Acquisitions
Jul 31, 2026
Okta Acquires AI Security Startup Permiso for $200M
Okta has acquired Permiso, an AI-focused cloud security startup, for approximately $200 million. The deal bolsters Okta's identity threat detection capabilities at a time when enterprises are scrambling to secure AI agents and non-human identities across complex cloud environments.
AI
Cybersecurity
Acquisitions
Jul 25, 2026
Midjourney Acquires Astrology App Co-Star
Midjourney, best known for its AI image generation, has acquired Co-Star, the popular personalized astrology app. The deal — terms undisclosed — signals the company's expanding ambitions well beyond visual AI.
AI
Startups
Acquisitions
Jul 25, 2026
Why Cognition Bought Poke: AI Personality Matters Now
Cognition has acquired Poke, the text-like-a-friend AI assistant, in a deal valued in the low nine figures. The move signals a broader shift in AI product strategy: how a model behaves and feels to users may matter just as much as its raw capabilities.
AI
Startups
Acquisitions
Jul 16, 2026
Whatnot Acquires AI Recommendation Startup Shaped
Livestream shopping platform Whatnot has acquired Shaped, a machine learning startup specializing in real-time recommendations and search. The deal is aimed at deepening personalization and improving product discovery as Whatnot pushes into new categories.
AI
E-Commerce
Acquisitions
Jul 8, 2026
Figma Snaps Up Vibe-Coding Startup in Latest AI Push
Figma has acquired the team behind a Y Combinator-backed vibe-coding platform that later pivoted to agent creation. The deal signals Figma's continued push to embed AI-driven development capabilities into its design ecosystem.
Acquisitions
AI
AI agents
Jul 2, 2026
Can Cursor Stay Model-Agnostic After the SpaceX Deal?
SpaceX's $60 billion deal to acquire AI coding startup Cursor raises a critical question for the industry: will Anthropic and OpenAI continue supplying their models to a tool owned by Elon Musk? The answer could reshape competitive dynamics across the entire AI developer tools market.
Acquisitions
AI coding
Anthropic
Jun 25, 2026
Adobe Snaps Up AI Enhancement Specialist Topaz Labs
Adobe has acquired Topaz Labs, the maker of popular AI-powered image and video enhancement tools. The deal signals Adobe's continued push to deepen its AI capabilities across Creative Cloud apps like Photoshop and Premiere Pro.
Acquisitions
Adobe
AI