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Startups Are Still Acquiring Startups, Led By Ultra-High-Valuation Unicorns

For a startup, selling to another startup isn’t the classic exit strategy. However, data shows it is a common path, especially as of late with the rise of deep-pocketed, ultra-high-valuation unicorns. So far this year, more than 500 seed- or venture-backed private companies across the globe have sold to other private, venture-backed companies, per Crunchbase

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AI Due Diligence for M&A: The Technology Questions CEOs and CIOs Must Answer Before Signing

TL;DR AI due diligence should answer a harder question than whether the target uses artificial intelligence. The buyer must determine what part of the capability is proprietary, legally usable, technically transferable, economically scalable, operationally supportable, and governable after close. A polished demonstration can hide weak training-data rights, nontransferable model contracts, unbounded agents, fragile cloud economics,

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