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EXL Buys AI Data Company iMerit for $310 Million as Enterprise AI Scales Up
Mint·Thursday, 25 June 2026
Indian analytics firm EXL has agreed to acquire iMerit, an AI data and model-training company, for $310 million. The deal comes as large companies move their AI projects from small experiments to full-scale deployment, creating strong demand for high-quality data and evaluation services. iMerit specialises in exactly the kind of data work that makes AI systems function reliably.
Why It Matters
This is one of the bigger AI-sector acquisitions involving Indian companies and signals how seriously Indian firms are investing in the AI supply chain.
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