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Top startup acquisitions in January 2026

We tracked 52 startup exits in January 2026, 3 of them acquihires. 9 disclosed a price, worth $7.79bn in total. The biggest was Capital One buying Brex for $5.15bn, ahead of Mobileye and Mentee Robotics at $900m.

  1. #DateAcquirer → StartupSectorLocationPriceSize
  2. 122 JanCapital One → BrexCapital One agrees to buy Brex for $5.15 billion in cash and stockFintechSan Francisco, United States$5.15bn$1bn+
  3. 26 JanMobileye → Mentee RoboticsMobileye to buy CEO Amnon Shashua's humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics for $900MAIIsrael$900m$250m–1bn
  4. 38 JanCrowdStrike → SGNLCrowdStrike agrees to buy identity security startup SGNL for about $740 millionCybersecurityPalo Alto, United States$740m$250m–1bn
  5. 47 JanD-Wave → Quantum CircuitsD-Wave to acquire Yale spin-out Quantum Circuits for $550 million in cash and stockEnterprise softwareNew Haven, United States$550m$250m–1bn
  6. 528 JanSword Health → Kaia HealthSword Health acquires Kaia Health for $285 millionHealthtech & bioMunich, Germany$285m$250m–1bn
  7. 612 JanOpenAI → TorchOpenAI acquires Torch, a four-person health records startup, to build out ChatGPT HealthHealthtech & bioUnited States$100m$50–250m
  8. 79 JanWolters Kluwer → StandardFusionWolters Kluwer buys Vancouver GRC software firm StandardFusion for €32 millionLegal & complianceVancouver, Canada$37m< $50m
  9. 826 JanLife EV → Rad Power BikesLife EV wins bankrupt Rad Power Bikes' assets with a $13.2 million bidMobility & logisticsSeattle, United States$13.2m< $50m
  10. 95 JanCARS24 → CarInfoCARS24 buys vehicle-records app CarInfo for Rs 118 crore ($13M) ahead of possible IPOMobility & logisticsIndia$13.1m< $50m
  11. 1030 JanLY Corporation → ToretaLY Corporation acquires restaurant booking startup Toreta to bring reservations into LINETravel & hospitalityTokyo, JapanUndisclosedUndisclosed
  12. 1129 JanApple → Q.aiApple buys Israeli audio AI startup Q.ai, bringing back PrimeSense founder Aviad MaizelsAIRamat Gan, IsraelUndisclosedUndisclosed
  13. 1229 JanIris Ohyama → SEQSENSEIris Ohyama acquires security robot maker SEQSENSE to build a second robotics businessMobility & logisticsTokyo, JapanUndisclosedUndisclosed
  14. 1329 JanSpring Health → AlmaSpring Health agrees to acquire Alma, the insurance platform for independent therapistsHealthtech & bioNew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  15. 1428 JanDatadog → PropolisDatadog acquires Propolis, a two-person YC startup testing apps with AI browser agentsDeveloper toolsNew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  16. 1528 JanHandshake → CleanlabHandshake acquires Cleanlab, bringing nine data-quality researchers in-houseAISan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  17. 1627 JanCanix → TrymCanix buys cannabis cultivation software rival TrymClimate & agritechNovato, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  18. 1727 JanCompass Education → ClipboardCompass Education acquires Clipboard, the school sport and excursions platformEdtechSydney, AustraliaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  19. 1827 JanScoro → EnvoiceScoro acquires Estonian bill and expense automation startup EnvoiceFintechEstoniaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  20. 1926 JanOVHcloud → SealdOVHcloud acquires French end-to-end encryption startup SealdCybersecurityFranceUndisclosedUndisclosed
  21. 2023 JanClearScore → AcreClearScore acquires mortgage broker platform Acre to push into home lendingFintechLondon, United KingdomUndisclosedUndisclosed
  22. 2122 JanApprentice.io → GanymedeApprentice.io acquires lab data startup Ganymede to link pharma R&D with manufacturingHealthtech & bioPalo Alto, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  23. 2222 JanIzili → QottoIzili acquires pay-as-you-go solar company Qotto, expanding to six African countriesClimate & agritechBeninUndisclosedUndisclosed
  24. 2322 JanPayPal → CymbioPayPal acquires Cymbio to run its Store Sync service for AI shopping assistantsCommerce & marketingTel Aviv, IsraelUndisclosedUndisclosed
  25. 2421 JanCare.fi → AldunPeak XV-backed Care.fi acquires hospital discharge platform AldunHealthtech & bioIndiaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  26. 2521 JanHarvey → HexusHarvey acquires Hexus in its first deal to build tools for in-house legal teamsAISan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  27. 2621 JanHelium Ventures → InsurGridHelium Ventures acquires InsurGrid, a policy-data platform used by 2,500 insurance agentsFintechSan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  28. 2720 JanConnectWise → zofiQConnectWise acquires zofiQ, a Toronto maker of AI agents for MSP service desksAIToronto, CanadaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  29. 2820 JanKolsquare → StoryclashKolsquare acquires Austrian influencer marketing platform StoryclashCommerce & marketingLinz, AustriaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  30. 2920 JanNewsela → SchoolyticsNewsela acquires Schoolytics, a student data analytics platform for K-12 districtsEdtechWashington, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  31. 3020 JanProcore → DatagridProcore acquires Datagrid, a San Francisco AI startup that connects construction dataAISan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  32. 3120 JanVWO → AB TastyVWO and AB Tasty agree to merge in Everstone-backed deal creating a $100M+ revenue testing firmCommerce & marketingParis, FranceUndisclosedUndisclosed
  33. 3220 JanWonder → ClaimGrubhub parent Wonder acquires restaurant cash-back app ClaimCommerce & marketingNew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  34. 3316 JanClickHouse → LangfuseClickHouse acquires Langfuse, the open-source LLM observability platformAIBerlin, GermanyUndisclosedUndisclosed
  35. 3416 JanSnabbit → PyncSnabbit acquihires the founding team of Bengaluru home services rival PyncConsumer & mediaBengaluru, IndiaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  36. 3515 JanCloudflare → Human NativeCloudflare acquires Human Native, a London marketplace for licensing content to AI developersAILondon, United KingdomUndisclosedUndisclosed
  37. 3615 JanDelinea → StrongDMDelinea agrees to buy StrongDM to control access for developers and AI agentsCybersecurityPalo Alto, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  38. 3715 JanInfoblox → AxurInfoblox agrees to buy Axur, a Brazilian-founded firm that takes down phishing sitesCybersecurityPorto Alegre, BrazilUndisclosedUndisclosed
  39. 3815 JanPlaylist → EGYMEGYM merges into Mindbody and ClassPass parent Playlist in deal valuing group at $7.5 billionHealthtech & bioMunich, GermanyUndisclosedUndisclosed
  40. 3915 JanTeamworks → SportlogiqTeamworks acquires Sportlogiq, the Montreal hockey analytics firm used by 97% of NHL teamsData & analyticsMontreal, CanadaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  41. 4014 JanFilevine → PincitesFilevine acquires Pincites and turns its Word contract tool into LOIS for WordLegal & complianceSan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  42. 4114 JanPhenom → Included AIPhenom acquires people analytics startup Included in its seventh acquisitionHR & workUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  43. 4214 JanSPINS → MikMakSPINS acquires MikMak to tie CPG shelf data to online shopper adsCommerce & marketingNew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  44. 4313 JanBaldwin Group → ObieThe Baldwin Group completes acquisition of Obie, a Chicago insurance startup for landlordsFintechChicago, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  45. 4413 JanCrowdStrike → SeraphicCrowdStrike agrees to buy Israeli browser security startup SeraphicCybersecurityIsraelUndisclosedUndisclosed
  46. 4513 JanOMNi → JüstoGrupo OMNi buys Jüsto, reviving the Mexican online grocer a month after it shut downCommerce & marketingMexicoUndisclosedUndisclosed
  47. 469 JaniAltA → BridgeFTiAltA Holdings acquires wealth data API provider BridgeFTFintechUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  48. 478 JanEtraveli → WenrixEtraveli Group acquires Israeli flight-pricing AI startup WenrixTravel & hospitalityIsraelUndisclosedUndisclosed
  49. 488 JanIntelyCare → CareRevIntelyCare acquires hospital staffing app CareRev to cover acute and post-acute careHealthtech & bioSacramento, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  50. 498 JanSnowflake → ObserveSnowflake agrees to acquire observability startup Observe, which was built on its databaseDeveloper toolsSan Mateo, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  51. 506 JanAccenture → FacultyAccenture to acquire London AI firm Faculty; CEO Marc Warner to become Accenture CTOAILondon, United KingdomUndisclosedUndisclosed
  52. 515 JanFlutterwave → MonoFlutterwave buys Nigerian open-banking startup Mono in all-stock dealFintechNigeriaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  53. 523 JanUnnati → GramophoneUnnati agrees to take over Info Edge-backed agritech Gramophone in share-swap mergerClimate & agritechIndore, IndiaUndisclosedUndisclosed