Exits — Page 2
M&A, IPOs, secondaries, shutdowns.
- Omen AI is acquiring Aquatic Labs for $16M to combine coolant sensors
Omen AI founder Zach Laberge plans to combine his sensor technology with Aquatic Labs founder Allan Adams's ocean-sensing work by early 2027. TechCrunch reported the $16M cash-and-stock deal on November 2nd, 2026; the agreement date and closing status are not established in the reporting.
- Aramco takes 49% of Humain with a $2.6B cash contribution
PIF keeps 51% of Humain as Aramco takes 49%, contributing $2.6B in cash during 2026 plus AI, compute, and digital assets.
- DoorDash agrees to buy Instacart for $17B, combining delivery networks
The $65-per-share cash-and-stock deal pairs DoorDash's delivery network with Instacart's grocery software and awaits shareholder and regulatory approvals.
- Anthropic acquires Mithril Medicine to run drug programs with Claude
Founder Cody Tranbarger will continue Mithril's muscular-dystrophy research and start additional programs; the current evidence is preclinical.
- FCC approves Amazon Leo's $11.5B Globalstar acquisition
The October 27th decision clears FCC review, but the deal still has closing conditions; Amazon plans to begin deploying its own direct-to-device satellites in 2028.
- Microsoft's voluntary exit offer reaches teams building Copilot
The October 26th program covers eligible staff in four countries; Reuters reports about 60,000 employees can take it, including workers in AI Experiences and Copilot.
- Intel agrees to buy Classiq and add quantum software to its chip stack
CTech reports a $2.3B cash-and-stock deal; Intel did not disclose the price and expects the acquisition to close in the first half of 2027.
- EA closes BioWare and cancels its next Mass Effect game
Bloomberg reports about 400 job cuts across EA, including roughly 50 at the Edmonton studio, as the newly private publisher redirects development spending.
- OpenAI acquires Orchestra Bio to connect research AI with drug-development operations
Founder Ashoka Rajendra drew on biology research and life-sciences software work to build the platform; Orchestra had reportedly raised $20 million before the deal.
- SAP agrees to acquire TechWolf, adding a test case for Ghent's startup flywheel
TechWolf CEO Andreas De Neve reported US ARR rising from $1 million to $15 million in 18 months and models serving millions of people. Co-founder Jeroen Van Hautte says the founder cycle matters to Ghent; local examples show a broader pattern, not a proven TechWolf effect.
- Hex-Rays to acquire Ventris for up to $35M, adding AI security workflows
CTech reports that Elon Gliksberg built Ventris, a six-person Israeli startup, without outside funding. All six employees will join Hex-Rays, which plans to expand Ventris's operations in Israel.
- Proofpoint agrees to buy Varonis for $6.3B to bolster AI security
The all-cash deal values Varonis at $49.75 a share and would take the Nasdaq-listed company private if it clears shareholder and regulatory approvals.
- Anthropic tells IPO investors revenue hit $16.8B as growth cools
The October 14th update showed 45% quarter-over-quarter growth, down from more than doubling in Q2, while some investors had expected annualized revenue above $100B by year-end.
- Base Electron files for IPO with Applied Digital as its power customer
Led by Applied Digital co-founder Wes Cummins, Base Electron is developing a planned 1.2-GW North Dakota project under a 15-year power agreement with Applied Digital.
- Salesforce agrees to buy Listen Labs, adding AI customer research to its CRM
The September 29th deal brings a platform for AI-moderated interviews and customer simulations into Salesforce; neither side disclosed a price.
- Anthropic's IPO prospectus puts a $42B loss beside $518B in infrastructure obligations
Revenue reached nearly $4.6B in 2025, but a $34B accounting charge drove most of the reported net loss as Anthropic targets a valuation above $2T.
- AMD agrees to buy Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2B in stock
Li will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist, while World Labs' research team is set to continue inside the chipmaker.
- Replit acquires Atta and adds business analysis to its coding agent
The first integration puts interactive, AI-generated charts in Replit chat, extending the platform from building apps to exploring company data.
- NetApp plans to buy PEAK:AIO for its AI storage architecture
Founder Mark Klarzynski built three storage companies that were acquired before PEAK:AIO; NetApp wants its metadata technology alongside ONTAP.
- Firmus plans a $5B IPO with a $77M first-half loss forecast
Co-founders Oliver Curtis and Tim Rosenfield are taking an infrastructure builder to public markets as most of its planned data centers remain under development.
- Cognex will buy RealSense for $500M, 14 months after its Intel spinout
The deal gives Cognex a robotics perception stack and values RealSense at roughly 5.6x to 6.3x its projected 2026 revenue.
- Nscale files for an IPO after $1.02B first-half loss and rapid AI buildout
Josh Payne's AI infrastructure builder reported $140.6M in half-year revenue; share count, price range and proceeds remain unset.
- Darkroom opens Shadow, its co-founder's AI workspace, starting at $120 a month
Jackson Corey built Shadow after stepping back from agency operations; Darkroom acquired the sister company and ran on it for six months.
- TRG buys Vista in its third endpoint-services deal since July
Sean Kennedy's Gemspring-backed roll-up adds more than 400 field and support staff across the UK and Ireland; terms were not disclosed.