Salesforce's cash deal for Braze anchors SaaStr's case that $1B ARR is the new safe scale. PostScriptum took control of Brillian. David Protein's purchase of fat-substitute maker Epogee faces antitrust litigation.
November 13, 2026 edition: M&A sector, 3 storiesM&A: latest VC & Startups analysis
M&A on AT Pulse covers acquisitions & mergers. The desk has published 7 stories tagged M&A across 2 daily editions, from November 12, 2026 to November 13, 2026, citing 71 linked references. The most frequent original sources are Tech.eu, Crunchbase News, and SaaStr. Stories here most often overlap with Funding, Valuations, and Ecosystems.
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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.
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Salesforce's $5.66B Braze Deal Anchors SaaStr Argument That $1B ARR Is the New Safe Scale for Public B2B Software
Salesforce's agreement to buy Braze for about $5.66B, weeks after a 26%-growth quarter sent its shares down 11%, anchors a SaaStr argument that $1B ARR now marks safe scale for public B2B software, as $100M once did.
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Peter Sarlin's PostScriptum Takes Majority Stake in Finnish AI Deployment Firm Brillian
PostScriptum, the founder's office of Silo AI co-founder Peter Sarlin, has bought a majority of Brillian, a 2024-founded Finnish firm that helps companies put AI into daily operations.
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Crunchbase News Taste-Tests Venture-Backed Protein Snacks and Finds Most Middling, With Brami Pasta the Standout
As venture money shifts from meat substitutes to protein-fortified packaged foods, including a $250 million round valuing David Protein's parent at $2.25 billion, an informal taste test of seven Target products found most were merely acceptable.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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