{
  "topic": {
    "slug": "acquired",
    "title": "Startups that were acquired",
    "rule": "The homepage headline, title or description says the company was acquired, is now part of or has joined another company, in its own name or in the first person (for example “Marr Labs is now a part of PayNearMe”). The line is quoted.",
    "record": "https://startuphistory.org/t/acquired"
  },
  "as_of": "2026-11-09",
  "summary": "In Q4 2026 (to 9 November 2026), 1 startup announced on their homepage that they were acquired, out of 1,797 with at least two captures in the archive that quarter. These are observations in the archive, not a market-wide rate. Coverage differs by quarter.",
  "quarters": [
    {
      "quarter": "2026-Q4",
      "companies": 1,
      "checked": 1797
    },
    {
      "quarter": "2026-Q3",
      "companies": 0,
      "checked": 815
    },
    {
      "quarter": "2026-Q2",
      "companies": 0,
      "checked": 168
    },
    {
      "quarter": "2026-Q1",
      "companies": 0,
      "checked": 401
    },
    {
      "quarter": "2025-Q4",
      "companies": 0,
      "checked": 61
    },
    {
      "quarter": "2025-Q3",
      "companies": 0,
      "checked": 499
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 200,
    "total": 0,
    "pages": 1,
    "next": null
  },
  "changes": [],
  "method": {
    "version": "messaging-v1",
    "description": "https://startuphistory.org/method"
  },
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "cite": "StartupHistory, “Startups that were acquired”, https://startuphistory.org/t/acquired (accessed 9 November 2026)"
}