Since early 2026, there have been eight acquisitions (or announcements of acquisitions) by companies including OpenAI Canva. Also, Google is taking over intelligent robotics company Intrinsic from its parent Alphabet and a possible SpaceX, xAI and Tesla merger could be literally huge!
We're part way into March and 2026 has already seen a string of recent acquisitions of AI companies by other technology companies. If you aren't sure who bought what in this Big Tech AI spending spree, here are some recent acquisitions of note:
AI companies buying other AI companies
AI is eating itself and AI companies are buying up AI companies!
This week OpenAI announced it is acquiring Promptfoo, an AI security platform for identifying vulnerabilities during development. OpenAI intends to integrate the technology into its agentic 'coworker' enterprise platform OpenAI Frontier.
- OpenAI to acquire Promptfoo, OpenAI, Monday 9 March 2026
Also this week Netflix released a statement about its acquisition of InterPositive, an AI filmmaking postproduction company founded by Ben Affleck. The streaming giant says the arrangement is it “investing in creator-led innovation that keeps filmmakers at the center of the process,” including having Affleck join Netflix as a Senior Advisor.
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Fresh off the launch of Affinity as a Canva product, the online graphics company continues their push into Adobe territory. While their acquisition of Affinity last year allowed them to take on "expensive and fragmented legacy tools" ⟨ read Creative Cloud ⟩ head on, their takeover of Cavalry a fortnight ago will allow them to add motion graphics, rounding out "a full-stack Creative OS for professional work".
