Martin Casado Part of 3 Acquisitions Worth $75B in 4 Months, Including $60B Cursor Deal
JenniferHli · x · 2026-11-06
A rundown on X notes a16z partner Martin Casado was involved in 3 major acquisitions in 4 months: Cursor at $60 billion (June), OpenRouter at $7.5 billion (August), and World Labs at $8.2 billion (September) — the Cursor deal being the largest startup acquisition ever. His track record also includes billion-dollar-plus exits like Nicira ($1.26B) and Tabular ($1B+).
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