What AI startups has Microsoft acquired?
FalcoScan's AI Graveyard (data updated 7 October 2026) records 2 AI products bought by Microsoft: Clipchamp (2021) and Nuance (2022). Nuance still runs; no source yet says whether Clipchamp still runs. The graveyard counts only AI products FalcoScan tracks, so this is not a full list of Microsoft's acquisitions.
Every AI product Microsoft bought
Oldest purchase first. Open a name for its FalcoScan record, or a source to read it there.
| Product | Year bought | What happened since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clipchamp | 2021 | Not established | microsoft.com |
| Nuance | 2022 | Still runs | news.microsoft.com |
Questions and answers
How many AI startups has Microsoft acquired?
FalcoScan's AI Graveyard (data updated 7 October 2026) records 2 AI products bought by Microsoft: Clipchamp (2021) and Nuance (2022). The graveyard counts only AI products FalcoScan tracks, so this is not a full list of Microsoft's acquisitions.
Do the AI products Microsoft bought still run?
According to FalcoScan's AI Graveyard (data updated 7 October 2026), of the 2 AI products Microsoft bought, Nuance still runs; no source yet says whether Clipchamp still runs.
Which companies buy the most AI startups?
Of the 138 products in FalcoScan's AI Graveyard (data updated 7 October 2026), NVIDIA and Canva bought the most: 4 each (NVIDIA: OctoAI, Run:ai, Gretel and Lepton AI; Canva: Remove.bg, Smartmockups, Unscreen and Affinity). In all, 88 companies bought products in the graveyard, and 14 bought two or more.
Other companies that bought two or more
Every buyer, with counts Every product in the AI Graveyard How a product is marked shut down or acquired