AI startup acquisitions by other AI startups hit 195 through Sept. 29, up 14% from all of 2025, but number of buyers grew just 2%; OpenAI was the most active (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

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Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News : AI startup acquisitions by other AI startups hit 195 through Sept. 29, up 14% from all of 2025, but number of buyers grew just 2%; OpenAI was the most active   —  Some of the AI industry's fastest-growing startups are becoming serial acquirers, buying smaller companies to fill product gaps …