Top Ten Tech M&A Transactions This Week by Ascento

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Deal of the Week

1/30/26 Apple Boosts AI Ambitions With $2B Q.ai Acquisition

Apple is deepening its push into AI-driven hardware with the acquisition of Israeli startup Q.ai. It’s the latest chapter in a story crammed with competition among Big Tech companies racing to define the next phase of AI.

The deal underscores how Apple, Meta, and Google are increasingly looking beyond software models alone and turning their attention to devices, sensors, and real-world applications where AI can deliver more tangible consumer value. For Apple, the focus appears to be on audio, spatial computing, and human–computer interaction.

eWeek

1/29/26 Westcon-Comstor enters Balkan market with REAL Security acquisition

Westcon-Comstor has announced the acquisition of cybersecurity distributor REAL Security, marking the company’s entry into the Balkan market.

Founded in Slovenia in 2002, REAL Security operates in eight countries across the region, connecting cybersecurity vendors with VARs, MSPs and MSSPs in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Albania, and North Macedonia.

ITPro

1/28/26 Sword Health acquires Kaia Health for $285M

New York-based Sword Health, which offers physical therapy programs for pelvic health and muscle and joint pain, has acquired Kaia Health, maker of digital therapeutics for musculoskeletal care and COPD, in a deal valued at $285 million.  

Sword Health offers a platform with physical health education and resources, pain-fighting exercises and access to clinical pain specialists.

Mobi Health News

1/28/26 AI data labeler Handshake buys Cleanlab, an acquisition target of multiple others

AI data-labeling startup Handshake has acquired data label-auditing startup Cleanlab, the companies tell TechCrunch.

Handshake began in 2013 as a platform for hiring college grads and launched a human data-labeling business about a year ago to serve foundational AI model companies. Cleanlab, founded in 2021, is a startup that provides software for improving the quality of data produced by human labelers.

TechCrunch

1/28/26 Intentsify Solidifies Vision and Leadership With Salutary Data Acquisition

Intentsify, a global provider of B2B intent data and signal-based GTM solutions, today announced the acquisition of Salutary Data, a premier provider of highly curated contacts and company intelligence. This strategic move further cements Intentsify’s position as the market leader for B2B intent data and buyer intelligence solutions.

This acquisition—Intentsify’s second in just two years—signals a clear divergence from the competitive landscape by focusing on delivering tangible solutions and outcomes for sales and marketing teams.

Businesswire

1/28/26 Netmore claims Actility acquisition to herald transformation of Massive IoT

Acquisition creates largest operator of long-range WAN technology standard to accelerate massive IoT adoption and add key US comms service provider to ecosystem supporting extended IoT connectivity using satellites

Actility is one of the co-inventors of technology based on the LoRaWAN specification, operating in unlicensed radio frequency bands and is known for its long-range capabilities (up to 15 km in rural areas), low-power consumption and the ability to connect a large number of devices to a single network. A founding member of the LoRa Alliance, the company regards itself as a leader in industrial-grade LPWAN connectivity and IoT tracking solutions.

Computer Weekly

1/27/26 York Space Systems eyes supplier acquisition after going public

York Space Systems’ blueprint for its initial future as a public company starts plans to acquire one of its suppliers, with whom the small satellite maker has entered into a letter of intent with.

All parties have entered into a letter of intent and York would pay $120 million in stock to buy that not-yet named company, according to an amended regulatory filing posted Friday.

Washington Technology

1/27/26 Scoro Adds AI-Powered Expense Management With Acquisition of Envoice

Scoro has acquired Envoice, saying it aims to provide companies with a comprehensive solution for managing projects, work, resources and costs.

Envoice’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered bill and expense management platform will continue to operate as a standalone product, complementing Scoro’s professional services automation software, Scoro said in a Tuesday (Jan. 27) blog post.

PYMNTS

1/27/26 IonQ to acquire SkyWater Technology in $1.8bn deal

IonQ has announced its acquisition of SkyWater Technology in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $1.8bn, setting the stage for the creation of a vertically integrated full-stack quantum platform company.

SkyWater, a semiconductor foundry based in the US, will maintain its service to existing markets and incorporate IonQ’s quantum technologies into its offerings. The company plans to continue its involvement in US technology infrastructure with facilities in Minnesota, Florida, and Texas.

• EV/Sales: 5.4x

• EV/EBITDA: 72.4x

Verdict

1/26/26 PAR Technology to Add In-Store Consumer Data by Acquiring Bridg

PAR Technology aims to continue its efforts to combine previously disjointed foodservice technology solutions by acquiring identity resolution and shopper intelligence platform Bridg, a division of Cardlytics.

The global foodservice technology provider agreed to acquire Bridg for $27.5 million or up to $30 million after potential purchase price adjustments, PAR Technology said in a Monday (Jan. 26) press release.

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