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160 Enterprise Software Startups That Could Be for Sale This Year

By Alix Coutures · Jul 16, 2026 6:02am PDT
Many enterprise software startups that raised money at steep valuations between 2020 and 2022 face diminishing options. Venture capitalists who previously sank funds into these startups have shifted much of their money toward AI. Stocks in public enterprise software companies have fallen sharply. When the startups’ backers push for cash returns,... Many enterprise software startups that raised money at steep valuations between 2020 and 2022...
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Predictions

2026 Predictions: Apple Will Reverse Its AI Slump

By Aaron Tilley · Dec 30, 2025 6:00am PST · 5 comments
As AI has completely consumed the tech industry, Apple has held back from the colossal investments in the technology its peers have been making. Wall Street, pundits and media outlets have criticized and chronicled Apple’s stumbles and seeming lack of urgency in the AI arms race. That includes us. But I would like to propose another... As AI has completely consumed the tech industry, Apple has held back from the colossal...
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AI Agenda

The Winners and Losers of Trump’s AI Plan

By Rocket Drew and Anissa Gardizy · Jul 24, 2025 6:40am PDT · 1 comment
President Donald Trump’s 23-page AI Action Plan, released on Wednesday, won’t transform the AI industry overnight, but it offers a sense of who stands to gain or lose under the current administration’s agenda. Big winners include those developing open-source models, such as Meta Platforms, while a requirement for plugging AI chip export... President Donald Trump’s 23-page AI Action Plan, released on Wednesday, won’t transform the AI...
Alex Atallah, CEO of OpenRouter, left, and Patrick Collison, CEO of Stripe. Art by Mike Sullivan; Getty Images
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OpenRouter Financials Suggest Steep Price For Possible Acquirer Stripe

By Amir Efrati and Stephanie Palazzolo · Jul 29, 2026 5:59am PDT
If Stripe ends up buying three-year-old startup OpenRouter for close to $10 billion, the payments firm would be paying a substantial premium of about 70 times the startup’s recent annualized revenue, according to a person with knowledge of OpenRouter’s financials. OpenRouter, which helps app developers access hundreds of AI models, was recently... If Stripe ends up buying three-year-old startup OpenRouter for close to $10 billion, the payments...
Data Point

Software’s Existential AI Crisis Is Bonanza for Bankers

By Valida Pau · Sep 2, 2025 12:29pm PDT · 1 comment
U.S. tech merger activity is headed for its best year since 2021—driven in part by enterprise software and other older tech companies acquiring artificial intelligence startups to beef up their AI offerings. So far this year, U.S. software companies have spent nearly $33.8 billion on 150 completed AI acquisitions, surpassing the combined... U.S. tech merger activity is headed for its best year since 2021—driven in part by...
Naveen Rao, CEO of MosaicML, and Jake Heller, CEO of Casetext. Photos via Getty and YouTube/Casetext; Art by Shane Burke.
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VCs’ Latest Foe in Race for AI Startup Deals: Buyout Offers

By Kate Clark and Erin Woo · Jul 12, 2023 3:25pm PDT · 2 comments
Venture capital investors face stiff competition in artificial intelligence startup deals from Google and Nvidia, which are increasingly winning stakes in the startups by offering founders price breaks on cloud computing or chips. But VC investors face competition from another quarter: corporations that are willing to pay top dollar to buy... Venture capital investors face stiff competition in artificial intelligence startup deals from...