Technology Private Placement and M&A Transactions Review
This weekly digest of deals in the Technology sector is designed to provide a quick readout of Private Placement and M&A activity.
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Private Placement / Financing Transactions
True Anomaly: The company raised $650 million of venture funding through a combination of debt and equity on April 28, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $2.15 billion. $600 million of the Series D was led by Riot Ventures and Eclipse Capital. $50 million of debt was provided by undisclosed lenders. The company is a developer of space-focused AI and software-integrated spacecraft systems designed to support secure and sustainable access to orbital environments.
Netomi: The company raised $110 million of venture funding in a deal led by Accenture Ventures on April 30, 2026. The company is a developer of an agentic AI customer service platform for building, deploying, and managing enterprise AI agents.
Sereact: The company raised $110 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by Headline on April 27, 2026. The company is a developer of vision-language-action robotics software for autonomous warehouse automation.
Parallel: The company raised $100 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by Sequoia Capital on April 29, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $1.9 billion. The company is a developer of a web search and research infrastructure platform designed to enhance artificial intelligence capabilities with accurate, real-time web data.
Scout AI: The company raised $100 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Align Ventures and Draper Associates on April 29, 2026. The company is a developer of a vision-language-action model for multi-domain defence robotics designed to enable collaborative, autonomous missions for unmanned systems.
Standard Intelligence: The company raised $75 million of venture funding in a deal led by Spark Capital and Sequoia Capital on May 1, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $425 million. The company is a developer of an artificial intelligence model designed to perform computer-based tasks through graphical interfaces.
Teamworks: The company raised an estimated $75 million of Series G venture funding in a deal led by Hg on April 28, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $1.43 billion. AllianceBernstein and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The company is a developer of sports operations and athlete management software for teams and organizations.
Actively AI: The company raised $45 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by TCV and First Harmonic Group (San Francisco) on April 28, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $217 million. The company is a developer of an artificial intelligence-based outbound sales platform designed to enhance lead generation and prospecting efficiency for sales teams.
Esports Virtual Arenas: The company raised EUR 35 million of venture funding from RAISE Group on April 29, 2026. The company is a developer of a virtual reality esports platform designed for arcades and entertainment venues.
Featherless: The company raised $20 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by AMD Ventures and Airbus Ventures on April 30, 2026. The company is a developer of a serverless AI inference platform designed for democratizing access to open-source models.
GGWP: The company raised $15 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Korea Investment Partners, Smilegate Investment and Headline on April 30, 2026. The company is a developer of AI moderation software for detecting and responding to disruptive behavior across chat, voice, and user-generated content.
Adronite: The company raised $5 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Gatemore Capital Management on April 27, 2026. The company is a developer of AI-powered code understanding and security software for explaining code, detecting vulnerabilities, and generating documentation.
1X: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Inertia Ventures in approximately May 2026. The company is a developer of humanoid robots for household tasks and personal assistance.
Apera AI: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Zebra Ventures on April 29, 2026. The company is a developer of AI-powered robotic vision software for factory automation applications such as bin picking, assembly, and machine tending.
Coiot Ai: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Koinz Capital in May 2026. The company is an operator of a cloud-based AI platform for industrial monitoring, automation, and decision-making.
Unvale: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Brickyard in May 2026. The company is a developer of a creator platform for story creation, audience growth, and independent publishing.
Whoranks: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Hardlymountain Capital in May 2026. The company is a developer of social media analytics software designed to measure and rank personal brand performance on LinkedIn.
Zwift: The company received an undisclosed amount of development capital from Pale Fire Capital on April 29, 2026. The company is a developer of an interactive fitness platform designed to transform indoor cycling and running workouts into social adventures.
M&A Transactions
Concord Music / BMG Rights Management: The company reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by BMG Rights Management, a subsidiary of Bertelsmann, for an estimated $7 billion on April 28, 2026. The company is an operator of an independent music and theatrical rights company based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Ruckus Networks / Belden: Belden reached a definitive agreement to acquire the Company, a subsidiary of CommScope Holding Company, for $1.8 billion on April 30, 2026. The company is a developer of enterprise networking infrastructure, including wireless systems and Wi-Fi platforms.
SEMrush / Adobe: The company was acquired by Adobe for $1.8 billion on April 28, 2026. The company is a developer of online visibility, SEO, PPC, and digital marketing software.
Eigen AI / Nebius Group: The company reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Nebius Group for an estimated $643 million on May 1, 2026. The company is a developer of an artificial intelligence optimization system intended to provide full-stack AI performance model compression.
ALL.SPACE / York Space Systems: The company reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by York Space Systems for $355 million on April 30, 2026. The company is a developer of multi-network satellite communications terminals and connectivity platforms for defense and enterprise mobility.
ViewLift / DAZN: The company entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by DAZN, via its financial sponsors SURJ Sports Investments, Aser Ventures and Access Industries, through an estimated $100 million LBO on April 30, 2026. The company is a developer of a video streaming platform.
SessionM / Capillary Technologies India: The company was acquired by Capillary Technologies India for $20 million on May 1, 2026. The company is a developer of customer data, loyalty, and engagement software for enterprise brands.
Assured Robot Intelligence / Meta Platforms: The company was acquired by Meta Platforms for an undisclosed amount on May 1, 2026. The company is a developer of frontier robot intelligence designed to enable robots to understand, predict, and adapt to human behaviors in complex, dynamic environments.
Engadget / ZergNet: The company, a subsidiary of Yahoo, was acquired by ZergNet, via its financial sponsor Novacap Management, through an LBO on April 30, 2026 for an undisclosed amount. The company is a provider of news broadcasting services in the United States.
Fid Labs / Nominal: The company was acquired by Nominal for an undisclosed amount on April 30, 2026. The company is a developer of a knowledge platform designed for robotics firms that centralizes domain-specific documentation and provides artificial intelligence chat and code generation functionality tailored for the robotics vertical.
Fox Radio / Curtis Media Group: The company, a subsidiary of Sunrise Media was acquired by Curtis Media Group for an undisclosed amount on April 29, 2026. The company is an operator of a group of radio stations based in New Windsor, New York.
Majic 94.5 / Encouragement Media Group: The company, a subsidiary of Urban One, reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Encouragement Media Group for an undisclosed amount on May 1, 2026. The company is an operator of a radio station based in Dallas, Texas.
Okay Human / DigitalMYnd: The company was acquired by DigitalMYnd for an undisclosed amount on April 27, 2026. The company is a developer of a remote qualitative research platform for collecting consumer insights.
Outerbounds / Anaconda: The company was acquired by Anaconda for an undisclosed amount on April 29, 2026. The company is a developer of machine learning and data infrastructure software built around the open-source Metaflow framework.
SportsEngine / PlayMetrics: The company, a subsidiary of NBC Sports Group, was acquired by PlayMetrics for an undisclosed amount on May 1, 2026. The company is a developer of a sports management platform designed to provide sports news and information.
Source: Pitchbook Data, Inc.
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