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Top startup acquisitions in North America in 2026

We tracked 30 startup exits in 2026, 3 of them acquihires. 5 disclosed a price, worth $5.61bn in total. The biggest was Uber buying ezCater for $2.3bn, ahead of Shionogi and IntraBio at $2bn.

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  1. #DateAcquirer → StartupSectorLocationPriceSize
  2. 16 OctUber → ezCaterUber agrees to buy workplace catering marketplace ezCater for $2.3 billion in cashCommerce & marketingBoston, United States$2.3bn$1bn+
  3. 25 OctShionogi → IntraBioShionogi agrees to buy rare-disease drugmaker IntraBio for $2 billionHealthtech & bioAustin, United States$2bn$1bn+
  4. 312 OctIonQ → ElisityIonQ agrees to buy zero-trust security startup Elisity in all-stock deal worth up to $1.3 billionCybersecuritySan Jose, United States$1.3bn$1bn+
  5. 49 OctXMax → Hexa CreationXMax agrees to buy vertical GaN chip startup Hexa Creation for $4.1 millionAIUnited States$4.1m< $50m
  6. 57 OctTiny → OsoTiny buys Oso Cloud's assets for C$1.9 million as Oso's founder and team join TemporalCybersecurityNew York, United States$1.3m< $50m
  7. 613 OctAnthropic → Opaque SystemsAnthropic strikes acquihire deal for confidential-computing startup Opaque SystemsCybersecurityUndisclosedUndisclosed
  8. 713 OctCarenet Health → OrbitaCarenet Health acquires Orbita, the Boston patient engagement AI startup, in its 11th dealHealthtech & bioBoston, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  9. 813 OctHelium Ventures → JitsuHelium Ventures acquires Jitsu, the Y Combinator-backed open-source alternative to SegmentData & analyticsNew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  10. 913 OctPrime Intellect → MoondreamPrime Intellect acquires Moondream, maker of small open-weight vision modelsAISeattle, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  11. 1013 OctWorkday → C1Workday agrees to buy C1.ai, formerly ConductorOne, to govern access for people and AI agentsCybersecuritySan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  12. 1112 OctFreshworks → ToriiFreshworks agrees to buy Torii to add software and AI spend tracking to FreshserviceEnterprise softwareNew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  13. 129 OctApple → HuxeApple acqui-hires Huxe, the AI audio startup founded by former Google NotebookLM developersAIUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  14. 139 OctCapitalSage → ChimoneyCapitalSage completes Chimoney acquisition five months after the payments startup shut downFintechCanadaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  15. 149 OctCarnegie Learning → EthiqlyCarnegie Learning buys AI writing platform Ethiqly from Owl VenturesEdtechUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  16. 159 OctCloudflare → DenoCloudflare takes on Ryan Dahl's Deno team and will wind down the Deno runtime and Deno DeployDeveloper toolsUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  17. 169 OctHightouch → StrataHightouch acquires Strata, an AI agent that builds marketing integrations without codeCommerce & marketingUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  18. 179 OctPLACE → ArdleyPLACE agrees to acquire mortgage AI startup Ardley, two weeks after buying MaxwellProptechReston, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  19. 188 OctBlueMatrix → AieraThoma Bravo-backed BlueMatrix agrees to buy Aiera to pipe Wall Street research into AI toolsFintechNew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  20. 198 OctEmergence → Clinect HealthcarePritzker-backed Emergence acquires Charlotte patient-outcomes software maker Clinect HealthcareHealthtech & bioCharlotte, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  21. 208 OctGoodwin → DineUpGoodwin acquires in-flight catering startup DineUp to add meal orders to charter bookingsTravel & hospitalityLos Angeles, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  22. 218 OctHarness → Augment CodeHarness buys Augment Code's Cosmos coding agent and product teamDeveloper toolsPalo Alto, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  23. 227 OctFresh Clinics → SpakinectFresh Clinics acquires Spakinect, adding a telehealth exam network for US med spasHealthtech & bioSan Diego, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  24. 237 OctNeolegal → LeyaNeolegal acquires Leya to sell legal help as an employee benefit in QuebecLegal & complianceMontreal, CanadaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  25. 247 OctProsperum Fintech Holdings → Yellow TunnelProsperum Fintech Holdings acquires AI trading-signals platform Yellow TunnelFintechUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  26. 256 OctAlgolia → VelouAlgolia buys Velou to add AI product-data enrichment beneath its retail searchCommerce & marketingNew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  27. 266 OctAnchorage Digital → RoutableAnchorage Digital buys payouts platform Routable to push stablecoins into corporate paymentsFintechSan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  28. 276 OctInteleTravel → 40HammocksInteleTravel acquires Honolulu group-booking startup 40Hammocks, will relaunch it as GrouprTravel & hospitalityHonolulu, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  29. 286 OctReactiv → Kin CommerceReactiv acquires New York rival Kin Commerce, adding Steve Madden and Chubbies as app clientsCommerce & marketingNew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  30. 295 OctTrackStreet → Candid WholesaleTrackStreet buys Portland wholesale ordering platform Candid WholesaleCommerce & marketingPortland, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  31. 305 OctZeta Global → SensoZeta Global agrees to buy Senso, the Toronto startup behind its AI search visibility productAIToronto, CanadaUndisclosedUndisclosed