Nvidia Agrees to $12.9B Hugging Face Acquisition
Nvidia has reportedly agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, nearly doubling last year's rejected $7 billion offer, though the deal remains unsigned and could still fall apart.
Acquisitions News and Analysis
12 verified stories covering Acquisitions, product updates and industry developments.
Hugging Face Taps Banks to Explore Sale at $13B Valuation
Hugging Face has hired banks to explore a sale near $13 billion, but Bloomberg and TechCrunch say no deal or specific buyer has emerged yet.
Stripe to Acquire OpenRouter for Over $7 Billion
Stripe is buying AI model router OpenRouter in a deal reported at more than $7 billion, folding model selection into payment settlement just three months after a $1.3 billion valuation.
Persistent Systems moves to buy Nagarro for $1.45B
Digital engineering consolidation as AI changes services margins.
Salesforce acquires Contentful to fill Agentforce content gap
Salesforce signed a definitive agreement to acquire headless CMS provider Contentful, reportedly for $1-1.5 billion, far below its 2021 valuation.
Anthropic buys Stainless, the SDK layer behind AI APIs
Anthropic is taking control of an SDK generator used across the AI industry as agents push models deeper into software systems.
Microsoft and SpaceX circle diffusion LLM startup Inception
Stanford spinout Inception is drawing takeover interest at a price above $1 billion because its diffusion-based language model promises parallel token generation.
SAP Bets $1.16 Billion on Prior Labs and Tabular AI
SAP is buying Germany’s Prior Labs to bring foundation models for structured enterprise data into its AI stack.
SpaceX obtains option to acquire Cursor for $60 billion
SpaceX has disclosed an option to buy AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion, a 20% premium over its current $50 billion valuation, as Elon Musk tightens his grip on the developer tools market through SpaceX, xAI, and Cursor.
Anthropic closes first acquisition ever, buys biotech startup Coefficient Bio for $400 million
Anthropic has made its first acquisition since its founding, purchasing stealth-mode biotech startup Coefficient Bio for $400 million in an all-stock deal, signaling a strategic shift from selling general-purpose model capabilities to building deep domain expertise in life sciences.
OpenAI acquires Silicon Valley tech talk show TBPN
OpenAI has acquired TBPN, a popular Silicon Valley tech talk show, marking its first purchase of a media company. The deal raises questions about editorial independence and OpenAI's broader strategy to build a media and cultural platform.
OpenAI Acquires Personal Finance AI Hiro
OpenAI has acquired Hiro Finance, a personal AI finance startup founded by Digit creator Ethan Bloch, to bolster ChatGPT's financial capabilities and advance its super-app strategy.