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Top startup acquisitions in North America in September 2026

We tracked 33 startup exits in September 2026, 1 of them acquihires. 10 disclosed a price, worth $26.05bn in total. The biggest was Nvidia buying Hugging Face for $12.93bn, ahead of AMD and World Labs at $8.2bn.

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  1. #DateAcquirer → StartupSectorLocationPriceSize
  2. 13 SepNvidia → Hugging FaceNvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for $12.93 billionAINew York, United States$12.93bn$1bn+
  3. 228 SepAMD → World LabsAMD agrees to buy Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2 billion in stockAISan Francisco, United States$8.2bn$1bn+
  4. 329 SepSalesforce → Listen LabsSalesforce agrees to acquire AI customer research startup Listen LabsAISan Francisco, United States$2bn$1bn+
  5. 410 SepBending Spoons → MiroBending Spoons agrees to buy Miro for $1.355 billion in an all-cash dealEnterprise softwareSan Francisco, United States$1.36bn$1bn+
  6. 51 SepPalo Alto Networks → ConsolePalo Alto Networks acquires AI help-desk startup Console, reportedly for $500 millionAIUnited States$500m$250m–1bn
  7. 628 SepValley National Bancorp → BluevineValley National Bancorp agrees to buy small-business banking fintech Bluevine for $340 millionFintechJersey City, United States$340m$250m–1bn
  8. 716 SepSword Health → HeadspaceSword Health agrees to buy Headspace in all-cash deal worth up to $300 millionHealthtech & bioUnited States$300m$250m–1bn
  9. 830 SepGrindr → FreddieGrindr agrees to buy HIV-prevention telehealth provider Freddie for $250 millionHealthtech & bioCalgary, Canada$250m$250m–1bn
  10. 91 SepDescartes → ExtensivDescartes acquires 3PL warehouse software maker Extensiv for $120 millionMobility & logisticsUnited States$120m$50–250m
  11. 1022 SepVenn → ZumaVenn acquires a16z-backed AI leasing startup Zuma for $50 millionProptechSanta Monica, United States$50m$50–250m
  12. 1130 SepClio → Learned HandClio acquires Learned Hand, a startup building AI tools for judgesLegal & complianceUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  13. 1230 SepStripe → ParafinStripe agrees to acquire Parafin, the embedded lender behind DoorDash and Gusto credit offersFintechSan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  14. 1330 SepZoomInfo → DoubleO.aiZoomInfo acquires DoubleO.ai to run sales and marketing work with AI agentsAISan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  15. 1429 SepPearson → WorkeraPearson agrees to acquire AI skills assessment startup WorkeraEdtechPalo Alto, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  16. 1528 SepFortitude Re → DayforwardFortitude Re acquires the assets of insurtech Dayforward to form Fortitude LifeFintechUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  17. 1624 SepDatabricks → Row ZeroDatabricks acquires Seattle spreadsheet startup Row Zero to add spreadsheets to its Genie AI agentData & analyticsSeattle, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  18. 1724 SepLiveKit → Loophole LabsLiveKit acquires Loophole Labs to make its AI agents start in under three secondsDeveloper toolsNew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  19. 1821 SepAscend Learning → M7 HealthAscend Learning acquires nurse-scheduling startup M7 HealthHealthtech & bioUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  20. 1921 SepBlackLine → NetNowBlackLine acquires NetNow to bring credit checks into its invoice-to-cash softwareFintechToronto, CanadaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  21. 2021 SepDexCare → Mila HealthDexCare acquires Mila Health to extend its AI agents from scheduling to care coordinationHealthtech & bioSeattle, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  22. 2117 SepBeacon Software → Haize LabsBeacon Software acquires AI red-teaming startup Haize LabsAINew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  23. 2215 SepMedallion → AndrosMedallion acquires credentials verification organisation AndrosHealthtech & bioNew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  24. 2314 SepHello Patient → Converse HealthHello Patient acquires Converse Health to add back-office AI agents for medical practicesHealthtech & bioUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  25. 2414 SepSuperhuman → FathomSuperhuman acquires AI meeting notetaker FathomAISan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  26. 2514 SepYardi → Sidero LabsYardi acquires Sidero Labs, maker of the Talos Linux operating system for KubernetesDeveloper toolsGoleta, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  27. 2610 SepCognition → Dioxus LabsCognition hires the Dioxus Labs team to work on its Devin coding agentDeveloper toolsSan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  28. 279 SepH1 → Defacto HealthH1 acquires provider network data startup Defacto HealthHealthtech & bioUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  29. 289 SepHarvey → Guardrails AIHarvey acquires Guardrails AI to make its legal agents more reliableAISan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  30. 299 SepPayNearMe → Marr LabsPayNearMe buys Marr Labs' AI agent technology and hires its teamFintechSan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  31. 309 SepShopify → Tailwind LabsShopify acquires Tailwind Labs, the company behind the Tailwind CSS frameworkDeveloper toolsCanadaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  32. 317 SepSurfshark → OpterySurfshark buys majority stake in data-removal startup OpteryCybersecuritySan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  33. 322 SepNetSPI → SynackNetSPI and Synack merge to form KKR-owned offensive security firm with $200M+ revenueCybersecurityRedwood City, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  34. 331 SepTyfone → ATTUNETyfone acquires ATTUNE to add account opening and loan origination for community banksFintechNew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed