HCL Technologies’ software business division -- HCLSoftware is planning to acquire Wobby, an early-stage startup providing AI Data Analyst ‘Agents’ for data warehouses, based in Antwerp, Belgium. The acquisition is expected to close by February 2026.
The company’s Data & AI division (Actian) is seeing increased demand for its metadata management, data catalog and data governance solutions and has demonstrated good growth over the last five years, driven by enterprise data management solutions. Adding Agentic AI Data Analyst capabilities will further enable customers to interact with their raw data and get fast and accurate business insights on demand.
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.
HCL Technologies is primarily engaged in providing a range of IT and business services, engineering and R&D services and modernized software products and IP-led offerings.
