HCLSoftware to acquire Belgian AI startup Wobby, to boost agentic AI capabilities

Aiming to boost its agentic AI capabilities, HCLSoftware announced that it aims to acquire Wobby, an Antwerp-based early–stage startup that provides AI data analyst agents for data warehouses. The acquisition is expected to close by February next year, the software business division of HCLTech said in a statement.  

Driven by enterprise data management solutions, HCLSoftware’s Data & AI division, Actian, has been witnessing growing demand for its metadata management, data catalog and data governance solutions over the last five years. The acqusition of Wobby will add agentic AI data analyst capabilities that will enable HCLSoftware's customers to interact with their raw data and get fast and accurate business insights on demand.

Mix of self-service analytics with AI-driven insights  

“Customers want self-service analytics with AI-driven insights that they can trust,” said Marc Potter, CEO, Actian & Portfolio General Manager of HCLSoftware’s Data & AI division. “With Wobby, Actian provides LLM-powered natural-language analytics on a unified, governed semantic layer, enabling self-service analytics that delivers context-rich, accurate insights and a foundation for scaling GenAI initiatives with confidence,” he added.

Wobby provides AI data analyst agents that enable users to query complex datasets through a natural language interface and receive actionable insights instantly.

The solution is powered by a proprietary semantic layer and agentic architecture that interprets business context, automates complex workflows and delivers high-quality analytical output at scale, complementing the knowledge graph capabilities of the Actian Data Intelligence Platform.

“Wobby is reinventing how teams do business intelligence by building AI agents that not only answer questions, but also are evolving toward proactive analytics by sharing automated insights,” said Amra Dorjbayar, CEO and Co-Founder, Wobby. “Combining Wobby’s capabilities with Actian Data Intelligence platform will offer customers a differentiated approach to data management.”