Technology Private Placement and M&A Transactions Review Week Ending January 25, 2026

Zipline: The company raised an estimated $600 million of venture funding from Rwanda Social Security Board, Baillie Gifford and Valor Equity Partners on January 20, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $7 billion. Leblon Capital, Tiger Global Management, Unmatched Ventures and Fidelity Management & Research Company also participated in the round. The company is a provider of an automated drone delivery service intended to distribute blood products, vaccines, medical supplies and retail goods for restaurants, retail, and e-commerce industries.

Baseten: The company raised $300 million of venture funding in a deal led by CapitalG and IVP on January 20, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $4.7 billion. Nvidia and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The company is a developer of machine learning infrastructure designed to enable performant, scalable, and cost-effective model deployment.

Upscale AI: The company raised $200 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Premji Invest, Xora Innovation and Tiger Global Management on January 21, 2026, putting the pre-money valuation at $800 million. Qualcomm Ventures, Prosperity7 Ventures, Intel Capital, Mayfield Fund, Maverick Silicon and StepStone Group also participated in the round. The company is a developer of an artificial intelligence networking business designed to optimize, secure, and automate enterprise network infrastructure.

Swissto12: The company raised an estimated EUR 100 million of venture funding from EGS Beteiligungen and European Space Agency on January 21, 2026. The company is a manufacturer of 3D-printed radio frequency satellite components for efficient signal transmission across frequency ranges.

DealHub: The company received $100 million of development capital from Riverwood Capital on January 20, 2026. The company is a developer of a cloud-based sales engagement platform designed to improve enterprise sales execution.

LiveKit: The company raised $100 million of Series C venture funding in a deal led by Index Ventures on January 22, 2026. Salesforce Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Altimeter Capital Management, Hanabi Capital Management, and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The company is a developer of an open-source real-time communications platform enabling developers to build scalable voice and video applications.

Ethernovia: The company raised $90 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by Maverick Silicon on January 20, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $337 million. Qualcomm Ventures, Conduit Capital, CDIB -TEN Capital, Socratic Partners, Raptor Group, Fall Line Capital, Porsche Automobil Holding and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The company is a developer of automotive Ethernet networking technology for next-generation vehicle communication systems.

Emergent: The company raised $70 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by SoftBank Investment Advisers and Khosla Ventures on January 20, 2026. Prosus Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Together Fund, and Y Combinator also participated in the round. The company is a developer of an autonomous coding agent designed to automate internal-facing software engineering tasks.

Optalysys: The company raised GBP 23 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by imec.xpand, Northern Gritstone and Lingotto on January 22, 2026. Verve Ventures, National Security Strategic Investment Fund, and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The company is a developer of an optical artificial intelligence system designed to create optic processors.

Z League: The company raised $21.4 million of venture funding from undisclosed investors on January 21, 2026. The company is an operator of a skill-based tournament platform for casual gamers.

Artie: The company raised $12 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Dalton Caldwell on January 22, 2026. Pathlight Ventures, Y Combinator, Benn Stancil, Lenny Rachitsky, Arash Ferdowsi, Chris Best and Charles Hearn also participated in the round. The company is a developer of a data integration platform to eliminate latency and reduce computational overhead.

Helin: The company raised EUR 10 million of venture funding in a deal led by FORWARD.one on January 22, 2026. The company is a developer of a cloud-based monitoring and analytics platform for remote operations safety and efficiency.

Sinpex: The company raised EUR 10 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by BlackFin Capital Partners on January 19, 2026. TX Ventures and ACE Ventures also participated in the round. The company is a developer of a management platform designed to automate and streamline processes related to compliance adherence.

LinearB: The company raised $11.3 million of venture funding from undisclosed investors on January 20, 2026. The company is a developer of productivity analytics software designed to improve delivery performance by focusing on objective data-driven insights.

Chakra: The company raised $10 million of venture funding through a combination of convertible debt and equity from undisclosed investors on January 23, 2026. The company is a developer of an open data infrastructure platform transforming public web data into structured, queryable datasets for AI.

Chata.ai: The company raised $10 million of Series A venture funding from 7RIDGE, Izou Partners, and Kelly Cherniwchan on January 21, 2026. The company is a developer of a decision intelligence platform transforming complex data into actionable business insights.

AKEDO: The company raised $5 million of venture funding in a deal led by Karatage on January 19, 2026. Ton Ventures, Marblex, Top, Infinity Labs, MetaLabs Ventures, Kenetic Capital, Sfermion, Collab+Currency, Gagra Ventures, Seed Club, The Open Platform, and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The company is a developer of an NFT gaming platform for reward-based blockchain games.

Prismatic: The company raised $5 million of Series B venture funding from undisclosed investors on January 20, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $89 million. The company is a developer of an embedded integration platform helping B2B software companies deliver customer integrations.

Elite Picks: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Founders Row on January 20, 2026. The company is a developer of a sports analytics platform providing predictive insights for sports betting.

OpenDrives: The company raised an undisclosed amount of Series B venture funding in a deal led by IAG Capital Partners on January 23, 2026. UCEA Capital Partners also participated in the round. The company is a developer of a network-attached storage platform facilitating global media workflows.

Plots: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Interdependent on January 22, 2026. The company is a developer of a social ticketing application for hosts, guests, and promoters.

Pound Sand: The company received an undisclosed amount of development capital on January 21, 2026. The company is a developer of video games based in El Segundo, California.

Frontier Communications / Verizon Communications: The company was acquired by Verizon Communications for $20.8 billion on January 20, 2026. The company is a provider of broadband communications and technology services.

TikTok USDS Joint Venture / Multiple Investors: The company was acquired by Oracle, Susquehanna International Group, Alpha Wave Global, Revolution Capital Group, Dragoneer Investment Group, General Atlantic, Silver Lake, MGX, NJJ Capital, DFO Management, Mr. Yuri Milner, and Ms. Julia Milner through an estimated $11.4 billion LBO on January 22, 2026. The company is an operator of a short-form video sharing application.

Hatch / Yelp: The company reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Yelp for $300 million on January 21, 2026. The company is a developer of a business communication platform automating sales conversations from collaborative workspaces.

TrueCar / Fair Holdings: The company was acquired by Fair Holdings for $227 million on January 21, 2026. The company is a provider of a data-driven online automotive marketplace powered by proprietary analytics.

AB Tasty / Wingify: The company entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Wingify, via its financial sponsor Everstone Capital, through an LBO on January 20, 2026 for an undisclosed amount. The company is a developer of a cloud-based conversion rate optimization platform designed to assist marketers in optimizing their websites and increasing conversion rates.

Anova / Aurora Capital Partners: The company was acquired by Aurora Capital Partners through an LBO on January 22, 2026 for an undisclosed amount. The company is a developer of industrial Internet of Things software intended to connect and remotely monitor distributed industrial assets.

Anteater / Triple Whale: The company was acquired by Triple Whale for an undisclosed amount on January 20, 2026. The company is a developer of an AI-based Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) platform.

Arpeggi Labs / Splice: The company was acquired by Splice for an undisclosed amount on January 21, 2026. The company is a developer of a blockchain-based music creation platform for collaborative Web3 production on the ARP protocol.

Cover 4 PM / Campfire Interactive: The company was acquired by Campfire Interactive, via its financial sponsor Invictus Growth Partners, through an LBO on January 21, 2026 for an undisclosed amount. The company is a developer of cloud-based business planning software for manufacturers and industrial lifecycle management.

Datagrid AI / Procore Technologies: The company was acquired by Procore Technologies for an undisclosed amount on January 20, 2026. The company is a developer of a data visualization and analytics platform for integrating, modeling, and transforming construction data.

DeepDocs AI / Rapid Care: The company was acquired by Rapid Care for an undisclosed amount on January 21, 2026. The company is a developer of a data automation platform extracting key data points from PDF documents.

F.A.M.E. Artist Recordings / Sony Music Entertainment Germany: The company was acquired by Sony Music Entertainment Germany for an undisclosed amount on January 19, 2026. The company is an operator of a music and entertainment platform showcasing German-language pop, rock, and indie artists.

Ganymede / Apprentice: The company was acquired by Apprentice for an undisclosed amount on January 21, 2026. The company is a developer of a cloud-based laboratory data automation and analysis platform for integrating lab instruments.

Hexus AI / Harvey AI: The company was acquired by Harvey AI for an undisclosed amount on January 23, 2026. The company is a developer of an AI-driven platform designed to optimize and automate business operations.

Kythera Space Solutions / Auria Space: The company was acquired by Auria Space, via its financial sponsor Enlightenment Capital, through an LBO on January 20, 2026 for an undisclosed amount. The company is a developer of a software platform for designing and managing next-generation communication satellites.

Lemonaide Music / BeatStars: The company was acquired by BeatStars for an undisclosed amount on January 20, 2026. The company is a developer of a music creation tool designed to produce unique melody outputs.

StatInf / Vector: The company was acquired by Vector for an undisclosed amount on January 22, 2026. The company is a developer of a statistical timing analysis platform for autonomous behavior verification on multicore processors.

Storyclash / Kolsquare: The company was acquired by Kolsquare, a subsidiary of team.blue, for an undisclosed amount on January 20, 2026. The company is a developer of social media monitoring tools for analyzing digital marketing interactions.

Vanta / PlayVS: The company reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by PlayVS for an undisclosed amount on January 22, 2026. The company is a developer of an e-sport coaching platform designed to provide mentorship for youth gamers.

Voltage Park / Lightning AI: The company was acquired by Lightning AI for an undisclosed amount on January 21, 2026. The company is a provider of high-performance GPU computing resources for AI and machine learning workloads.