| Hi, Agen. Lately, it seems like a lot of large technology acquisitions have fallen apart following pushback from European and U.K. antitrust regulators — well over $70 billion worth of planned acquisitions by American technology companies, by our count. Could that be a contributing factor in the eight-year low in M&A deals involving venture-backed startups we saw in 2023? Plus, from a startup cleaning up space to one developing humanoid robots to help around the house, here are five under-the-radar companies that got investor cash in January. Amazon pulling the plug on its planned purchase of iRobot is just the latest deal to fall apart in a surge of antitrust scrutiny. Many large tech acquisitions have been pulled following pushback from regulators, and the value of those deals keeps mounting, our analysis shows. Related Crunchbase Pro list: M&A Involving VC-Backed Startups In 2023 AI is still big and doing intriguing things, making humanoid robots to help around the house more viable, and driving investor interest in a startup that applies artificial intelligence to its parent-led autism therapy. Let’s look at five interesting funding deals you may have missed last month. Zum, a startup that tries to help school districts increase efficiencies and reduce the costs of managing bus fleets through its proprietary, AI-powered platform, has raised a fresh $140 million at a significantly higher valuation — notable when you consider many startups have seen their valuations slashed since 2021. Over the past five years, the most-active PE buyers have collectively spent more than $36 billion to buy dozens of private companies in the space, Crunchbase data shows. But M&A deals for private companies peaked in 2020 and 2021, and slowed considerably in recent quarters, with a similar trend playing out for PE purchases of both public and private software companies. Related Crunchbase Pro list: Software Startup Acquisitions By The Most-Active Private Equity Buyers | 
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