Sprout Social, a provider of social media management software, completed the acquisition of Repustate, an innovative sentiment analysis and natural language processing company. Financial terms were not disclosed. “Sentiment analysis and artificial intelligence are key to managing social media at scale and with the addition of Repustate technology, we’re excited to bring an even deeper set of capabilities to our customers. We believe the addition of Repustate’s AI, domain expertise and talented team will accelerate our technology roadmap across core Sprout products including aspect-based and industry sentiment within our social listening capabilities and enhanced functionality for inbox messaging and social customer care,” Justyn Howard, Sprout Social CEO and Co-Founder.