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Top startup acquisitions in September 2026

We tracked 62 startup exits in September 2026, 2 of them acquihires. 16 disclosed a price, worth $28.05bn in total. The biggest was Nvidia buying Hugging Face for $12.93bn, ahead of AMD and World Labs at $8.2bn.

  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. 415 SepGrab → Atome FinancialGrab agrees to buy 60% of BNPL lender Atome Financial for $1.49 billion in cashFintechSingapore$1.49bn$1bn+
  6. 510 SepBending Spoons → MiroBending Spoons agrees to buy Miro for $1.355 billion in an all-cash dealEnterprise softwareSan Francisco, United States$1.36bn$1bn+
  7. 61 SepPalo Alto Networks → ConsolePalo Alto Networks acquires AI help-desk startup Console, reportedly for $500 millionAIUnited States$500m$250m–1bn
  8. 78 SepCircle → TazapayCircle agrees to buy Singapore payments startup Tazapay for $400M in stockFintechSingapore$400m$250m–1bn
  9. 828 SepValley National Bancorp → BluevineValley National Bancorp agrees to buy small-business banking fintech Bluevine for $340 millionFintechJersey City, United States$340m$250m–1bn
  10. 916 SepSword Health → HeadspaceSword Health agrees to buy Headspace in all-cash deal worth up to $300 millionHealthtech & bioUnited States$300m$250m–1bn
  11. 1030 SepGrindr → FreddieGrindr agrees to buy HIV-prevention telehealth provider Freddie for $250 millionHealthtech & bioCalgary, Canada$250m$250m–1bn
  12. 111 SepDescartes → ExtensivDescartes acquires 3PL warehouse software maker Extensiv for $120 millionMobility & logisticsUnited States$120m$50–250m
  13. 1210 SepGreenly → NormativeGreenly acquires Stockholm carbon accounting rival NormativeClimate & agritechStockholm, Sweden$74.3m$50–250m
  14. 1322 SepVenn → ZumaVenn acquires a16z-backed AI leasing startup Zuma for $50 millionProptechSanta Monica, United States$50m$50–250m
  15. 141 SepCallstack → MargeloCallstack acquires Vienna's Margelo in deal valuing it above €20 millionDeveloper toolsVienna, Austria$23.2m< $50m
  16. 153 SepSwipejobs → Expert360Swipejobs to buy Expert360 in a sale that reportedly leaves its founder with nothingHR & workSydney, Australia$11.2m< $50m
  17. 1628 SepHCLSoftware → Robotiq.aiHCLSoftware to buy Croatian automation startup Robotiq.ai for €9 millionEnterprise softwareZagreb, Croatia$10.4m< $50m
  18. 1730 SepClio → Learned HandClio acquires Learned Hand, a startup building AI tools for judgesLegal & complianceUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  19. 1830 SepOpenMetal → EconomizeOpenMetal acquires cloud cost management startup EconomizeEnterprise softwareIndiaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  20. 1930 SepStripe → ParafinStripe agrees to acquire Parafin, the embedded lender behind DoorDash and Gusto credit offersFintechSan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  21. 2030 SepZoomInfo → DoubleO.aiZoomInfo acquires DoubleO.ai to run sales and marketing work with AI agentsAISan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  22. 2129 SepPearson → WorkeraPearson agrees to acquire AI skills assessment startup WorkeraEdtechPalo Alto, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  23. 2228 SepFortitude Re → DayforwardFortitude Re acquires the assets of insurtech Dayforward to form Fortitude LifeFintechUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  24. 2326 SepEYSA → JoinupEYSA acquires corporate mobility platform Joinup as Spain's new mobility law takes holdMobility & logisticsSpainUndisclosedUndisclosed
  25. 2424 SepDatabricks → Row ZeroDatabricks acquires Seattle spreadsheet startup Row Zero to add spreadsheets to its Genie AI agentData & analyticsSeattle, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  26. 2524 SepLiveKit → Loophole LabsLiveKit acquires Loophole Labs to make its AI agents start in under three secondsDeveloper toolsNew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  27. 2623 SepUpwind → AegisUpwind acquires nine-month-old Israeli AI security startup Aegis to launch an AI research labCybersecurityIsraelUndisclosedUndisclosed
  28. 2722 SepLuno → GTXNLuno acquires Kenya's GTXN to own its cross-border payment railsFintechNairobi, KenyaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  29. 2822 SepMistral AI → PimentoMistral AI acquires Paris ad-creation startup Pimento in its third deal of 2026AIParis, FranceUndisclosedUndisclosed
  30. 2921 SepAscend Learning → M7 HealthAscend Learning acquires nurse-scheduling startup M7 HealthHealthtech & bioUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  31. 3021 SepBlackLine → NetNowBlackLine acquires NetNow to bring credit checks into its invoice-to-cash softwareFintechToronto, CanadaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  32. 3121 SepDexCare → Mila HealthDexCare acquires Mila Health to extend its AI agents from scheduling to care coordinationHealthtech & bioSeattle, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  33. 3217 SepBeacon Software → Haize LabsBeacon Software acquires AI red-teaming startup Haize LabsAINew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  34. 3317 SepUnstop → PerspectAIUnstop acquires AI talent-assessment startup PerspectAI in all-equity dealHR & workHyderabad, IndiaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  35. 3415 SepEndra → PlanlabsEndra acquires Swiss AI startup Planlabs to move into mechanical engineeringAISwitzerlandUndisclosedUndisclosed
  36. 3515 SepMedallion → AndrosMedallion acquires credentials verification organisation AndrosHealthtech & bioNew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  37. 3614 SepHello Patient → Converse HealthHello Patient acquires Converse Health to add back-office AI agents for medical practicesHealthtech & bioUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  38. 3714 SepSuperhuman → FathomSuperhuman acquires AI meeting notetaker FathomAISan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  39. 3814 SepYardi → Sidero LabsYardi acquires Sidero Labs, maker of the Talos Linux operating system for KubernetesDeveloper toolsGoleta, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  40. 3911 SepMyRealTrip → CreatripMyRealTrip acquires inbound travel platform Creatrip in a share swapTravel & hospitalitySouth KoreaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  41. 4010 SepBiorsaf → CookiFood-safety startup Biorsaf acquires Cooki as P101 leads its new funding roundLegal & complianceBologna, ItalyUndisclosedUndisclosed
  42. 4110 SepCognition → Dioxus LabsCognition hires the Dioxus Labs team to work on its Devin coding agentDeveloper toolsSan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  43. 4210 SepMynt → CostPocketMynt acquires Estonian expense-management startup CostPocketFintechTallinn, EstoniaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  44. 439 SepCreditChek → AlgosysNigeria's CreditChek acquires Ugandan core banking startup AlgosysFintechUgandaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  45. 449 SepH1 → Defacto HealthH1 acquires provider network data startup Defacto HealthHealthtech & bioUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  46. 459 SepHarvey → Guardrails AIHarvey acquires Guardrails AI to make its legal agents more reliableAISan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  47. 469 SepMeta → StillaMeta acquires Swedish AI agent startup Stilla to build out Meta Business AgentAIStockholm, SwedenUndisclosedUndisclosed
  48. 479 SepMotorola Solutions → DeepNeuronicMotorola Solutions acquires Portuguese video AI startup DeepNeuronicAICovilhã, PortugalUndisclosedUndisclosed
  49. 489 SepPayNearMe → Marr LabsPayNearMe buys Marr Labs' AI agent technology and hires its teamFintechSan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  50. 499 SepShopify → Tailwind LabsShopify acquires Tailwind Labs, the company behind the Tailwind CSS frameworkDeveloper toolsCanadaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  51. 508 SepKiteworks → Bonfy.AIKiteworks acquires Israeli AI data-security startup Bonfy.AICybersecurityIsraelUndisclosedUndisclosed
  52. 518 SepLexroom → Query JuristeLexroom buys French legal AI startup Query Juriste in its first acquisitionLegal & complianceParis, FranceUndisclosedUndisclosed
  53. 527 SepSurfshark → OpterySurfshark buys majority stake in data-removal startup OpteryCybersecuritySan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  54. 534 SepSalla → PaylinkSalla acquires Saudi payments company Paylink to build out merchant paymentsFintechSaudi ArabiaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  55. 543 SepC6 Bank → AlymenteC6 Bank buys benefits fintech Alymente to enter Brazil's corporate benefits marketFintechBrazilUndisclosedUndisclosed
  56. 553 SepeComID → NilumeComID buys Stockholm AI second-hand shopping startup Nilum after $17M seed roundCommerce & marketingStockholm, SwedenUndisclosedUndisclosed
  57. 563 SepFactorial → EmpionFactorial acquires Berlin AI hiring-assessment startup Empion to grow in GermanyHR & workBerlin, GermanyUndisclosedUndisclosed
  58. 573 SepServiceNow → SweepServiceNow acquires Israeli agentic CRM startup SweepAIIsraelUndisclosedUndisclosed
  59. 582 SepAdobe → RiloAdobe acquires Indian AI marketing startup Rilo in licensing and team dealCommerce & marketingBengaluru, IndiaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  60. 592 SepAlan → TanelAlan buys Senegal's Tanel in its first acquisition in AfricaHealthtech & bioDakar, SenegalUndisclosedUndisclosed
  61. 602 SepNetSPI → SynackNetSPI and Synack merge to form KKR-owned offensive security firm with $200M+ revenueCybersecurityRedwood City, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  62. 611 SepAbwaab → EduactAbwaab acquires Egyptian teacher-software startup Eduact in second deal of 2026EdtechCairo, EgyptUndisclosedUndisclosed
  63. 621 SepTyfone → ATTUNETyfone acquires ATTUNE to add account opening and loan origination for community banksFintechNew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed