We tracked 7 startup acquisitions announced between 16–22 March 2026, across 3 regions. None disclosed a price.
Mobility & logistics accounted for 2 deals and North America for 5.
Thursday, 19 March 2026
Photo: Phillip Pessar / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0Mobility & logistics · EuropeAmazon acquires Rivr, the Zurich maker of stair-climbing delivery robotsAmazon was already an investor: its Industrial Innovation Fund and Jeff Bezos's family office both backed Rivr's $22.2 million seed round in 2024.
Photo: MarkJaysonAranda / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0Commerce & marketing · North AmericaApollo.io acquires Pocus to add revenue intelligence to its sales platformThe Coatue-backed startup's customers include Canva, Asana and Monday.com. It is the first deal under Apollo CEO Matt Curl, who took over a month earlier.
Photo: MikeRun / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0Developer tools · North AmericaOpenAI agrees to buy Astral, maker of Python tools uv and Ruff, for its Codex teamThe three tools Astral built for Python developers are downloaded hundreds of millions of times a month, and OpenAI said they will stay open source after the deal closes.
Photo: Alessandro Ambrosetti / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0Mobility & logistics · North AmericaZenobe buys Revolv, taking over 100+ electric trucks and 13 fleet sites in CaliforniaThe UK battery and fleet electrification company used the deal to enter the US commercial truck market, and the seller, GDEV Management, called it the first exit from its second fund.
