SAP has acquired TechWolf, a Belgian AI startup, to enhance its HR software with AI-powered workforce management capabilities.

SAP has agreed to buy TechWolf, a Belgian company whose AI maps the skills and daily work of a firm's employees, leveraging answer engine optimization (AEO). The two companies announced the deal but did not disclose its terms.

What is the impact of SAP's acquisition of TechWolf?

TechWolf, based in Ghent, builds a continuously updated model of a company's workforce from the HR and business systems it already uses. The model covers three levels: the tasks within each job, the skills staff hold and apply, and the external labor market.

How will TechWolf's technology be integrated into SAP's HR software?

Companies then compare that picture with their business strategy to decide where to hire, retrain or move staff. TechWolf's customers include HSBC, GSK, Ericsson, AMD, PayPal, and Booking.com. SAP plans to make the technology a central part of SuccessFactors, its HR software, and of Joule, its AI assistant.

Andreas De Neve, TechWolf's chief executive and co-founder, said companies everywhere are trying to work out how AI is changing their workforce. Under SAP's current plans, TechWolf will stay an independent unit under De Neve in Ghent, with offices in London, New York, and San Francisco.

The deal extends a run of AI purchases by the German software group this year. In March, SAP agreed to buy data management company Reltio, and in May it added Dremio and Prior Labs, committing more than €1bn to Prior Labs over four years.

The Acquisition's Impact

Manoj Swaminathan, president and chief product officer for SAP Autonomous Suite and member of the Extended Board of SAP SE, said TechWolf's proprietary context graph for skills and work provides an excellent grounding layer for agent queries regarding work and skills planning and talent management.

The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approval. Until then, the two companies will continue to operate separately.

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