The Anatomy of a Hackquisition

Silicon Valley has always been innovative in its corporate combinations.

But in 2025, we’re witnessing something unprecedented: the complete reimagining of how companies acquire talent and technology. The hackquisition—a portmanteau of “hack” and “acquisition”—isn’t just a clever workaround.

It’s a fundamental evolution in corporate strategy, born from the collision of immovable regulatory forces and unstoppable business imperatives.

To understand why hackquisitions have become the dominant playbook, we need to examine the tectonic shifts that made traditional M&A obsolete for AI companies.

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