CB Insights March 26, 2025
Alex Lee

With M&A on the rise, we break down how Nvidia is using acquisitions — including purchasing synthetic data startup Gretel last week — to strengthen its positioning in the next wave of AI development.

This research comes from the March 25 edition of the CB Insights newsletter. You can see past newsletters and sign up for future ones here.

M&A is back.

Below, we break down what’s driving the surge in deals, then zoom in on Nvidia’s latest purchase.

Buyers on the prowl

Q1’25 has already seen 11 $1B+ deals for VC-backed companies worth a combined $54.5B — blowing past quarters out of the water.

More than half of that value comes from Google’s $33B purchase of Wiz, the biggest...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Mergers & Acquisitions / JV, Robotics/RPA, Technology, Trends
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