... Pharma giant Eli Lilly is buying biotech startup Verve Therapeutics for up to $1.3 billion. Coupled with recent multi-billion dollar deals in the tech sector, this signals that major corporations are once again willing to spend heavily on acquiring promising startups. AI: Mega-Deals and Record Valuations The artificial intelligence sector continues to attract record investment, with deal sizes growing every month. According to insiders, Elon Musk-founded startup xAI is planning another mega-round – over ...

... dominant platform in the region. The mere fact of resuming dialogue between Grab and GoTo reflects players' desire to optimize costs and strengthen their positions through collaboration. In the USA and Europe, tech giants are also active in acquiring promising projects. Google recently completed a record acquisition of cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion — the largest tech deal of the year, significantly strengthening Google's position in the cloud services market. Concurrently, Meta has reached an agreement to invest ~ $14 billion in the data annotation platform Scale ...

... in the region. The mere fact of the return to dialogue between Grab and GoTo reflects the players' desire to optimize costs and strengthen positions through collaboration. In the US and Europe, tech giants are also intensifying their acquisition of promising projects. Google recently completed a record acquisition of cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion — the largest tech deal of the year, significantly strengthening Google’s position in the cloud services market. Concurrently, Meta invested about $14 billion in startup Scale AI (a data labeling platform), acquiring approximately ...

... platform in the region. The mere fact that talks have resumed between Grab and GoTo reflects players' desire to optimize costs and strengthen positions through collaborative efforts. In the U.S. and Europe, tech giants have also become active in acquiring promising projects. Google recently completed a record acquisition of the cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion—this is the largest tech deal of the year, significantly strengthening Google's position in the cloud services market. Concurrently, Meta entered into an agreement to invest ~$14 billion in the data labeling platform Scale ...

... favorable macro conditions. Increased M&A Activity: Corporations are Hunting for Startups Simultaneously with IPOs, the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in the tech sector is gaining momentum. Major players are willing to pay record amounts for promising startups, seeking to acquire new technologies and talent. The volume of acquisitions in the first half of 2025 exceeded $100 billion, a 155% increase compared to the previous year. Here are some of the largest deals involving startups: Google Acquires ...