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
OpenAI: The company raised $122 billion of venture funding in a deal led by Nvidia, SoftBank Group, Amazon.com and Andreessen Horowitz on March 31, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $730 billion. Microsoft, Fidelity, TPG, Coatue Management, MGX, Altimeter Capital Management, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital, V11, Eastlink Capital, Ali Banai, The D. E. Shaw Group, BlackRock, Octant Ventures and T. Rowe Price Group also participated in the round. The company is a developer of machine learning systems designed for general-purpose artificial intelligence applications.
Coder: The company raised $90 million of Series C venture funding in a deal led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts on April 1, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $305 million. Uncork Capital, Qube Research & Technologies and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The company is an operator of a self-hosted cloud development environment platform for developers and AI coding agents.
HumanAPI: The company raised $65 million of venture funding from Placeholder Venture Capital, Hack VC and Polychain Capital on April 1, 2026. DBA and Delphi Ventures and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The company is a developer of an infrastructure platform that coordinates AI agents with human contributors to execute real-world tasks.
Cognichip: The company raised $60 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Seligman Ventures on April 1, 2026. The company is a developer of an artificial intelligence platform for semiconductor design using physics-informed models.
Alcatraz: The company raised $50 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by BlackPeak Capital, Taiwania Capital and Cogito Capital Partners on April 2, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $81 million. The company is a developer of a facial authentication platform designed to replace badging as an access point authentication system.
Noon: The company raised $44 million of venture funding in a deal led by Chemistry Ventures on April 2, 2026. The company is a developer of an AI-native product design platform that connects design directly to production code and product workflows.
Antaris: The company raised $28 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by WestWave Capital on March 31, 2026. Lockheed Martin Ventures and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The company is a developer of a cloud-based space mission platform designed to simplify the design, simulation, and operation of satellite missions.
Variance: The company raised $21.5 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Ten Eleven Ventures on March 31, 2026. The company is a developer of an AI autonomous agents system designed to detect threats and enforce mission-critical decisions.
Phonely: The company raised $18.4 million of Series A venture funding from Transpose Platform Management on March 30, 2026. The company is a developer of AI phone agents for answering calls, booking appointments, routing conversations, and handling customer support.
EvoChip: The company closed on $10 million of an undisclosed targeted amount of venture funding on April 2, 2026. The company is a developer of an AI-based configurable learning engine technology platform designed to compute AI models on a chip with lower power consumption.
BeatStars: The company raised $6.2 million of venture funding from undisclosed investors on April 3, 2026. The company is an operator of a digital music marketplace where producers license and sell beats to artists and songwriters.
Uniblock: The company raised $5.2 million of venture funding from SBI Ven Capital, CoinSwitch and Alchemy Insights on March 31, 2026. The company is an operator of a web3 application programming interface platform intended to connect blockchain networks and protocols into one singular standard.
Aemon: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Pioneer Fund and Nexus Venture Partners in April 2026. The company is a developer of an autonomous AI research-engineering platform that evaluates ideas, runs experiments, and integrates working solutions into codebases.
Audigent: The company received an undisclosed amount of development capital from Pacific Reach Capital in April 2026. The company is an operator of a data activation, curation, and identity platform designed for privacy-safe media monetization and addressability at scale.
Cyrus AI: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Hike Ventures in April 2026. The company is a developer of AI software for automating sales prospecting, outreach, and go-to-market workflows.
Pocket: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from TRAC VC in April 2026. The company is a developer of an AI note-taking device and mobile application designed to turn audio into clear notes, action items, and search.
Samora AI: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from The Explorer Fund in April 2026. The company is a developer of an artificial intelligence-driven voice agent designed to automate and manage customer communication workflows.
Shroud of the Avatar: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Hurt Family Investments in April 2026. The company is a developer of a multiplayer online role-playing game.
Sindarin: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from shuckerVC in April 2026. The company is a developer of conversational voice AI software intended to enable the creation of real-time speech interfaces and AI personas.
M&A Transactions
BetterCloud / CoreStack: The company was acquired by CoreStack, via its financial sponsor Post Road Group, through an LBO on March 31, 2026 for an undisclosed amount. The company is a developer of a SaaS management software for application governance, workflow automation, user lifecycle management, and spend optimization.
Broadcast House Media / Connoisseur Media: The company, a subsidiary of NRG Media reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Connoisseur Media for an undisclosed amount on March 31, 2026. The company is an operator of a radio station based in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Cadena / Catalana d’Iniciatives: The company was acquired by Catalana d’Iniciatives and EBN Capital Riesgo for an undisclosed amount on April 5, 2026. The company is a developer of digital commerce and sales-expansion technology, including prospecting, outreach, and localized business-development tools for cross-border growth.
Cinemersive Labs / Sony Interactive Entertainment: The company was acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony, for an undisclosed amount on April 2, 2026. The company is a developer of machine-learning virtual and audio-reality technology for volumetric 3D, VR, and immersive visual experiences.
Deben / Locality: The company was acquired by Locality, via its financial sponsor One Equity Partners, through an LBO on March 31, 2026 for an undisclosed amount. The company is a developer of enterprise media planning software intended to serve marketing and advertising teams.
Dexibit / Accesso Technology Group: The company was acquired by Accesso Technology Group for $12.1 million on March 30, 2026. The company is a developer of analytics software for visitor attractions that predicts and analyzes visitor behavior.
Ensis / Arkenstone: The company reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Arkenstone for an undisclosed amount on April 2, 2026. The company is a developer of AI-powered request-for-proposal response software for accelerating proposal creation.
Intermusica / EREN Groupe: The company was acquired by EREN Groupe through an LBO on April 3, 2026 for an undisclosed amount. The company is an operator of an international classical music agency representing artists, organizing tours, and developing music projects.
Multiplay / Rocket Science: The company, a subsidiary of Unity Software was acquired by Rocket Science for an undisclosed amount on March 31, 2026. The company is a developer of an online game server hosting platform intended to provide round-the-clock monitoring and support.
Plano / DigitalOcean: The company was acquired by DigitalOcean for an undisclosed amount on April 2, 2026. The company is a developer of AI agent infrastructure software intended for building and deploying agent-based applications.
Revelator / Warner Music Group: The company reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Warner Music Group for an undisclosed amount on April 1, 2026. The company is a developer of music technology intended to bridge traditional music IP and digital assets into one platform.
SmartViser / Anritsu: The company was acquired by Anritsu for an undisclosed amount on March 31, 2026. The company is a developer of an automated test bot application designed to measure smartphone usage, operability, performance quality, and network quality.
Vaunt / Future of Sports Platform: The company was acquired by Future of Sports Platform for an undisclosed amount on April 5, 2026. The company is an operator of an alternative sports-competition business organizing in-person events with professional athletes.
Vegas Creative Software / Boris FX: The company, a subsidiary of MAGIX Software, was acquired by Boris FX for an undisclosed amount on March 30, 2026. The company is a developer of video editing software catering to professional editors, content creators, and graphic designers.
Wild Child Animation / Magic Light Pictures: The company was acquired by Magic Light Pictures for an undisclosed amount on March 30, 2026. The company is an operator of an animation studio.
World View / Ondas: The company was acquired by Ondas for $150 million on April 1, 2026. The company is stratospheric flight and sensing business using high-altitude balloons for remote sensing, ISR, asset monitoring, and related stratospheric services.
Source: Pitchbook Data, Inc.
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