Qubika acquires Tryolabs to build an AI-native delivery arm
What's the deal? Uruguayan technology firm QubikaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has acquired TryolabsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Montevideo-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup founded in 2010. The deal folds Tryolabs' applied AI and machine learning expertise into Qubika, though the companies did not disclose financial terms.
What each side brings. Tryolabs, created by Martín Alcalá Rubí, Raúl Garreta, and Ernesto Rodríguez Di Paolo, has built production AI systems for Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups. Qubika, an enterprise data and AI services provider, was formed in 2023 from the merger of Uruguayan firms Moove ItDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and December LabsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, backed by US fund RecognizeDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →.
The key hire. Tryolabs chief executive officer Alan Descoins joins Qubika's executive team as director of AI. He will lead the company's AI strategy end to end, covering applied research, solution architecture, and responsible deployment across its AccelerateAI, Agentic Factory, and Data Foundation pillars.
What's the endgame? Qubika wants to help clients shift from digital-native to AI-native operations. The acquisition adds specialised talent plus experience in Google CloudDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and Gemini Enterprise, and creates a combined organisation of 1,100 professionals with offices across the US and Latin America.
Why now? The deal follows Qubika's acquisition of cybersecurity firm Nitra SecurityDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, the launch of QBricks — its enterprise accelerator for AI agents — and its Databricks Gold Partner status.
What they said. Ariel Ludueña, Qubika's chief executive, said combining the firms gives clients "something unique: research-level AI talent backed by enterprise-level delivery." Descoins said the tie-up lets the team "make a real impact for many more clients than we could achieve on our own."
The signal. The acquisition points to consolidation among Uruguay's technology firms as they scale AI delivery for enterprise clients. By absorbing a long-standing specialist, Qubika is betting that research depth plus delivery muscle will win larger contracts in a market driven by boardroom AI priorities.
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