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Top startup acquisitions in North America in January 2026

We tracked 26 startup exits in January 2026, 2 of them acquihires. 6 disclosed a price, worth $6.59bn in total. The biggest was Capital One buying Brex for $5.15bn, ahead of CrowdStrike and SGNL at $740m.

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  1. #DateAcquirer → StartupSectorLocationPriceSize
  2. 122 JanCapital One → BrexCapital One agrees to buy Brex for $5.15 billion in cash and stockFintechSan Francisco, United States$5.15bn$1bn+
  3. 28 JanCrowdStrike → SGNLCrowdStrike agrees to buy identity security startup SGNL for about $740 millionCybersecurityPalo Alto, United States$740m$250m–1bn
  4. 37 JanD-Wave → Quantum CircuitsD-Wave to acquire Yale spin-out Quantum Circuits for $550 million in cash and stockEnterprise softwareNew Haven, United States$550m$250m–1bn
  5. 412 JanOpenAI → TorchOpenAI acquires Torch, a four-person health records startup, to build out ChatGPT HealthHealthtech & bioUnited States$100m$50–250m
  6. 59 JanWolters Kluwer → StandardFusionWolters Kluwer buys Vancouver GRC software firm StandardFusion for €32 millionLegal & complianceVancouver, Canada$37m< $50m
  7. 626 JanLife EV → Rad Power BikesLife EV wins bankrupt Rad Power Bikes' assets with a $13.2 million bidMobility & logisticsSeattle, United States$13.2m< $50m
  8. 729 JanSpring Health → AlmaSpring Health agrees to acquire Alma, the insurance platform for independent therapistsHealthtech & bioNew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  9. 828 JanDatadog → PropolisDatadog acquires Propolis, a two-person YC startup testing apps with AI browser agentsDeveloper toolsNew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  10. 928 JanHandshake → CleanlabHandshake acquires Cleanlab, bringing nine data-quality researchers in-houseAISan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  11. 1027 JanCanix → TrymCanix buys cannabis cultivation software rival TrymClimate & agritechNovato, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  12. 1122 JanApprentice.io → GanymedeApprentice.io acquires lab data startup Ganymede to link pharma R&D with manufacturingHealthtech & bioPalo Alto, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  13. 1221 JanHarvey → HexusHarvey acquires Hexus in its first deal to build tools for in-house legal teamsAISan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  14. 1321 JanHelium Ventures → InsurGridHelium Ventures acquires InsurGrid, a policy-data platform used by 2,500 insurance agentsFintechSan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  15. 1420 JanConnectWise → zofiQConnectWise acquires zofiQ, a Toronto maker of AI agents for MSP service desksAIToronto, CanadaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  16. 1520 JanNewsela → SchoolyticsNewsela acquires Schoolytics, a student data analytics platform for K-12 districtsEdtechWashington, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  17. 1620 JanProcore → DatagridProcore acquires Datagrid, a San Francisco AI startup that connects construction dataAISan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  18. 1720 JanWonder → ClaimGrubhub parent Wonder acquires restaurant cash-back app ClaimCommerce & marketingNew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  19. 1815 JanDelinea → StrongDMDelinea agrees to buy StrongDM to control access for developers and AI agentsCybersecurityPalo Alto, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  20. 1915 JanTeamworks → SportlogiqTeamworks acquires Sportlogiq, the Montreal hockey analytics firm used by 97% of NHL teamsData & analyticsMontreal, CanadaUndisclosedUndisclosed
  21. 2014 JanFilevine → PincitesFilevine acquires Pincites and turns its Word contract tool into LOIS for WordLegal & complianceSan Francisco, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  22. 2114 JanPhenom → Included AIPhenom acquires people analytics startup Included in its seventh acquisitionHR & workUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  23. 2214 JanSPINS → MikMakSPINS acquires MikMak to tie CPG shelf data to online shopper adsCommerce & marketingNew York, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  24. 2313 JanBaldwin Group → ObieThe Baldwin Group completes acquisition of Obie, a Chicago insurance startup for landlordsFintechChicago, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  25. 249 JaniAltA → BridgeFTiAltA Holdings acquires wealth data API provider BridgeFTFintechUnited StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  26. 258 JanIntelyCare → CareRevIntelyCare acquires hospital staffing app CareRev to cover acute and post-acute careHealthtech & bioSacramento, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed
  27. 268 JanSnowflake → ObserveSnowflake agrees to acquire observability startup Observe, which was built on its databaseDeveloper toolsSan Mateo, United StatesUndisclosedUndisclosed