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SoundHound Acquires LivePerson for $250M Enterprise Value — AI Voice Platform Swallows Legacy Messaging SaaS at Steep Discount
SoundHound AI announced an all-stock acquisition of LivePerson (1B+ messages/month) at $43M equity value ($250M enterprise value) — a fraction of LivePerson's former multi-billion valuation. The deal creates an omnichannel conversational AI platform spanning voice and digital messaging, targeting $350-400M combined revenue by 2027 with $500M cross-sell opportunity. For builders: legacy customer support SaaS is being consolidated by AI-native acquirers at pennies on the dollar, and the acquirer's fifth deal signals a repeatable roll-up playbook.
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