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Top AI startup acquisitions in February 2026

We tracked 10 startup exits in February 2026. 3 disclosed a price, worth $285m in total. The biggest was Nebius buying Tavily for $275m, ahead of Smart Eye and Sightic at $6.4m.

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#DateAcquirer → StartupSectorLocationPriceSize
110 FebNebius → TavilyNebius agrees to buy agentic search startup Tavily in deal reported at $275 millionAIIsrael$275m$250m–1bn
24 FebSmart Eye → SighticSmart Eye buys Swedish impairment-detection startup Sightic for SEK 60.5 million in sharesAIGothenburg, Sweden$6.4m< $50m
327 FebThermax → ExactSpaceThermax takes control of industrial AI startup Exactspace for Rs 30.48 crore ($3.4M)AIBengaluru, India$3.4m< $50m
425 FebAnthropic → VerceptAnthropic acquires Vercept, Seattle maker of the Vy computer-use agent, to strengthen ClaudeAISeattle, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
524 FebRadiant → OriBrookfield's Radiant merges with London AI cloud startup Ori to build integrated AI factoriesAILondon, United KingdomUndisclosedUndisclosed
623 FebNvidia → IllumexNvidia acquires Israeli data startup Illumex to help enterprises put AI agents to workAITel Aviv, IsraelUndisclosedUndisclosed
718 FebFoundry → GriptapeFoundry, maker of Nuke, acquires Seattle AI orchestration startup GriptapeAISeattle, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
810 FebLabelbox → UpcraftLabelbox acquires AI sales agent startup Upcraft to grow its Alignerr expert networkAIChicago, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
96 FebUiPath → WorkFusionUiPath acquires WorkFusion, maker of AI agents for bank financial crime complianceAINew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
103 FebActiveCampaign → Feedback IntelligenceActiveCampaign acquires AI agent evaluation startup Feedback IntelligenceAIBerkeley, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed