Apple Acquires Polar Rose

Announced September 20, 2010 — $29M

What happened

Acquired by Apple (Facial recognition); technology/product used in or became iOS.

Apple's acquisition history

35th of 136 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

42 of 136 Apple deals

Apple's average disclosed price

$270.6M

Apple's largest disclosed deal

Tracked acquisitions in 2010

115 across all acquirers

Apple in Facial recognition

1 acquisition

When did Apple acquire Polar Rose?

Apple acquired Polar Rose on September 20, 2010. This was Apple's 35th publicly tracked acquisition out of 136 we have on record.

How much did Apple pay for Polar Rose?

Apple paid $29M for Polar Rose.

What does Polar Rose do?

Acquired by Apple (Facial recognition); technology/product used in or became iOS.

What other Facial recognition companies has Apple acquired?

Polar Rose is Apple's only publicly tracked acquisition in Facial recognition so far.