The Most Active Startup Acquirers Of The Past 3 Years Aren’t Always Who You’d Expect
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By Joanna Glasner
Published on March 20, 2026.
The most prolific startup acquirers of the past three years are Salesforce 1, OpenAI and Snowflake, according to Crunchbase data. These companies have acquired three or more seed- or venture-backed startups in the past 3 years. For Salesforce, this is nothing new for the company, which has purchased at least 91 companies in the last 20 years. However, for OpenAI, this has been followed by a shorter track record of M&A shopping spree. The most prolific M&As buyers also aren't always the biggest check-writers. For a broader picture view, we found six companies that made the biggest-ticket funded startup acquisitions of the last three years.
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