Startup acquisitions — who bought whom, deal terms, and the strategic reasons behind M&A.
Guidewire buys Hyperexponential for $1.7B in cash
Guidewire announced the acquisition of Hyperexponential for $1.7 billion in cash, with the deal expected to close next year. The total deal value reac…
AI law firm Crosby bids on disintegrating, famed firm Weil Gotshal
Two-year-old AI-first law firm Crosby has bid to acquire assets from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, the white-shoe Wall Street firm preparing for dissolution…
Salesforce’s M&A spree continues with a reported $375M deal for defense tech startup Rune
Salesforce agreed to acquire Rune Technologies, an AI startup that helps the U.S. military predict supply needs and manage logistics, for $375 million…
OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings acquires ADT
Thrive Holdings, the holding company backed by OpenAI and spun out from Josh Kushner's Thrive Capital, has acquired physical security company ADT for …
When A Startup Sells, Its Employees’ Equity Plans Can Change Overnight
# Startup Acquisitions Trigger Sudden Shifts in Employee Equity Payouts When a startup gets acquired, employees often discover their equity arrangeme…
Acquirers Are Snapping Up Boom-Era Startups That Haven’t Raised Funding In Years
Consolidation is reshaping the startup landscape as acquirers pick off stalled unicorns from the 2021 boom era at steep discounts. Airtable, Headspace…
Instacart reportedly discussed selling itself with DoorDash and Uber
Instacart held acquisition discussions with DoorDash and Uber, according to reporting from TechCrunch. The grocery delivery company explored strategic…
Apple discloses deal to hire team and license tech from personalized podcast startup Huxe
Apple has entered into a deal with Huxe, a startup focused on personalized podcasts, to hire members of its team and license its technology, according…
Crunchbase Data Shows AI’s Most Active Startups Are Becoming Serial Acquirers
Some of the AI industry's fastest-growing startups are becoming serial acquirers, according to Crunchbase data. These companies buy smaller firms to f…
AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 billion
AMD is acquiring World Labs, the AI startup founded by Fei-Fei Li, for $8.2 billion in cash and stock. The deal marks a major play by the chipmaker to…
Databricks buys Row Zero and is scouting for more startups to acquire
Databricks continues its acquisition strategy with the purchase of Row Zero, a cloud spreadsheet platform. The deal marks another step in the data and…
The Emerging M&A Map For AI Agent Security
AI agents are becoming legitimate enterprise actors, and the security infrastructure built around them will reshape corporate identity and access mana…