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
Etched: The company raised $800 million of venture funding from Jane Street, VentureTech Alliance and Conversion Capital on June 30, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $4.2 billion. The company is a developer of custom computing systems for running generative artificial intelligence models at scale.
Tripo: The company raised $350 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Baidu Ventures and Alibaba Group on July 2, 2026. The company is a developer of an AI-powered 3D Modeling platform designed to generate 3D models with text or images.
8090 Solutions: The company raised $135 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Salesforce Ventures on June 30, 2026. The company is a developer of an AI-powered software designed to increase efficiency and reduce costs for business enterprises.
TwelveLabs: The company raised $100 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by Naver Ventures and New Enterprise Associates on July 1, 2026. The company is a developer of multimodal artificial intelligence models for searching, analyzing and understanding video content.
Venice: The company raised $65 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Dragonfly Capital on July 1, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $935 million. The company is a developer of an artificial intelligence platform designed to provide private access to generative AI tools.
Aligned: The company raised $60 million of series B venture funding in a deal led by PeakSpan Capital on July 1, 2026. The company is a developer of buyer engagement software that helps sales teams collaborate with prospective customers through shared digital workspaces.
Oxmiq: The company raised $35 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Samsung Catalyst Fund and Fundomo on July 1, 2026. The company is a developer of hardware and software for accelerating artificial intelligence inference and autonomous agent workloads.
PieTech: The company raised $23.7 million in Series A venture funding in a deal led by Lightspeed Venture Partners on June 30, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $74 million. The company is a developer of marketing software that uses artificial intelligence to automate and optimize digital advertising campaigns for local businesses.
Vurvey Labs: The company raised Series B venture funding from undisclosed investors on June 29, 2026. The company is a developer of consumer research software that uses artificial intelligence to simulate human behavior for market research, product testing and customer insights.
Pocket: The company raised $11 million of venture funding in a deal led by Accel on June 29, 2026. The company is a developer of an AI note-taking device and mobile application that turns audio into clear notes, action items, and search.
Aivola: The company raised $18 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Linear Capital on June 29, 2026. The company is a developer of AI-powered smart ring that provides continuous health and wellness monitoring.
embraceable Technology: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Hp-Technik Gmbh Industriepumpen, Förderaggregate Und Anlagenbau and DDG on July 2, 2026. The company is a developer of cloud-native software for automating secure digital business transactions.
Footprint Media Holdings: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Rouge Ventures in July 2026. The company is a provider of digital media, content production, and marketing services.
heyclicky: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Weekend Fund in July 2026. The company is a developer of an artificial intelligence productivity assistant that automates tasks and provides real-time workflow assistance.
VSORA: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding in a deal led by Ardian France, XAnge and Otium Capital on July 1, 2026. The company is a developer of semiconductor processor designs for high-performance computing and artificial intelligence inference.
M&A Transactions
Cognite / Schneider Electric: The company reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Schneider Electric for $3.1 billion on June 30, 2026. The company is a developer of industrial data management software that connects, contextualizes and analyzes operational data for asset-intensive industries.
Ruckus Networks / Belden: The company, a subsidiary of Vistance Networks, was acquired by Belden for $1.8 billion on July 1, 2026. The company is a developer of advanced wireless systems enterprise networking equipment, including wireless access points, network switches and network management software.
Talon.One / Adyen: The company was acquired by Adyen for EUR 750 million on July 1, 2026. The company is a developer of a promotion software that enables retailers and brands to manage discounts, rewards and incentive programs.
JasperSoft / Actian: The company was acquired by Actian, a subsidiary of HCL Technologies, for $240 million on July 1, 2026. The company is a developer of embedded business intelligence software for reporting, dashboards and data analytics.
Adaptive ML / Datadog: The company was acquired by Datadog for an undisclosed amount on June 30, 2026. The company is a developer of enterprise software that helps organizations deploy, customize and optimize generative artificial intelligence models.
AnyClip / Edge226: The company was acquired by Edge226 for an undisclosed amount on July 2, 2026. The company is a developer of video intelligence software that uses artificial intelligence to analyze and manage video content.
Atma Sciences / Meta Platforms: The company was acquired by Meta Platforms for an undisclosed amount on July 2, 2026. The company is a developer of a digital platform that allows individuals to create and share interactive software experiences.
Bitcentral / Ares Management: The company was acquired by Banyan Software, via its financial sponsors Ares Management, Norwest, Pacific Lake, Rock Creek Capital and Saltoun Capital Partners, through an LBO on June 20, 2026 for an undisclosed amount. The company is a developer of news production software for broadcasters and digital media organizations.
Brag House / House of Doge: The company was acquired by House of Doge through a reverse merger, resulting in the combined entity trading on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HODO on June 30, 2026. The company is an operator of an esports community and competition platform for casual and college gamers.
Common Room / Zoom Communications: The company reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Zoom Communications for an undisclosed amount on July 2, 2026. The company is a developer of customer intelligence software that helps sales and marketing teams identify buying signals across product usage, online communities and digital channels.
Imagine Communications / Lumine Group: The company was acquired by Lumine Group through an LBO on July 1, 2026 for an undisclosed amount. The company is a developer of broadcast, video delivery and advertising technology for television and media companies.
iZotope / Boris FX: The company, a subsidiary of Native Instruments, was acquired by Boris FX for an undisclosed amount on July 2, 2026. The company is a developer of professional audio software for music production, audio restoration, mixing and mastering.
Konverso / Cathay Capital, EasyVista: The company was acquired by EasyVista, via its financial sponsors Cathay Capital, Momentum Invest and Eurazeo, through an LBO on July 2, 2026 for an undisclosed amount. The company is a developer of conversational artificial intelligence assistants that automate information technology service management and enterprise support workflows.
Maestro Platform / Apoorva Corporation: The company was acquired by Apoorva Corporation for an undisclosed amount on July 1, 2026. The company is a developer of customer journey orchestration software that automates personalized marketing and customer engagement.
Pinkfish AI / Genesys: The company was acquired by Genesys, via its financial sponsor 3Spoke Capital, BlackRock, D1 Capital Partners, Hellman & Friedman, Permira, Platinum Capital vc, Salesforce Ventures, ServiceNow Ventures, Western Development Commission, through an LBO. The company is a developer of generative artificial intelligence software that automates enterprise workflows using autonomous software agents.
Root.io / Aikido Security: The company was acquired by Aikido Security for an undisclosed amount on June 30, 2026. The company is a developer of a container lifecycle management platform that helps application developers create, build, deploy, and run their cloud-native applications.
Source: Pitchbook Data, Inc.
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