Acquisition History / Google / API.AI
Google Acquires API.AI
Announced September 19, 2016
What happened
API.AI was a natural language processing business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Assistant.
- Acquirer
- Target
- API.AI
- Announced
- September 19, 2016
- Price
- Undisclosed
- Industry
- Natural language processing
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Google acquire API.AI?
Google acquired API.AI on September 19, 2016. This was Google's 199th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.
How much did Google pay for API.AI?
The price Google paid for API.AI was not publicly disclosed. Only 66 of Google's 269 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.
What does API.AI do?
API.AI was a natural language processing business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Assistant.
What other Natural language processing companies has Google acquired?
Google has made 2 acquisitions in Natural language processing, including API.AI. See the full list on the Natural language processing and Google acquisition pages.
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