M&A activity continued to recover in December with 20 Work Tech acquisitions announced, including the acquisition of Slack by Salesforce and Pluralsight by Vista. This brings the total number of acquisitions for Q4 2020 to 56 – levels not seen since the peak of 2019. Investments in Future of Work businesses totalled $967M in November across 27 deals, with average investment size of $35.8M. Investments were broad-based, with propensity towards Productivity and Talent Acquisition.
February 2, 2026
WorkTech: From Overlooked to M&A Powerhouse
Georgios Markakis, Managing Partner at Venero Capital Advisors, sat down with Gero Hesse and the SAATKORN WorkTech Talk podcast to discuss the evolution of WorkTech, the realities of market cycles, and where founders and investors should be placing their bets in 2026.




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