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Three patterns show up across AXON ENTERPRISE's deal book — what the team buys, how it pays, and how it integrates. The patterns are the throughline; the deals below are the evidence.
5 acquisitions. Each entry carries the deal value, financing structure, target revenue, executive commentary, and the original SEC filing — the evidence behind the patterns above.
Carbyne is a leading cloud-native emergency communications and response platform offering a full-stack, cloud-native 911 call-taking platform with embedded AI for agencies choosing to replace legacy 911 infrastructure. approximately $625.0 million base purchase price (all cash), subject to customary purchase price and working capital adjustments.
Axon FY2025 shareholder letter (Feb 24, 2026): "Our acquisitions of Prepared, which closed late last year, and Carbyne, which closed in the first quarter of 2026, are driving Axon's extension into this new product category..."
Prepared (Invictus Apps, Inc.) is a leading provider of AI-powered emergency communications software whose AI features layer on top of existing call-taking and computer-aided dispatch (CAD) systems, instantly improving efficiency and enabling faster emergency response. incremental consideration of approximately $728.2 million for the remaining 99.2% interest; total cash paid (net of cash acquired and equity consideration attributable to pre-combination service) of approximately $624.1 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.
Axon FY2025 10-K: "On October 1, 2025, we acquired the remaining 99.2% interest in Invictus Apps, Inc. ('Prepared'), a leading provider of AI-powered emergency communications software. ... Incremental consideration transferred was approximately $728.2 million..."
Dedrone is a global leader in airspace security, providing counter-drone (C-UAS) detection, tracking, identification and mitigation technology to protect against unauthorized drones. incremental consideration of approximately $391.1 million for the remaining 79.8% interest, subject to customary purchase price adjustments; existing 20.2% interest had a fair value of $112.2 million at the acquisition date (a $51.6 million non-taxable remeasurement gain was recorded).
Axon FY2024 10-K: "On October 1, 2024, we acquired the remaining 79.8% interest in Dedrone, a global leader in air space security, for incremental consideration transferred of approximately $391.1 million..."
Fusus is a global leader in real-time crime center technology that aggregates live video, data, and sensor feeds to enhance situational awareness and investigative capabilities for customers in public safety, education and enterprise. incremental consideration of approximately $241.3 million for the remaining 79.7% interest (the FY2023 10-K initially disclosed approximately $240.0 million); existing 20.3% interest had a fair value of $63.3 million at the acquisition date (a $42.3 million non-taxable remeasurement gain was recorded).
Axon FY2024 10-K: "On January 31, 2024, we acquired the remaining 79.7% interest in Fusus, a global leader in real-time crime center technology, for incremental consideration transferred of approximately $241.3 million..."
VIEVU is a body-worn camera and digital evidence competitor acquired from The Safariland Group; the acquisition added five new major city customers to Axon's Software & Sensors segment. $4.6 million in cash plus $2.5 million in common stock issued to Safariland at closing, with consideration of up to approximately 141,000 additional shares contingent upon achieving certain milestones over the following two years.
Last week, we announced the strategic acquisition of VIEVU from The Safariland Group. The purchase price consisted of $4.6 million in cash and $2.5 million in common stock issued to Safariland at closing.Axon Q1 2018 shareholder letter
Axon Q2 2018 8-K (June 21, 2018): "In the second quarter ending June 30, 2018, the Company expects to incur $1.0 million to $1.3 million in non-recurring acquisition and integration costs associated with the acquisition of VIEVU, LLC ('VIEVU') that was announced on May 4, 2018."