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Eli Lilly to acquire cancer drugmaker Kelonia for up to $7 billion

By Stacey D. WallsApril 20, 2026

Elie Lilly will acquire biotechnology company Kelonia Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $7 billion, the company announced Monday.Lilly…

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Eli Lilly to acquire Centessa and sleep disorder drugs

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 31, 2026

Dave Ricks, Chairman and CEO of Lilly, speaks during a press conference for Eli Lilly and Company in Houston, Texas,…

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Indian edtech startup upGrad plans to acquire rival Unacademy in an all-stock deal; Unacademy was valued at less than $500 million in 2025, compared to $3.5 billion in 2021 (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 15, 2026

Featured Podcasts Pod BG2: ChatGPT – The era of super assistants Open source podcast about all things technology, markets, investing,…

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Zendesk agrees to acquire Forethought, which makes AI-based customer support software, for an undisclosed amount; Forethought raised $115 million (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 15, 2026

Julie Bort / TechCrunch: Zendesk agrees to acquire Forethought, which makes AI-based customer support software, for an undisclosed amount; Forensight…

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Anduril agrees to acquire missile defense modeling company ExoAnalytic for an undisclosed amount and says the deal will increase its space unit’s personnel from 120 to ~250 (Sana Pashankar/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 11, 2026

Featured Podcasts Channels with Peter Kafka: Matt Belloni on the Oscars, the Ellisons and Hollywood’s next chapter Media and technology…

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Sources: Sequoia’s Ravi Gupta and former Meta CRO John Hegeman seek to raise more than $1 billion for a holding company to acquire at least one company and infuse it with new technology (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 10, 2026

Bloomberg: Sources: Sequoia’s Ravi Gupta and former Meta CRO John Hegeman are seeking to raise more than $1 billion for…

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Danaher agrees to acquire US medical technology company Masimo for $9.9 billion, paying $180 per share, a nearly 40% premium to the Feb. 13 close, expected to close in the second half of 2026 (Stuart Biggs/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 17, 2026

Featured Podcasts Cheeky pint: Ramp founder Eric Glyman explains the many ways AI is changing business spending Stripe co-founder John…

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Capital One agrees to acquire Brex, which specializes in technology to manage corporate credit cards, expenses and rewards, for $5.15 billion in cash and stock (Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 22, 2026

Featured Podcasts Access: Home Robots Are Coming Faster Than You Think, With Sunday’s Tony Zhao A show about the inside…

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Snowflake agrees to acquire Observe, an observability platform built on Snowflake databases; the deal was previously valued at around $1 billion (Rebecca Szkutak/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 8, 2026

Rebecca Szkutak / TechCrunch: Snowflake agrees to acquire Observe, an observability platform built on Snowflake databases; the deal was previously…

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Sources: Palo Alto Networks in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Koi for $400 million; Koi has raised $48 million to date (Sophie Shulman/CTech)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 4, 2026

Sophie Shulman / CTech: Sources: Palo Alto Networks in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Koi for $400 million; Koi…

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Eli Lilly to acquire cancer drugmaker Kelonia for up to $7 billion

Eli Lilly to acquire Centessa and sleep disorder drugs

Indian edtech startup upGrad plans to acquire rival Unacademy in an all-stock deal; Unacademy was valued at less than $500 million in 2025, compared to $3.5 billion in 2021 (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

Zendesk agrees to acquire Forethought, which makes AI-based customer support software, for an undisclosed amount; Forethought raised $115 million (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)

Anduril agrees to acquire missile defense modeling company ExoAnalytic for an undisclosed amount and says the deal will increase its space unit’s personnel from 120 to ~250 (Sana Pashankar/Bloomberg)

Sources: Sequoia’s Ravi Gupta and former Meta CRO John Hegeman seek to raise more than $1 billion for a holding company to acquire at least one company and infuse it with new technology (Bloomberg)

Danaher agrees to acquire US medical technology company Masimo for $9.9 billion, paying $180 per share, a nearly 40% premium to the Feb. 13 close, expected to close in the second half of 2026 (Stuart Biggs/Bloomberg)

Capital One agrees to acquire Brex, which specializes in technology to manage corporate credit cards, expenses and rewards, for $5.15 billion in cash and stock (Wall Street Journal)

Snowflake agrees to acquire Observe, an observability platform built on Snowflake databases; the deal was previously valued at around $1 billion (Rebecca Szkutak/TechCrunch)

Sources: Palo Alto Networks in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Koi for $400 million; Koi has raised $48 million to date (Sophie Shulman/CTech)