Between 2024 and mid-2025, 40 start-ups in the United States were acquired across 25 different industries. This shows that many companies are focusing on buying innovative start-ups to stay ahead. Fintech had the highest number of acquisitions with 6 deals, followed by Cybersecurity with 5, and both Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence with 3 each. These numbers highlight where most of the recent activity is happening and which industries are currently attracting the most attention.
Do read about some interesting highlights of the US AI Startups, and US Startup Acquisitions.
Technology Areas where the US Startup Acquisitions are happening?
| Industry | Acquisitions Count |
| Fintech | 6 |
| Cybersecurity | 5 |
| Blockchain | 3 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
| Information Technology | 2 |
| Data Analytics | 2 |
| Waste Management | 1 |
| Renewable Energy | 1 |
| Logistics | 1 |
| Biotechnology | 1 |
| Sports Technology | 1 |
| Biopharmaceuticals | 1 |
| Cannabis Retail | 1 |
| Business Consulting | 1 |
| IoT | 1 |
| Digital Marketing | 1 |
| Real Estate | 1 |
| E-commerce | 1 |
| SaaS | 1 |
| Finance | 1 |
| Supply Chain | 1 |
| Beverage | 1 |
| Web3 | 1 |
| Foodservice Equipment Manufacturing | 1 |
| Healthcare | 1 |
List of Recent Acquisitions of USA
| Sr.No | Company Name | Acquired by | Industry | Acquired In |
| 1 | Threatology Inc | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp | Cybersecurity | 2025 |
| 2 | Sealance Corp | Forte | Blockchain | 2025 |
| 3 | Idrx Inc | Gsk | Biopharmaceuticals | 2025 |
| 4 | Definitive Intelligence Inc | Groq | Artificial Intelligence | 2024 |
| 5 | Jet Protocol Holdings Llc | Blueprint Finance Llc | Blockchain | 2024 |
| 6 | Normalyze Inc | Proofpoint Inc | Cybersecurity | 2024 |
| 7 | Fulfilld Corp | Fidus Global Llc | Logistics | 2025 |
| 8 | Cheq Lifestyle Technology Inc | Cantaloupe Inc | Fintech | 2024 |
| 9 | Telivy Inc | Cytracom | Cybersecurity | 2025 |
| 10 | Hakkoda Inc | Ibm | Data Analytics | 2025 |
| 11 | Breachquest Inc | Resilience | Cybersecurity | 2024 |
| 12 | Blok Sports Llc | Adventure Box Technology Ab | Sports Technology | 2025 |
| 13 | Tenyx Inc | Salesforce Inc | Artificial Intelligence | 2024 |
| 14 | Homepace Inc | Easyknock Inc | Finance | 2024 |
| 15 | Skip Protocol Inc | Interchain Foundation Inc | Blockchain | 2025 |
| 16 | Oviva Therapeutics Inc | Granata Bio Inc | Biotechnology | 2025 |
| 17 | Rook Capital Llc | Legacy Group Capital | Fintech | 2024 |
| 18 | The Bounty App Inc | Genvideo | E-commerce | 2024 |
| 19 | Kado Software Inc | Swapped Aps | Fintech | 2025 |
| 20 | Cloudwall Capital Inc | Talos | Fintech | 2024 |
| 21 | Gravy Technologies Inc | Clever Real Estate | Fintech | 2024 |
| 22 | Builtfirst Technologies Inc | Appdirect Inc | SaaS | 2024 |
| 23 | Foretrace Inc | Flare Systems | Cybersecurity | 2024 |
| 24 | Infiniti Energy Llc | Aggreko Ltd | Renewable Energy | 2024 |
| 25 | Porterlogic Inc | Lucasys Inc | Supply Chain | 2025 |
| 26 | Dispoteca Llc | Mosyle | Real Estate | 2024 |
| 27 | Crowdkeep | Veea Inc | IoT | 2025 |
| 28 | Signal Genesys Llc | Atlas Group | Digital Marketing | 2024 |
| 29 | Applied Value Technologies Inc | Wipro | Information Technology | 2024 |
| 30 | Ragin’ Raccoon Inc | Trash Caddies | Waste Management | 2024 |
| 31 | Unified Brand Llc | Wallboard | Foodservice Equipment Manufacturing | 2024 |
| 32 | Calirosa Tequila | Amass Brands Group | Beverage | 2024 |
| 33 | Toolcharm Inc | Oneethos | Business Consulting | 2024 |
| 34 | Pluritem Health Inc | Milliman Inc | Healthcare | 2024 |
| 35 | Zuro Inc | Avalara | Artificial Intelligence | 2024 |
| 36 | Terpli Inc | Alpine Iq Inc | Cannabis Retail | 2025 |
| 37 | Real Strategies Llc | Aqm Technologies | Data Analytics | 2025 |
| 38 | Traice Inc | Aqm Technologies | Fintech | 2025 |
| 39 | Niftykit Inc | Kaikai Kiki Co | Web3 | 2025 |
| 40 | Execweb Inc | Cyberrisk Alliance | Information Technology | 2025 |
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