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Top AI startup acquisitions in October 2026

We tracked 10 startup exits in October 2026, 1 of them acquihires. 3 disclosed a price, worth $10.6m in total. The biggest was Coconala buying Acrosstudio for $5.8m, ahead of XMax and Hexa Creation at $4.1m.

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#DateAcquirer → StartupSectorLocationPriceSize
17 OctCoconala → AcrosstudioCoconala buys 51% of AI consultancy Acrosstudio for ¥872 million ($5.8 million)AITokyo, Japan$5.8m< $50m
29 OctXMax → Hexa CreationXMax agrees to buy vertical GaN chip startup Hexa Creation for $4.1 millionAIUnited States$4.1m< $50m
39 OctOxford Metrics → Move AIOxford Metrics buys Move AI's assets for £525,000, a fraction of the $17.5m it raisedAILondon, United Kingdom$0.7m< $50m
413 OctPrime Intellect → MoondreamPrime Intellect acquires Moondream, maker of small open-weight vision modelsAISeattle, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
513 OctRocket Software → Geniez AIRocket Software buys Israeli mainframe AI startup Geniez AI, reportedly for up to $100MAIIsraelUndisclosedUndisclosed
69 OctApple → HuxeApple acqui-hires Huxe, the AI audio startup founded by former Google NotebookLM developersAIUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
77 Octanny → HiDeskBooking platform anny acquires Cologne AI phone-agent startup HiDeskAICologne, GermanyUndisclosedUndisclosed
87 OctAutomation Anywhere → Boost.aiAutomation Anywhere agrees to buy Norwegian voice AI company Boost.ai from Nordic CapitalAIStavanger, NorwayUndisclosedUndisclosed
95 OctCollibra → trail MLCollibra acquires Munich AI governance startup trail ML to automate compliance checksAIMunich, GermanyUndisclosedUndisclosed
105 OctZeta Global → SensoZeta Global agrees to buy Senso, the Toronto startup behind its AI search visibility productAIToronto, CanadaUndisclosedUndisclosed