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Top AI startup acquisitions in April 2026

We tracked 11 startup exits in April 2026, 1 of them acquihires. 1 disclosed a price, worth $1.3bn in total. The biggest was Credo buying DustPhotonics for $1.3bn.

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#DateAcquirer → StartupSectorLocationPriceSize
113 AprCredo → DustPhotonicsCredo agrees to buy Israeli silicon photonics startup DustPhotonics for up to $1.3 billionAIIsrael$1.3bn$1bn+
230 AprPalo Alto Networks → PortkeyPalo Alto Networks agrees to acquire AI gateway startup PortkeyAISan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
329 AprAugment → MerlinAugment acquires stealth startup Merlin to take its AI teammate into wholesale distributionAISan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
424 AprCohere → Aleph AlphaCohere agrees to combine with German AI startup Aleph Alpha, with Schwarz Group backingAIHeidelberg, GermanyUndisclosedUndisclosed
517 AprMicrosoft → FintoolMicrosoft acquires Fintool, a Y Combinator AI startup for financial researchAISan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
614 AprFalak Holding → KernelFalak Holding acquires majority stake in applied AI company KernelAISaudi ArabiaUndisclosedUndisclosed
714 AprSanas → Tomato.aiSanas acquires real-time voice transformation startup Tomato.aiAIUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
89 AprCisco → GalileoCisco to acquire Galileo, the AI agent evaluation and observability startup, for SplunkAISan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
99 AprMotorola Solutions → HyperMotorola Solutions acquires Hyper, a startup whose AI agents answer non-emergency 911 callsAIToronto, CanadaUndisclosedUndisclosed
108 AprCanva → SimtheoryCanva acquires Simtheory, the Sharkey brothers' AI agent platform, ahead of Canva CreateAISydney, AustraliaUndisclosedUndisclosed
118 AprExotel → DubverseExotel acqui-hires Dubverse's voice AI team, co-founders to lead analytics and AIAIIndiaUndisclosedUndisclosed