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Top startup acquisitions in Europe in October 2026

We tracked 15 startup exits in October 2026. 2 disclosed a price, worth $8.7m in total. The biggest was M-KOPA buying KilpiTek for $8m, ahead of Oxford Metrics and Move AI at $0.7m.

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#DateAcquirer → StartupSectorLocationPriceSize
17 OctM-KOPA → KilpiTekM-KOPA buys Finnish phone-locking software maker KilpiTek for $8 millionFintechTampere, Finland$8m< $50m
29 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
313 OctWorkBuzz → HiveWorkBuzz acquires Newcastle employee engagement platform Hive in UK employee-listening dealHR & workNewcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomUndisclosedUndisclosed
412 OctBonial → TjekAxel Springer's Bonial takes majority stake in Copenhagen shopping-app company TjekCommerce & marketingCopenhagen, DenmarkUndisclosedUndisclosed
512 Octintelliflo → Mabel Insightsintelliflo acquires Mabel Insights, the free research and planning tool for UK financial advisersFintechUnited KingdomUndisclosedUndisclosed
69 OctSource.ag → OptimalSource.ag acquires Optimal to add autonomous climate control for greenhousesClimate & agritechLondon, United KingdomUndisclosedUndisclosed
78 OctBehavox → ApiaxBehavox acquires Zurich regtech Apiax to add cross-border compliance rules to its platformLegal & complianceZurich, SwitzerlandUndisclosedUndisclosed
87 Octanny → HiDeskBooking platform anny acquires Cologne AI phone-agent startup HiDeskAICologne, GermanyUndisclosedUndisclosed
97 OctAutomation Anywhere → Boost.aiAutomation Anywhere agrees to buy Norwegian voice AI company Boost.ai from Nordic CapitalAIStavanger, NorwayUndisclosedUndisclosed
106 OctBcas → LendorseSpain's Bcas buys Berlin student-finance startup Lendorse in its first move abroadFintechBerlin, GermanyUndisclosedUndisclosed
116 OctPersonio → CirculaPersonio acquires Berlin spend-management startup Circula in its largest deal yetFintechBerlin, GermanyUndisclosedUndisclosed
126 OctSAP → TechWolfSAP agrees to buy Belgian skills-intelligence startup TechWolf in record Belgian VC-backed exitHR & workGhent, BelgiumUndisclosedUndisclosed
136 OctUnit4 → NaptaUnit4 acquires Napta to add skills-based staffing to its ERP for consulting firmsHR & workParis, FranceUndisclosedUndisclosed
145 OctCollibra → trail MLCollibra acquires Munich AI governance startup trail ML to automate compliance checksAIMunich, GermanyUndisclosedUndisclosed
155 Octinit → Applied Autonomyinit buys 67.74% of Applied Autonomy, the Norwegian software firm behind Stavanger's driverless busMobility & logisticsKongsberg, NorwayUndisclosedUndisclosed