Startup Acquisition Prices

Comments focus on speculating, estimating, and debating the acquisition prices, valuations, and deal terms of various tech companies and startups, including comparisons to revenue multiples and acquihire scenarios.

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TheAceOfHearts Oct 21, 2014 View on HN

Any guess for how much they got acquired?

gpp Jul 21, 2011 View on HN

Any idea how much Google or other companies pay for acquisition like this?

nickstinemates Nov 5, 2015 View on HN

A different answer: because someone was willing to pay $3.9b for it.

rcxdude Nov 2, 2023 View on HN

No, they bought $2B at $47B valuation a year later.

shrineOfLies Apr 10, 2017 View on HN

Any guesstimates on how much it was acquired for?

newobj Jul 14, 2011 View on HN

Sounds like it's about a 10x revenue buyout. Seems right on the money.

sparknlaunch12 May 18, 2012 View on HN

Unsure of the terms of the deal, but maybe this was simply a talent acquisition plus strategic purchase? Maybe the cost wasn't that high. I am sure an offer to work at Facebook and integrate your product into the FB platform has some intangible appeal.

kupopuffs Sep 9, 2019 View on HN

well, it likely wasn't worth 1 billion when they acquired most of it.

charlesdm Sep 19, 2022 View on HN

400 million revenue, 20 billion acquisition price. Sounds like free market to me? They paid up to protect their business and everyone walked away happy.

simonebrunozzi Jun 10, 2019 View on HN

I doubt that $2.6B is for an acquihire.