Tech acquisitions hold at 6 in August as IPOs continue to flatline

No unicorns emerged over the month.

The tech sector completed six acquisitions in August 2026, but recorded no IPOs or unicorns, according to Tracxn.

The acquisition count rose from two in August 2025, whilst recording one IPO. July 2026 also recorded six acquisitions and no IPOs.

Late-stage funding accounted for 77.5% of Singapore's tech funding in August 2026, with early-stage funding at 22.1% and seed-stage funding at 0.3%.

Sharpa topped the month's largest funding rounds with $669.7m, followed by Acrab AI ($130m), Multiplier ($35m), Graas ($17m), and 4Divinity ($9m).

The General Partnership, LemmaTree, and Quidnet Ventures led investors by deal count, with one deal each.

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