{"id":1601,"date":"2026-05-05T00:58:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T00:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gw.adampg777.com\/?p=1601"},"modified":"2026-05-05T00:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T00:58:20","slug":"waracle-acquires-inov8-in-data-and-ai-growth-plan-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gw.adampg777.com\/?p=1601","title":{"rendered":"Waracle acquires Inov8 in data and AI growth plan \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/David-Tuck-and-Brian-Graham.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-194788 lazyload\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/David-Tuck-and-Brian-Graham.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-194788 lazyload\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/David-Tuck-and-Brian-Graham.png 794w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/David-Tuck-and-Brian-Graham-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/David-Tuck-and-Brian-Graham-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/David-Tuck-and-Brian-Graham-600x405.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Partners: David Tuck and Brian Graham<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Waracle, a UK digital product consultancy, is acquiring Inov8, an Edinburgh-based cloud and data services consultancy. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The deal aligns with Waracle\u2019s strategy to increase the percentage of revenue from its data and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The acquisition pairs the 300-strong team at Waracle, which specialises in digital product development, with Inov8 Consulting\u2019s team of 28, which is focused on cloud services, data services and AI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It follows Waracle\u2019s acquisition of HackSoft, a software engineering operation in Sofia, Bulgaria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Waracle CEO David Tuck said: \u201cWe worked really hard to find a data and AI consultancy that matched not only our ambitions, but also our values and culture.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cWe have made massive strides over the last 18 months, and the talent within Inov8 will help us further our ambitions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Inov8 CEO Brian Graham, who founded the company in 2011, said: \u201cWe have spent a lot of time with David and other members of the Waracle leadership team getting to know them and the business.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cWe know that joining forces at this moment will provide a great opportunity to be part of Waracle\u2019s continued growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Turnover at Waracle, which was acquired by Edinburgh-based Exception in 2016, grew by over 30% in 2025. Pre-tax profits came in just below \u00a32 million. It aims to build the workforce to 500 by 2028.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.5.3) simplesharebuttons.com -->           \t            <\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '1192059580980274'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script>#Waracle #acquires #Inov8 #data #growth #plan #Daily #Business<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Partners: David Tuck and Brian Graham Waracle, a UK digital product consultancy, is acquiring Inov8, an Edinburgh-based cloud and data services consultancy. 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