Acquisitions are now a growth plan for venture-backed companies: Sequence's $7.7B Baldwin take-private, Uforce's purchases of drone makers, Mercor's Deeptune deal and WeRoad's first step toward €70M of acquired revenue.
November 12, 2026 edition: M&A sector, 4 storiesM&A: latest VC & Startups analysis
M&A on AT Pulse covers acquisitions & mergers. The desk has published 4 stories tagged M&A across 1 daily edition, on November 12, 2026, citing 42 linked references. The most frequent original sources are Sifted, Sourcery, and Tech.eu. Stories here most often overlap with Funding, Valuations, and Ecosystems.
- stories
- 4
- editions
- 1
- references
- 42
- latest
First story November 12, 2026. Counts come from the published archive and update with each edition. Summaries are AI-assisted; see our methodology.
Last updated
What recent editions said about M&A.
Newest M&A stories.
WeRoad acquires Swiss group-travel startup TravelTribe in first deal of €70M M&A plan
WeRoad, the Airbnb-backed group-travel company, has bought Zurich-based TravelTribe, a sports-focused community of about 1,600 members, for an undisclosed price.
Uforce raises $700M Series A at $6B valuation, co-led by Valor Equity Partners and UK National Wealth Fund
Uforce, a drone maker founded in Ukraine and headquartered in London, raised a $700 million Series A at a $6 billion post-money valuation.
Mercor raises $750M Series D at a $20B valuation and pitches evals to enterprises
Mercor's $750M Series D, which includes an employee tender, values the AI training-data company at $20B. That is double the price it set in October 2025.
Sequoia to Invest Hundreds of Millions in Sequence Holdings, the AI Holding Company Taking Baldwin Group Private
Sequoia Capital is reportedly investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Sequence Holdings, a year-old AI holding company that buys service businesses to keep and rebuild around AI, and is taking insurance broker Baldwin Group private with Michael Dell's family office.
Stay curious.
Follow the evidence.
Independent perspectives, the original sources, and room for the questions that don't have easy answers.
Find us where you already read.
- X
Short threads on the day’s biggest shifts, with the sources attached.
Follow @atpulsehq - LinkedIn newsletter
The weekly roundup, read it where you work.
Read the newsletter - Instagram
Quick visual takes on the day’s biggest AI shifts.
Follow on Instagram - YouTube
The weekly video roundup, with every source linked.
Subscribe on YouTube - Email
Tips, corrections and ideas. Notes go to the operator of the AT Pulse pipeline.
at.pulse.ai@gmail.comEmail us