# Which recent acquisitions and funding rounds matter to enterprise buyers?

### What happened within the latest twelve-month research window?

The window is **28 October 2025–28 October 2026**. The following selected records contain **three acquisition announcements and one financing announcement**. This is a desk count of the displayed records, not a comprehensive market total.

| Announcement date | Parties and event | Disclosed value and status | Buyer-side significance and question |
|---|---|---|---|
| **14 January 2026** | **Diligent acquired 3rdRisk**, a Netherlands-based AI-native third-party risk platform | Acquisition announced as completed; **consideration undisclosed** in the release | Relevant to vendor risk management consolidation. Ask which workflows, permissions, contracts and data models are shared with the wider Diligent portfolio. ([diligent.com](https://www.diligent.com/company/newsroom/diligent-acquires-3rdrisk?utm_source=openai)) |
| **11 February 2026** | **Complyance announced a Series A led by GV** | **$20m financing**; valuation not stated | Additional capital for an enterprise GRC challenger. Validate operational references, implementation capacity and AI output controls rather than treating fundraising as proof of maturity. ([globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/02/11/3236367/0/en/Complyance-Raises-20M-Series-A-Led-by-GV-Google-Ventures-to-Modernize-Enterprise-GRC-with-Agentic-AI.html?utm_source=openai)) |
| **21 April 2026** | **Protecht acquired VISO TRUST**, a US third-party risk platform | Acquisition announced; **consideration undisclosed** in the release | A broader risk platform adding AI-assisted third-party assessment. Require a demonstration of the combined workflow rather than separate product presentations. ([protechtgroup.com](https://www.protechtgroup.com/en-us/news/protecht-acquires-leading-ai-powered-risk-platform-viso-trust?utm_source=openai)) |
| **6 May 2026** | **Optro, formerly AuditBoard, acquired Midship** | Acquisition announced as completed; **consideration undisclosed** in the announcement reviewed | Relevant to SOX and controls-testing buyers. Test evidence handling, human review, reproducibility and the price of the acquired capability. ([optro.ai](https://optro.ai/blog/optro-acquires-midship?utm_source=openai)) |

**Analyst inference:** the selected acquisitions indicate investment in specialist evidence, testing and third-party-risk capabilities around broader platforms. They do not establish that implementation effort has fallen or that the acquired functionality is included in existing customer contracts. ([diligent.com](https://www.diligent.com/company/newsroom/diligent-acquires-3rdrisk?utm_source=openai))

### Which older transactions still shape the shortlist?

These are **historical reference transactions outside the latest twelve-month window**. Their values must not be added together as a single measure of “market investment”.

| Original event date | Transaction | Disclosed figure | Correct interpretation |
|---|---|---:|---|
| **23 May 2024 announcement; investment completed July 2024** | Hg acquisition of AuditBoard | **Transaction valued above $3bn** | Acquisition transaction value, not funding raised by the operating company. Announcement and completion are separately documented. ([hgcapital.com](https://hgcapital.com/insights/auditboard-agrees-to-be-acquired-by-hg?utm_source=openai)) |
| **2025**, confirmed retrospectively in Protecht’s 21 April 2026 acquisition release | PSG investment in Protecht | **$280m investment** | The cited release does not provide enough detail to equate the investment amount with company valuation or fresh primary capital. ([protechtgroup.com](https://www.protechtgroup.com/en-us/news/protecht-acquires-leading-ai-powered-risk-platform-viso-trust?utm_source=openai)) |
| **8 April 2025 original release dateline** | Anecdotes expanded Series B | **$30m additional close; $55m total round** | Count the additional close and total round separately; do not describe both as new money in the same event. ([anecdotes.ai](https://www.anecdotes.ai/pr-articles/anecdotes-secures-55m-series-b-to-revolutionize-ai-powered-grc-solutions)) |
| **23 July 2025** | Vanta Series D led by Wellington Management | **$150m raised at a $4.15bn valuation** | Financing amount and valuation are different measures; neither is a software pricing benchmark. ([tech.yahoo.com](https://tech.yahoo.com/cybersecurity/articles/wellington-led-funding-boosts-vantas-120426152.html?utm_source=openai)) |

**Date-quality warning:** the retrieved Anecdotes page displays a May 2026 page date, but its announcement text is explicitly datelined **8 April 2025**. This report assigns the financing to the original event date, not the refreshed page date. ([anecdotes.ai](https://www.anecdotes.ai/pr-articles/anecdotes-secures-55m-series-b-to-revolutionize-ai-powered-grc-solutions?utm_source=openai))

**Naming correction:** AuditBoard became **Optro on 9 March 2026**. The rebrand is not another acquisition and should not create a duplicate supplier or transaction record. Historical AuditBoard pricing and contracts need to be reconciled with the current Optro name. ([optro.ai](https://optro.ai/blog/auditboard-is-now-optro?utm_source=openai))