2026-10-14
  2. Trail ML → Collibra

    Acquired by Collibra (deal terms undisclosed) to automate AI governance from policy to production; trail ML now part of Collibra, announced October 2026

    AI GRC $1.4M raised · last round Pre-Seed Recorded 2026-10-05
  3. Haize Labs → Beacon

    Acquired by Beacon (a holding company operating 45 "Main Street" software businesses) to bring AI red-teaming/eval capabilities across its portfolio, announced September 2026

    Model Operations $20.0M raised · last round Seed Recorded 2026-09-17
  4. Guardrails AI → Harvey

    Acquired by Harvey (legal AI), announced alongside Harvey's $550M raise at a $15.6B valuation, September 2026

    Model Operations $7.5M raised · last round Seed Recorded 2026-09-09
  5. Arize AI → Dynatrace

    Acquired by Dynatrace for ~$915M, announced August 2026

    Model Operations $70.0M raised · last round Series C Recorded 2026-08-14
  6. 1touch.io → Everpure

    Data Operations
  7. AIceberg → Cranium AI

    Model Operations $10.0M raised · last round Seed
  8. Anch AI → Fairly AI

    AI GRC
  9. AryaXAI → Aurionpro Solutions

    Model Operations
  10. BreezeML → Instabase

    AI GRC
  11. Calliope Networks → Protege

    Data Operations
  12. Calypso AI → F5

    AI Security $41.0M raised · last round Series A
  13. Cleanlab AI → Handshake

    Model Operations
  14. DAIN Studios → Korber

    Consulting & Legal
  15. Deepchecks → Check Point

    Model Operations
  16. Enkrypt AI → Anaconda

    AI Security $2.4M raised · last round Seed
  17. FairNow → AuditBoard

    AI GRC $3.5M raised · last round Seed
  18. Feedback Intelligence → ActiveCampaign

    Model Operations
  19. Galileo → Cisco

    Model Operations $45.0M raised · last round Series B
  20. Gretel → NVIDIA

    Privacy Preservation
  21. Happyr → Syncro Group

    AI Product & Platform Builders
  22. Headstart → Silverback United

    AI Product & Platform Builders
  23. Invariant Labs → Snyk

    AI Security
  24. Lakera → Check Point

    AI Security
  25. Langfuse → ClickHouse

    Model Operations
  26. Luminos Law → ZwillGen

    Consulting & Legal
  27. Mathison → Changeforce

    AI Product & Platform Builders
  28. NannyML → Soda

    Model Operations $1.8M raised · last round Pre-Seed
  29. Oasis Security → Cyera

    AI Security
  30. Oterlu AI → Reddit Acquihired

    AI Product & Platform Builders
  31. Permiso Security → Okta

    AI Security
  32. Praice → Individuals

    AI Product & Platform Builders
  33. Prompt Security → SentinelOne

    AI Security
  34. Protect AI → Palo Alto Networks

    AI Security
  35. Robust Intelligence → Cisco

    AI Security
  36. Sarus → Datadog

    Privacy Preservation $1.0M raised · last round Seed
  37. Spectrum Labs → ActiveFence

    AI Product & Platform Builders
  38. SplxAI → Zscaler

    AI Security $9.0M raised · last round Pre-Seed
  39. Statice → Anonos

    Privacy Preservation
  40. Superwise → Blattner Tech

    Model Operations
  41. SurePath AI → F5

    AI Security $5.2M raised · last round Undisclosed
  42. Talenya → Paycor

    AI Product & Platform Builders
  43. Tasq AI → BLEND Merged

    Data Operations $4.0M raised · last round Seed
  44. Traceloop → ServiceNow

    Model Operations $6.1M raised · last round Seed
  45. TruEra → Snowflake

    Model Operations
  46. Verta → Cloudera

    Model Operations
  47. WhyLabs → Apple Inc

    Model Operations
  48. YData → KPMG US

    Privacy Preservation
  49. YOOI → DataGalaxy

    AI GRC
  50. Zelros → Earnix

    AI Product & Platform Builders