D-ID, an Israeli company known for creating interactive avatars, is acquiring Simpleshow, a German video company that uses AI agents for face-to-face conversations. To fund this deal, D-ID raised tens of millions of dollars, and the acquisition is valued at about $60 million.
Simpleshow has about twice as many employees as D-ID, which currently has 65 staff members and offices in Tel Aviv and New York. The merger is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2025, pending regulatory approval.
The acquisition will let D-ID combine its interactive avatars with simpleshow’s corporate video tools.
Together, they will create a single solution that enables two-way, natural communication, simulating human-like conversations for large organizations.
Simpleshow, based in Berlin, has about 130 employees and offices in the U.S.. The company works with more than 1,350 enterprise clients, including big names like Microsoft, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Mercedes, Colgate, eBay, and BMW.
Before the acquisition, D-ID and simpleshow had already partnered successfully. Together, they closed new deals and upsells with companies such as Apple, Daimler, Porsche, Nestlé, and Tata. D-ID has also sent quotes to over 140 additional simpleshow customers.
The simpleshow team, which includes about 60 sales and growth professionals in Europe and the U.S., will take charge of marketing for the new combined platform.
When simpleshow’s management visited Israel for merger talks, the war with Iran broke out, leaving the German team stranded in Tel Aviv because flights were suspended.
Despite alarms and explosions, some near D-ID’s headquarters, both sides said the crisis actually strengthened their partnership.
“Our vision is to make corporate communication more human, scalable, and efficient,” says Gil Perry, CEO and co-founder of D-ID. “By combining the two companies’ tech stacks and providing simpleshow’s clients with advanced AI solutions, we are well-positioned to lead the Interactive Digital Human market.”
D-ID creates hyper-realistic digital humans that act as new communication tools for AI models and autonomous agents. These solutions aim to transform corporate communications with advanced and secure technology.
Simpleshow is a global leader in AI-powered explainer videos. It helps organizations in over 70 countries make complex messages easy to understand through a quick, accessible, and secure video creation process.
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