Consolidation

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


51 tracked companies acquired or merged, by 48 different buyers. Repeat buyers: F5 (2), Check Point (2), Cisco (2).

Model Operations 17 AI Security 11 AI Product & Platform Builders 9 AI GRC 5 Privacy Preservation 4 Data Operations 3 Consulting & Legal 2
  1. Fiddler AI → CrowdStrike

    CrowdStrike signed a definitive agreement to acquire Fiddler AI on Nov 3, 2026, to bring agent observability to its Falcon platform. Not yet closed. WSJ reports $495M combined for Fiddler and Dreadnode.

    Model Operations $80.6M raised · last round Series C Recorded 2026-11-03
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Arize AI → Dynatrace

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

    Model Operations $70.0M raised · last round Series C Recorded 2026-08-14
  7. 1touch.io → Everpure

    Data Operations
  8. AIceberg → Cranium AI

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

    AI GRC
  10. AryaXAI → Aurionpro Solutions

    Model Operations
  11. BreezeML → Instabase

    AI GRC
  12. Calliope Networks → Protege

    Data Operations
  13. Calypso AI → F5

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

    Model Operations
  15. DAIN Studios → Korber

    Consulting & Legal
  16. Deepchecks → Check Point

    Model Operations
  17. Enkrypt AI → Anaconda

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

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

    Model Operations
  20. Galileo → Cisco

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

    Privacy Preservation
  22. Happyr → Syncro Group

    AI Product & Platform Builders
  23. Headstart → Silverback United

    AI Product & Platform Builders
  24. Invariant Labs → Snyk

    AI Security
  25. Lakera → Check Point

    AI Security
  26. Langfuse → ClickHouse

    Model Operations
  27. Luminos Law → ZwillGen

    Consulting & Legal
  28. Mathison → Changeforce

    AI Product & Platform Builders
  29. NannyML → Soda

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

    AI Security
  31. Oterlu AI → Reddit Acquihired

    AI Product & Platform Builders
  32. Permiso Security → Okta

    AI Security
  33. Praice → Individuals

    AI Product & Platform Builders
  34. Prompt Security → SentinelOne

    AI Security
  35. Protect AI → Palo Alto Networks

    AI Security
  36. Robust Intelligence → Cisco

    AI Security
  37. Sarus → Datadog

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

    AI Product & Platform Builders
  39. SplxAI → Zscaler

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

    Privacy Preservation
  41. Superwise → Blattner Tech

    Model Operations
  42. SurePath AI → F5

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

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

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

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

    Model Operations
  47. Verta → Cloudera

    Model Operations
  48. WhyLabs → Apple Inc

    Model Operations
  49. YData → KPMG US

    Privacy Preservation
  50. YOOI → DataGalaxy

    AI GRC
  51. Zelros → Earnix

    AI Product & Platform Builders