https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/24/big-startup-deals-quarterly-record/

Startup acquisitions have boomed so far this year, capped by last week’s massive $32 billion deal for cybersecurity startup Wiz — a signal that Silicon Valley is optimistic about the Trump administration’s antitrust policies, and that venture-backed companies may finally have a way to cash out.

There have been 11 startup sales of more than $1 billion announced so far this year, cumulatively worth $54.5 billion — a total that easily surpasses previous records for comparable quarterly totals, according to data compiled by CB Insights. By contrast, in the first quarter of last year, there were only two startup acquisitions of more than $1 billion, which together brought in just $3.2 billion.