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SoundHound AI Surges Following $60M Acquisition of Interactions
ByAinvest
Thursday, Sep 18, 2025 1:10 pm ET1min read
SoundHound AI's stock surged 5% to $16 after acquiring Interactions for $60 million in cash. The acquisition aims to bolster SoundHound's voice and conversational AI technology for customer service and workflow orchestration. The deal includes potential additional payments contingent on revenue milestones.
SoundHound AI, Inc. (SOUN) has announced the acquisition of Interactions Corporation, a privately held artificial intelligence company specializing in customer service and workflow orchestration. The deal, valued at up to $85 million, includes an upfront payment of $60 million in cash and a $25 million earn-out contingent on revenue milestones. The acquisition aims to enhance SoundHound's voice and conversational AI technology, expanding its reach across various industries such as retail, tech, insurance, and automotive.The acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive, adding significant global brands to SoundHound's customer base. Analysts, such as Scott Buck from H.C. Wainwright, have described the deal as a continuation of SoundHound's "rinse and repeat" horizontal expansion strategy, which has driven recent growth. Buck noted that Interactions brings complementary AI technology and a diversified client roster, creating material cross-sell and upsell opportunities. Last year's acquisition of Amelia was cited as a successful template for this strategy.
SoundHound has already reported stronger-than-expected financial results this year, including an adjusted second-quarter loss of 3 cents per share and revenue of $42.7 million. Management has also lifted its 2025 sales outlook to a range of $160 million to $178 million. The acquisition of Interactions is expected to create an upward bias to earnings forecasts and strengthen SoundHound's long-term trajectory.
While the acquisition presents potential risks such as dilution, heightened competition, customer concentration, and execution challenges, Buck argued that the Interactions deal bolsters SoundHound's financial profile and expands its growth pipeline. The stock price reacted positively to the news, surging 5% to $16.
[1] https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/reiteration/25/09/47721189/soundhound-ai-executes-expansion-playbook-again-with-interactions-deal
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