Google Deals Data 2011

Google Inc.
- M&A deals, investments and key partnerships

Global Media Market Intelligence (G2Mi.com)
G2Mi.com Deal Data
12th October 2011
Google Inc.
M&A deals, investments and key partnerships 12 months to October 2011
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US-based Internet company Google Inc acquires US-based social analytics services provider SocialGrapple US based web based search and social media services provider Google Inc acquires social media contact organizing algorithm provider Katango US based e-mail productivity software provider Yesware Inc raises USD 1 million in seed funding from Google Ventures led group of investors US-based online communication services provider Google Inc acquires Germany-based online daily discount deals provider DailyDeal.de Google Inc acquires restaurant review guide publisher Zagat Survey LLC Google Inc acquires digital coupons and loyalty rewards provider Zave Networks Inc Google Inc acquires mobile phones manufacturer Motorola Mobility Inc for USD 12.5 billion US-based entertainment applications developer Nettle Inc receives USD 500,000 in investment from Google led group of investors US-based mobile and browser games developer Airy Labs raises USD 1.5 million in investment from Google Ventures led group of investors US-based online discount coupons and discounted deals provider Whaleshark Media raises USD 10 million in investments from Google Ventures US-based Internet-based services provider Google Inc acquires US-based daily discount deals aggregator The Dealmap US-based social media and mobile apps developer Just.me raises USD 600,000 from Google Ventures led group of investors US-based location based business mobile application ThinkNear receives USD 1.63 million from Google Ventures led group of investors US-based Internet company Google Inc acquires US-based online social networking services provider Frid.ge US-based mobile applications developer Astrid receives investment from Google Ventures led group of investors in seed funding round US-based online communication services provider Google Inc acquires US-based loyalty cards mobile application Punchd for USD 10 million US-based mobile applications development solutions provider Crittercism receives investment from Google Ventures led group of investors US-based online communication and entertainment services provider Google Inc acquires US-based DVR software solutions provider SageTV US based shopping recommendation website Shopobot raises investment in seed funding from Google Ventures led group of investors Google Inc acquires US-based online ad optimization services provider Admeld Inc for USD 400 million US based Google Inc acquires 100% stake in Canadian web analytics firm PostRank Inc US based online daily deals provider WhaleShark Media Inc raises USD 10 million funding from a group of investors led by Google Ventures Massively multi-player social games developer Kabam raises USD 85 million from Google and Pinnacle Ventures led group of investors US-based Internet company Google Inc acquired US-based online electronics comparison site Sparkbuy
Deal Type
M&A M&A Investments M&A M&A M&A M&A Investments Investments Investments M&A Investments Investments M&A Investments M&A Investments M&A Investments M&A M&A Investments Investments M&A
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US-based integrated advertising services provider Digitas partners Google Inc to provide mobile marketing insights and usage research Google Inc acquires US-based business feedback mobile platform provider Talkbin US-based targeted television advertising solutions provider Invidi Technologies Corp raises USD 49 million Google and Motorola ventures Google Inc acquires Canadian mobile application developer Pushlife Inc for USD 25 million Chinese social networking website Tianya.cn acquires back its stake from Google Inc to expand overseas US-based online proficiency testing solutions provider Smarterer raises USD 1.25 million from Google Ventures and True Ventures Google Inc acquires Ireland based digital video editing company Green Parrot Pictures Google Inc acquires online price comparison website BeatThatQuote for GBP 37.7 million Hubspot receives USD 32 million in funding from Sequoia Capital, Google and Salesforce.com Google Inc's venture arm and August Capital invest USD 5.1 million in online car-sharing service RelayRides Google Inc acquires German security analytics software developer Zynamics GmbH Anti-malware software solutions developer Dasient Inc receives venture investment from Google YouTube acquires Next New Networks, producer of web based comedy videos Google Inc acquires online movies related information analyzer and provider Fflick for USD 10 million Google Inc acquires voice messaging firm SayNow Google Inc (plus angel investors) invest USD 600,000 in online legal social media website LawPivot Google Inc acquires USA based online media & entertainment content provider EBook Technologies Inc Google Ventures and Hearst Interactive Media invest USD 1.5 million in social TV applications developer Miso Google Inc acquires Zetawire, the mobile payment services provider Google Inc acquires Phonetic Arts, a speech synthesis software provider Google Inc acquires Widevine, an anti-piracy software provider for online video content Satellite internet service provider o3B raises USD 230 million from Google, North Bridge venture and Allen & Company. Google Ventures invests USD 25 million in HomeAway Inc, online vacation rental services provider.
Deal Type
Partnerships M&A Investments M&A M&A Investments M&A M&A Investments Investments M&A Investments M&A M&A M&A Investments M&A M&A M&A M&A M&A Investments Investments
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Detailed Deal Data

US-based Internet company Google Inc acquires US-based social analytics services provider SocialGrapple
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 10-October-2011 M&A Internet / Online Social Media
SocialGrapple North America & Caribbean / United States
SocialGrapple North America & Caribbean / United States Trade
100% N.A. US-based Internet communication solutions provider Google Inc acquired US-based social analytics services provider SocialGrapple for an undisclosed amount. As part of the acquisition, Andrey Petrov, founder of SocialGrapple, joined Google. The acquisition will help Google in developing its analytics service that will help users in tracking and monitoring accounts. Google, founded in 1998 and led by Larry Page (CEO), provides internet based communication and related services. SocialGrapple, founded in 2010 by Andrey Petrov, provides Twitter social graph analytics solutions that enable users to map their usage, following and followers through graphical display.
Advisors N.A.
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US-based Internet company Google Inc acquires social media contact organizing algorithm provider Katango
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 28-September-2011 M&A Internet / social media
Katango North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. North America & Caribbean / United States Trade
N.A. N.A. US-based Internet company Google Inc acquired social media contact organizing algorithm provider Katango. Following the acquisition, Google intends to integrate Katango`s contact organizing algorithms into its social networking community, Google Plus. Founded in 2010, California based Katango simplifies social media usage by automatically organizing online friends, family and colleagues into a separate communication group. Its patent-pending algorithms help users to automatically create meaningful groups from their huge online contacts that are personalized to each Katango user. Google Plus is a social networking service offered by Google Inc. It allows users to create profiles, chat, share photos and videos, play online games and send messages. Recently, Google Plus estimated a registered user base of over ten million.
Advisors N.A.

US-based e-mail productivity software provider Yesware Inc raises USD 1 million in seed funding from Google Ventures led group of investors
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 27-September-2011 Investments Internet / Internet (general)
Yesware Inc North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. USD 1 million US-based e-mail productivity software provider Yesware Inc raised USD 1 million in seed funding from Google Ventures led group of investors. Other investors including Foundry Group, Golden Ventures Partners and angel investors also took part in this round of investment. The company intends to utilize the invested capital for the development of its products as well as expansion of its client`s base. Massachusetts based Yesware, founded in 2010 by Matthew Bellows (CEO), provides cloud based e-mail productivity services for sales professionals. It offers e-mail analytics, customized templates and CRM synchronization to sales professionals that allow them to communicate effectively with their customers. Its portfolio of clients includes InsightSquared, Kissmetrics and Stack Overflow. Google Ventures is the venture capital arm of Google Inc.
Advisors N.A.

US-based online communication services provider Google Inc acquires Germany-based online daily discount deals provider DailyDeal.de
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 19-September-2011 M&A Internet / Online Retailing
DailyDeal.de Europe / Germany
DailyDeal.de Europe / Germany Trade
100% N.A. US-based online communication services provider Google Inc acquired Germany-based online daily discount deals provider DailyDeal.de for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is in line with Google`s strategy for developing its own daily deals services. As part of the acquisition, entire team of DailyDeal.de joined Google. DailyDeal, founded in 2009 by Fabian Heilemann (CEO) and Ferry Heilemann, provides online daily discount deal services and it has received investments from Insight Partners, Rebate Networks, Stefan Glanzer, Michael Brehm and Jochen Maab. Google, founded in 1998 by Larry Page (CEO) and Sergey Brin, provides web-based services.
Advisors N.A.

Google Inc acquires restaurant review guide publisher Zagat Survey LLC
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 08-September-2011 M&A Internet / Internet (general)
Zagat Survey LLC North America & Caribbean / United States
Zagat Survey LLC North America & Caribbean / United States Trade
100% N.A. US-based web search services provider Google Inc acquired restaurant and hotel review guide publisher Zagat Survey LLC. The acquisition will allow Google to expand its offerings by integrating reviews of accommodations, restaurants, bars and shopping locations into its mobile applications, search services and web applications. New York based Zagat, founded in 1982 and by Tim Zagat (CEO) and NiN.A. Zagat, provides consumer survey based dining, travel and leisure information and reviews. It publishes review and information guides for hotels, nightclubs, resorts, spas and theaters. It also operates a subscription based platform, Zagat.com that offers access to restaurant reviews and ratings. It also offers Zagat To Go mobile application to offer survey information on mobile platforms.
Advisors N.A.

Google Inc acquires digital coupons and loyalty rewards provider Zave Networks Inc
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 03-September-2011 M&A Internet / Internet (general)
Zave Networks Inc North America & Caribbean / United States
Zave Networks Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade
100% N.A. US-based internet based services provider Google Inc acquired digital coupons and loyalty rewards provider Zave Networks Inc. Following the acquisition Zave Networks will be integrated into Google and will be relocated at Googleplex (Google`s headquarter). Also, Zave`s talent will be applied to commerce-related services division of Google. Zave will continue to offer digital coupon and incentive services to consumers, retailers and marketers. Kansas based Zave, founded in 2006 and led by George Hansen (CEO), operates an incentive platform, Zavers, which replaces paper coupons with digital coupons. California based Google provides web based search and advertising services. It also offers e-mail, maps, video, document reading applications and wide range of web applications.
Advisors N.A.

Google Inc acquires mobile phones manufacturer Motorola Mobility Inc for USD 12.5 billion
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 16-August-2011 M&A Telecoms / Handsets and Infrastructure
Motorola Mobility Inc North America & Caribbean / United States
Motorola Mobility Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade
100% USD 12.5 billion US-based web search services provider Google Inc acquired mobile phones manufacturer Motorola Mobility Inc for a total consideration of USD 12.5 billion in cash. The acquisition will allow Google to expand its portfolio of services in mobile devices segment as well as strengthen its worldwide presence. The acquisition also expands Android`s (Google`s mobile operating system) capabilities and will add a set of over 17,000 patents to Google`s portfolio. Illinois based Motorola Mobility, founded in 2007 and led by Sanjay Jha (CEO), provides communication products and services including mobile phones, Set-Top boxes, DTH and IPTV distribution systems and broadband access infrastructure. California based Google, founded in 1996 by Sergey Brin and Larry Page, provides web based services including e-mail, internet search, maps, web browser, chat, search engine marketing and cloud computing services.
Advisors Google-Lazard Ltd; Motorola Mobility-Centerview Partners, Barclays Capital and Qatalyst

US-based entertainment applications developer Nettle Inc receives USD 500,000 in investment from Google led group of investors
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Financial 11-August-2011 Investments Internet / Internet (general)
Nettle Inc North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. USD 500 thousand US-based entertainment applications developer Nettle Inc raised USD 500,000 in investment from Google Ventures led group of investors in seed funding round. Other investors participating in the current funding round included Advancit Capital, 500 Startups and group of angel investors that included former executives of eBay and Qualcomm. The company intends to use the proceeds of the current round for the development of its applications and hiring software developers. Nettle, founded in 2010 by Brian Dear (CEO) and Dan O`Neil, develops and publishes social, local and mobile applications and website for the entertainment market.
Advisors N.A.

US-based mobile and browser games developer Airy Labs raises USD 1.5 million in investment from Google Ventures led group of investors
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc, Foundation Capital and Rick Thompson North America & Caribbean / United States Financial 03-August-2011 Investments Gaming / Games Software
Airylabs.com North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. USD 1.5 million US-based mobile and browser games developer Airy Labs raised USD 1.5 million in investment from Google Ventures led group of investors in seed funding round. Other investors participating in the current funding round included Foundation Capital and Rick Thompson (Playdom founder). The company intends to use the proceeds from the current funding round for developing new social learning games and for hiring developers. Airy Labs, founded in 2011 by Andrew Hsu, develops and publishes social learning games for children in the age group of 5-13. The company creates iOS games on mobile and tablet, social games for browser and casual massively multiplayer online games.
Advisors N.A.

US-based online discount coupons and discounted deals provider Whaleshark Media raises USD 10 million in investments from Google Ventures
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 01-August-2011 Investments Internet / Online Retailing
Whaleshark Media North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. USD 10 million US-based online discount coupons and discounted deals provider Whaleshark Media raised USD 10 million in investments from Google Ventures in series C round of funding. The company intends to use the fund from the current round for funding the acquisitions. The current investment takes total funds raised by the company to date to USD 129 million. The previous packers of the company included Austin Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and Adams Street Partners. Whaleshark Media, founded in 2009 by Cotter Cuningham (CEO), provides online discount coupons and daily discount deals through its subsidiaries, RetailMeNot.com, Deals.com, Deals2Buy.com, CheapStingBargains.com, CouponSeven.com and CouponShare.com.
Advisors N.A.

US-based Internet-based services provider Google Inc acquires US-based daily discount deals aggregator The Dealmap
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 01-August-2011 M&A Internet / Internet (general)
The Dealmap North America & Caribbean / United States
The Dealmap North America & Caribbean / United States Trade
100% N.A. US-based Internet-based services provider Google Inc acquired US-based daily discount deals aggregator The Dealmap. The acquisition will help Google in strengthening its online bargain services that it offers in three US cities. The entire team of The Dealmap will join Google and will continue to work on the development of the services. `The acquisition by Google provides Dealmap with an ideal platform to accelerate the growth and fulfill our mission.` according to The Dealmap statement. The acquisition comes almost eight months after Google`s bid for Groupon was rejected. The Dealmap, founded in 2010 by Jennifer Dulski (CEO) and Chandu Thota (CTO), operates as an online discount deals aggregation services provider.
Advisors N.A.

US-based social media and mobile apps developer Just.me raises USD 600,000 from Google Ventures led group of investors
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc, True Ventures, SV Angel & Betaworks North America & Caribbean / United States Financial 29-July-2011 Investments Internet / Online Social Media
just.me North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. USD 600 thousand US-based social media and mobile apps developer Just.me raised USD 600,000 from Google Ventures led group of investors in seed funding round. Other investors participating in the current funding round included True Ventures, SV Angel, Betaworks, Don Dodge, Patrick Gannon, Michael Parekh, Steve McArthur and Four Horsemen LLC. The company intends to use the proceeds of the current funding round for development of the service and hiring developers. just.me, founded in 2011 by Keith Teare, operates as a mobile social network. Keith Teare is the co-founder of TechCrunch and had previously co-founded RealNames Corporation and The EasyNet Group.
Advisors N.A.

US-based location based business mobile application ThinkNear receives USD 1.63 million from Google Ventures led group of investors
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Ventures North America & Caribbean / United States Financial 26-July-2011 Investments Internet / Mobile Media
ThinkNear North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. USD 1.63 million US-based location based business mobile application ThinkNear raised USD 1.63 million in investments from Google Ventures led group of investors in series A round of funding. Other investors participating in the current funding round include IA Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Metamorphic Ventures, FF Venture Capital, Real Ventures, Zelkova VC, BoldStart VC, Bill Boebel, Ben Sun, Matt Turck, David Tisch and Dave Cohen. The company intends to use the funds from the current round for development of the application and increasing the marketing initiatives. ThinkNear, founded in 2011 by Eli Portnoy (CEO), operates as a business generation mobile application that helps businesses drive in customers when the business is slow by targeting passer-bys by offering them discount coupons on their phones.
Advisors N.A.

US-based online communications services provider Google Inc acquires US-based online social networking services provider Frid.ge
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 22-July-2011 M&A Internet / Online Social Media
Frid.ge North America & Caribbean / United States
Frid.ge North America & Caribbean / United States Trade
100% N.A. US-based online communications services provider Google Inc acquired US-based online social networking services provider Frid.ge. The entire development and founding team of Frid.ge will join Google and help it in integrating Frid.ge services in new Google+ social network. The acquisition provides Google with an experienced team that will help it in developing its Google+ services. Fridge, founded in 2010 by Alex Chung and Austin Chang, operates as a social network that allows users to make private conversations, and share media and events among a private group of friends. The services of Fridge will be shut down.
Advisors N.A.

US-based mobile applications developer Astrid receives investment from Google Ventures led group of investors in seed funding round
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Ventures North America & Caribbean / United States Financial 13-July-2011 Investments Internet / Mobile Media
Astrid North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. N.A. US-based mobile applications developer Astrid received investment from Google Ventures led group of investors in seed funding round. Other investors participating in the current round included Nexus Venture Partners and Jack Herrick. The company intends to use the proceeds of the funding round for expanding its operation and increasing its marketing initiatives. Astrid, founded in 2010 by Tim Su and Jon Paris (CEO), operates as an Android-based mobile application that help uses to organize their goals, share ideas and create a social to-do-list.
Advisors N.A.

US-based online communication services provider Google Inc acquires US-based loyalty cards mobile application Punchd for USD 10 million
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 12-July-2011 M&A Internet / Mobile Media
Punchd Labs Inc North America & Caribbean / United States
Punchd Labs Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade
100% USD 10 million US-based online communication services provider Google Inc acquired US-based loyalty cards mobile application Punchd for a total consideration of USD 10 million. Google will integrate the services provided by Punchd into its mobile wallet services. The entire team of Punchd will join Google mobile wallet development team. Google Wallet payment system will use Punchd technology to improve its loyalty provisions. Punch, founded in 2010 by Xander Pollock, Reed Morse and Niket Desai, operates as a mobile application that helps users to keeps loyalty cards on their phones. The company was incubated in the 500 Startups accelerator program.
Advisors N.A.

US-based mobile applications development solutions provider Crittercism receives investment from Google Ventures led group of investors
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Opus Capital, Shasta Ventures and AOL Ventures North America & Caribbean / United States Financial 12-July-2011 Investments Internet / Mobile Media
Crittercism North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. N.A. US-based mobile applications development solutions provider Crittercism received investment from Google Ventures led group of investors in seed funding round. Other investors participating in the current round included Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Opus Capital, Shasta Ventures and AOL Ventures along with individual investor Lucas Nealson. The company intends to use the proceeds of the current round for expanding its service across platforms beyond iOS. Crittercism, founded in 2010 by Robert Kwok, Andrew Levy and Jeeyun Kim, provides mobile application development companies with solutions to help them in creating engaging and commercially successful applications. The solutions provided by Crittercism help clients in debugging the application.
Advisors N.A.

US-based online communication and entertainment services provider Google Inc acquires US-based DVR software solutions provider SageTV
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 18-June-2011 M&A Television and Radio / IPTV and DTT
Sage TV LLC North America & Caribbean / United States
Sage TV LLC North America & Caribbean / United States Trade
100% N.A. US-based online communication and entertainment services provider Google Inc acquired US-based DVR software solutions provider SageTV. The acquisition will help Google in improving the services of its Google TV services by integrating the solutions and software of SageTV into Google TV. According to an announcement by SageTV, `By teaming up with Google, we believe our ideas will reach an even larger audiences of users worldwide on many different products, platforms and services.` Sage TV LLC, founded in 2002, develops and provides digital video recording (DVR) and home theater PC (HTPC) software solutions. The solutions provided by the company also allows the user to transcode the saved files into formats other than MPEG2 so as they are compatible with iPod, PSP, cell phones and other portable devices.
Advisors N.A.

US-based shopping recommendation website Shopobot raises investment in seed funding from Google Ventures led group of investors
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Ventures, AOL Ventures and Jump Ventures North America & Caribbean / United States Financial 16-June-2011 Investments Internet / Internet (general)
Shopobot.com North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. N.A. US-based shopping recommendation website Shopobot raised investment in seed funding from Google Ventures led group of investors. AOL Ventures, Lucas Nealan and Jump Ventures also took part in this round of investment. The company intends to utilize the invested capital for the expansion of its services from cameras and consumer electronics goods into other segments including sports equipment, home appliances and other products. California based Shopobot, founded in 2011 by Julius Schorzman (CEO) and Dave Matthews (Head of Products), operates a website, shopobot.com, which provider shopping recommendations by analyzing price data and send alerts to customers when it finds a great deal or steep price fluctuation. The company has no plans to charge consumers for the service.
Advisors N.A.

Google Inc acquires US-based online ad optimization services provider Admeld Inc for USD 400 million
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 09-June-2011 M&A Internet / Online Advertising Networks
Admeld Inc North America & Caribbean / United States
Admeld Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade
100% USD 400 million US-based online communication services provider Google Inc acquired US-based online ad optimization services provider Admeld for a total consideration of USD 400 million. The acquisition will help Google to expand its advertising business and take it beyond its usual text ads to those including images and videos. Google earns major proportion of its revenue from Online advertising so beefing up that section will help it in improving its services and revenue. Admeld, founded in 2007 by Brian Adams (CTO) and Benjamin Barokas and led by Michael Barrett (CEO), provides advertising network optimization technology solutions to online publishers. The company has to date raised in excess of USD 30 million from likes of Foundry Group, Spark Capital, Norwest Venture Partners and Time Warner Investments.
Advisors N.A.

US-based Google Inc acquires 100% stake in Canadian web analytics firm PostRank Inc
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 04-June-2011 M&A Internet / Internet (general)
PostRank Inc North America & Caribbean / Canada
PostRank Inc North America & Caribbean / Canada Trade
100% N.A. US-based Google Inc acquired 100% stake in Canadian web analytics firm PostRank Inc. Following the acquisition, PostRank`s entire team will be moved to Google`s head office in California. The acquisition will allow Google to expand its portfolio as well as expertise in measuring web engagement. Waterloo based PostRank, founded in 2007 by Ilya Grigorik and Kevin Thomason, offers web analytics solutions and social media analytics services for publishers. Its PostRank Discovery engine enables users to find and follow experts in their areas of interest. It filters incoming RSS feeds based on social engagement metrics such as comments, bookmarks and trackbacks. Mountain View based Google, founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, offer search and advertising services.
Advisors N.A.

US-based online daily deals provider WhaleShark Media Inc raises USD 10 million funding from a group of investors led by Google Ventures
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Ventures North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 03-June-2011 Investments Internet / Online Retailing
WhaleShark Media Inc North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. USD 10 million US-based online daily deals provider WhaleShark Media Inc raised USD 10 million in venture funding from a group of investors led by Google Ventures in series C round of funding. The company intends to utilize the invested capital for the development of its platform and in promotional and marketing activities. Austin based WhaleShark Media, founded in 2007, and led by Cotter Cunningham (CEO), owns and operates a network of discounted coupons and deals websites. It operates Deals.com, Deals2Buy.com, CheapStingyBargains.com, CouponSeven.com and CouponShare.com. Its clients include Dell, Hewlett-Packard and AT&T. Earlier in 2010, the company raised a total of USD 120 million from Austin Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and Adams Street Partners. The company was formerly known as Smallponds Inc.
Advisors N.A.

Massively multi-player social games developer Kabam raises USD 85 million from Google and Pinnacle Ventures led group of investors
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc and Pinnacle Ventures North America & Caribbean / United States Financial 26-May-2011 Investments Gaming / Gaming Software
Kabam Inc North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. USD 85 million US-based massively multi-player social games developer Kabam Inc raised USD 85 million in investment from Google Ventures and Pinnacle Ventures Led Group of investors in series D round of funding. Other investors participating in the current round included Performance Equity, SK telecom ventures, Canaan Partners, Redpoint Ventures and Intel Capital. As part of the investment, Joe Kraus, partner at Google Ventures joined Kabam`s board of directors. The funds from this round will be used to expand and diversify its game portfolio, international expansion mainly in Asia and to make acquisitions. The company has to date raised USD 125 million in funding. Kabam, founded in 2006 by Kevin Chou (CEO), Michael Li, Holly Liu and Wayne Chan, develops and publishes traditional and social games such as strategy and sports games. It was formerly known as Watercooler.
Advisors N.A.

US-based Internet company Google Inc acquired US-based online electronics comparison site Sparkbuy
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 23-May-2011 M&A Internet / Online Retailing
Sparkbuy North America & Caribbean / United States
Sparkbuy North America & Caribbean / United States Trade
N.A. N.A. US-based Internet company Google Inc acquired US-based online electronics comparison service provider Sparkbuy. The acquisition of Sparkbuy will enable Google to boost up its Google Product Search. The team of Sparkbuy which included Dan Shapiro, Scott Haug and Isaac Myers, will join Google. The website of Sparkbuy has been shut down following the acquisition. Sparkbuy, founded in 2010 by Dan Shapiro (CEO), operates as an online electronics comparison and shopping services providers. The users can filter the criteria for their search and comparison. Sparkbuy had raised USD 1 million in investments from Benaroya Capital, Geoff Entress, Kelly Smith and Chase Franklin.
Advisors N.A.

US-based integrated advertising services provider Digitas partners Google Inc to provide mobile marketing insights and usage research
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Digitas North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 16-May-2011 Partnerships Internet / Mobile Media
Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. N.A. US-based integrated advertising services provider Digitas partnered with online communication services provider Google Inc to provide mobile marketing insights and usage research data. The services will be provided by using Digitas and Google search and marketing data to forecast trends, inform investment strategies and help in creating mobile optimized web sites. Laura Lang, CEO of Digitas, said, ` The motive behind the partnership was to help marketers in realizing the potential of mobile marketing.` Digitas, founded in 1980 and led by Laura Lang, operates as an integrated advertising agency, which has offices in 19 countries and is a part of Publicis Groupe. The services provided by Digitas include content creation, brand integration, creative design, digital marketing, research, social media and mobile marketing.
Advisors N.A.

Google Inc acquires US-based business feedback mobile platform provider Talkbin
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 25-April-2011 M&A Internet / Mobile Media
Talkbin North America & Caribbean / United States
Talkbin North America & Caribbean / United States Trade
N.A. N.A. US-based Google Inc acquired US-based business feedback platform provider Talkbin. The entire development team of Talkbin will work with Google mobile and local teams. Google will temporarily shut down the service and provide it to business at a later stage. Talkbin, founded in December 2010 by Michael Ma (Yale University), Sunny Dhillon (UC Davis) and Quasar Younis, provides a platform that allows customers to give immediate feedback to local business by submitting their opinions through mobile applications and business can read and respond to them from a web application. Talkbin was founded as part of Y Combinator`s winter batch.
Advisors N.A.

US-based targeted television advertising solutions provider Invidi Technologies Corp raises USD 49 million Google and Motorola ventures
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc and Motorola Ventures North America & Caribbean / United States Financial 14-April-2011 Investments Technology / Television Sets
Invidi Technologies Corp North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. USD 49 million US-based targeted television advertising solutions provider Invidi Technologies Corp raised USD 49 million in investment Google and Motorola ventures led group of investors in fourth round of funding. Other investors participating in the current funding round included DirecTV, GroupM, Experian, NBC, Verizon, Menlo Ventures, InterWest Partners, EnerTech Capital, Westbury Equity Partners and BDC Capital. The company has to date raised USD 111.5 million in investment funding. Invidi Technologies, founded in 2000 and led by David M Downey (CEO), provides software solutions for targeted television advertising and marketing to cable, satellite and IPTV service providers. Invidi has partnership deals with DirecTV, Dish Network and Verizon FiOS TV for providing its addressable ad-technology.
Advisors N.A.

Google Inc acquires Canadian mobile application developer Pushlife Inc for USD 25 million
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 10-April-2011 M&A Internet / Mobile Media
Pushlife Inc North America & Caribbean / United States
Pushlife Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade
N.A. USD 25 million Google acquired Toronto based mobile application developer Pushlife Inc for USD 25 million. Following the acquisition Pushlife will join Google`s Canadian technology subsidiaries Bumptop and SocialDeck to build mobile music applications. PushLife, founded in 2008 by Ray Reddy, is a Toronto based mobile application provider offers media library services, mobile operator content and promotional services in its mobile entertainment applications to multi-media and smart phones. Its mobile entertainment platform allows customers to play, organize, share and purchase music, videos, ringtones and wallpapers through their Blackberry or Android mobiles. US-based Google, founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, provide a search engine (www.google.com) and other online platforms includes Gmail, Gmaps, YouTube, AdWords and Adsense. It is also engaged in web applications development through Jotspot, 2Web Technologies and Zenter.
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Chinese social networking website Tianya.cn acquires back its stake from Google Inc to expand overseas
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Tianya.cn Asia / China Trade 06-April-2011 M&A Internet / Online Social Media
Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States
Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade
less than 10% N.A. Chinese social networking website Tianya.cn acquired back its stake from Google Inc (earlier in 2007 purchased Tianya.cn`s shares). Following the acquisition, Tianya.cn will expand its business into the overseas markets (South East Asia and North America) by opening new offices in Singapore and US as it receives approximately 20 percent traffic from overseas visitors. Tianya.cn is also planning to register as public company after the acquisition. ChiN.A. based Tianya.cn, founded in 1999, is a social networking site offers users blog, classifieds, news, sports update, university information along with forum services which allows politicians to campaign and reply to the queries of people. Tianya.cn is operated by Hainan Tianya Online Network Tech Co Ltd.
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US-based online proficiency testing solutions provider Smarterer raises USD 1.25 million from Google Ventures and True Ventures
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: True Ventures and Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Financial 02-April-2011 Investments Internet / Internet (general)
Smarterer Inc North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. USD 1.25 million US-based online proficiency testing solutions provider Smarterer Inc raised USD 1.25 million in investment from Google Ventures and True Ventures led group of investors in seed funding round. Other investors participating in this funding round included Mark Gerson, Shikhar Ghosh, Scott Kurnit, Peter Lehrman, Thomas Lehrman and Dharmesh Shah among others. The company intends to use the funds raised for hiring engineering team and for launching the services out of its beta-version. Smarterer, founded in 2010 by David Balter (Chairman), Jennifer Fremont-Smith (CEO), and Michael Kowalchik (CTO), provides online solution that enable users to measure their proficiency in different subject matters in a few minutes and then share the test score with their social circle.
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Google Inc acquires Ireland based digital video editing company Green Parrot Pictures
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 16-March-2011 M&A Internet / Online Media
Green Parrot Pictures Europe / Ireland
Green Parrot Pictures Europe / Ireland Trade
N.A. N.A. Google Inc acquired Ireland based digital video editing solutions provider Green Parrot Pictures. The tools and solutions offered by Green Parrot will be integrated into YouTube to help videos become sharper and steadier. Green Parrot, founded in 2004 by CEO Anil Kokaram, provides tools and solutions for digital video and image corrections and mobile application for images correction.
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Google Inc acquires online price comparison website BeatThatQuote for GBP 37.7 million
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 08-March-2011 M&A Internet / Online price comparison
BeatThatQuote Europe / United Kingdom
BeatThatQuote Europe / United Kingdom Trade
100% GBP 37.7 million Google Inc acquired UK based online price comparison services provider BeatThatQuote for a total consideration of GBP 37.7 million. John Paleomylites, MD of BeatThatQuote, said,` The deal will allow us to offer more transparency and better pricing information than existing online offerings.` BeatThatQuote, founded in 2005, provides online price comparisons for UK financial products market. BeatThatQuote will be operated as a standalone company.
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Hubspot receives USD 32 million in funding from Sequoia Capital, Google and Salesforce.com
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc, Sequoia Capital, Salesforce.com North America & Caribbean / United States Financial 08-March-2011 Investments Internet / Online Marketing
Hubspot Inc North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. USD 32 million The online marketing solutions company, Hubspot has received USD 32 million in funding from a consortium of Sequoia Capital, Google Inc and Salesforce.com. Hubspot offers a platform that allows customers to track inbound leads from social media offerings; it is a subscription based model. It`s the company's fourth round of funding. Existing investors include Matrix Partners, General Catalyst and Visible Measures chief executive Brian Shin. The company has now raised a total of USD 65 million.
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Google Inc\'s venture arm and August Capital invest USD 5.1 million in online car-sharing service RelayRides
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc, August Capital North America & Caribbean / United States Financial 07-March-2011 Investments Internet / Online Services
RelayRides North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. USD 5.1 million Google Inc's venture arm along with August Capital invested USD 5.1 million in the online car-sharing service RelayRides. Howard Hartenbaum of August Capital and Joe Krauss of Google Ventures were the listed investors in this round. RelayRides, founded in 2008, provides car sharing services where car owners list their vehicle on the website and rent it out, the car owner receives 65% of total rental fee, RelayRides keeps 15% and rest goes in insurance.
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Google Inc acquires German security analytics software developer Zynamics GmbH
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 02-March-2011 M&A Internet / Online Infrastructure and enabling services
Zynamics GmbH Europe / Germany
Zynamics GmbH Europe / Germany Trade
N.A. N.A. Google Inc acquired German security analytics software developer Zynamics. The acquisition included Zynamics reverse engineering tools BinDiff, VxClass, BinNavi and BinCrowd. Zynamics, founded in 2004 by CEO Thomas Dullien, develops security analytics software through the use of reverse engineering methods. Google intends to use the solutions provided by Zynamics to fight malware threats.
Advisors N.A.

Anti-malware software solutions developer Dasient Inc receives venture investment from Google
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Financial 26-February-2011 Investments Internet / Internet Security
Dasient Inc North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. USD N.A. N.A. The anti-malware solutions company, Dasient Inc received funding from Google Inc's Venture arm. Earlier investors in Dasient included Benhamou Global Ventures, Floodgate and Radar Partners. The funds will be used to expand R&D team and expand sales and marketing initiatives. Dasient, founded in 2008, designs and develops corporate anti-malware software solutions for websites and advertising networks.
Advisors N.A.

YouTube acquires Next New Networks, producer of web based comedy videos
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 10-February-2011 M&A Entertainment / Video Production
Next New Networks North America & Caribbean / United States
Next New Networks North America & Caribbean / United States Trade
N.A. N.A. Google Inc via YouTube acquired Next New Networks. The acquisition is part of a strategy to improve the quality of videos available on the site to increase advertising revenue. Next New Networks, founded in 2007, is a developer and producer of comedy web videos and provides development services to smaller video producers. Next had backing of investors like Spark Capital, Goldman, Capital group and Fuse Capital.
Advisors N.A.

Google Inc acquires online movies related information analyzer and provider Fflick for USD 10 million
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 26-January-2011 M&A Internet / Online Media
Fflick North America & Caribbean / United States
Fflick North America & Caribbean / United States Trade
100% USD 10 million Google Inc acquired Fflick for a total consideration of USD 10 million. Google is engaged in the business of providing search engine, social media and advertising platforms. Fflick is engaged in the business of organizing social media data, filtering and analyzing information about movies. Fflick will be integrated into YouTube to make it more social.
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Google Inc acquires voice messaging firm SayNow

Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 26-January-2011 M&A Internet / Social Media
SayNow North America & Caribbean / United States
SayNow North America & Caribbean / United States Trade
N.A. N.A. Google Inc acquired the voice messaging company, SayNow. Google will integrate SayNow`s technology into its voice phone management platform. SayNow voice messaging on social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Android and iPhone-based applications. SayNow was founded and owned by two entrepreneurs (Ujjwal Singh and Nikhyl Singhal).
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Google Inc (plus angel investors) invest USD 600,000 in online legal social media website LawPivot
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Financial 20-January-2011 Investments Internet / Social Media
LawPivot North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. USD 600 thousand Google Inc`s venture arm (plus a number of angel investors) invested USD 600,000 in LawPivot as seed funding. LawPivot is a startup venture which connects companies to lawyers through providing both a public and confidential network through which legal questions can be discussed. The company has at least ten angel investors.
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Google Inc acquires USA based online media & entertainment content provider EBook Technologies Inc
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 13-January-2011 M&A Internet / Online services
eBook Technologies Inc North America & Caribbean / United States
eBook Technologies Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade
100% N.A. Google Inc acquired eBook Technologies Inc. Google is an internet company which offers search engine, social media, online retail and online communication services. EBook Technologies is a content provider, based in the USA. The deal is expected to expand the ebook services of Google.
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Google Ventures and Hearst Interactive Media invest USD 1.5 million in social TV applications developer Miso
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc, Hearst Interactive Media North America & Caribbean / United States Financial 05-January-2011 M&A Internet / Social Media
Miso North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. USD 1.5 million Google Inc`s venture arm along with Hearst Interactive Media invested USD 1.5 million in Miso as part of series A round of financing. Miso is engaged in the business of developing and providing social TV applications. The funding will be used to hire engineers to help in innovating its applications.
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Google Inc acquires Zetawire, the mobile payment services provider

Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 14-December-2010 M&A Internet / Mobile Media
Zetawire North America & Caribbean / Canada
Zetawire North America & Caribbean / Canada Trade
100% N.A. Google Inc acquired Zetawire. Google is an internet company engaged in the business of providing search engine, social media, online retail and online communication services. Zetawire is engaged in the business of providing mobile payment services.
Advisors

Google Inc acquires Phonetic Arts, a speech synthesis software provider

Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 06-December-2010 M&A Technology / Software Solution
Phonetic Arts Europe / United Kingdom
Phonetic Arts Europe / United Kingdom Trade
N.A. N.A. Google Inc acquired Phonetic Arts. Google is engaged in the business of providing search engine, social networking and online communication services. Phonetic Arts is engaged in the business of developing speech synthesis software.
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Google Inc acquires Widevine, an anti-piracy software provider for online video content
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 05-December-2010 M&A Internet / Online Services
Widevine North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. N.A. Google Inc acquired Widevine. Google is engaged in the business of providing search engine and communication services in various fields. Widevine is engaged in the business of developing and providing anti-piracy software for safe transmission of online video content.
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Satellite internet service provider o3B raises USD 230 million from Google, North Bridge venture and Allen & Company.
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Inc North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 30-November-2010 Investments Internet / Online Services
O3b Networks Ltd North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. USD 230 million Google Inc along with North Bridge Venture Partners and Allen & Co invested USD 230 million in O3b Networks Ltd. Google is an internet company providing online search and media services. O3b is engaged in the business of providing satellite internet services.
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Google Ventures invests USD 25 million in HomeAway Inc, online vacation rental services provider.
Date reported: Type: Sector Group / Sector: Buyer / Investor Name: Location: Business type: Target / Investee Name: Location: Seller Name: Location: Business type: Deal details % stake: Amount: Description: Google Ventures North America & Caribbean / United States Trade 01-November-2010 Investments Internet / Online Services
HomeAway Inc North America & Caribbean / United States
N.A. USD 25 million Google Ventures invested USD 25 million in HomeAway Inc. Google Ventures is the investment arm of internet company Google. HomeAway is engaged in the business of providing online vacation rental services and solutions.
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Katango North America & Caribbean / United States

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DailyDeal.de Europe / Germany

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Whaleshark Media North America & Caribbean / United States

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The Dealmap North America & Caribbean / United States

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just.me North America & Caribbean / United States