Acquisition History / Google / Dark Blue Labs & Vision Factory
Google Acquires Dark Blue Labs & Vision Factory
Announced October 23, 2014 — $10M
What happened
Dark Blue Labs & Vision Factory was a artificial intelligence business based in United Kingdom; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google DeepMind.
- Acquirer
- Target
- Dark Blue Labs & Vision Factory
- Announced
- October 23, 2014
- Price
- $10M
- Industry
- Artificial intelligence
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Google acquire Dark Blue Labs & Vision Factory?
Google acquired Dark Blue Labs & Vision Factory on October 23, 2014. This was Google's 169th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.
How much did Google pay for Dark Blue Labs & Vision Factory?
Google paid $10M for Dark Blue Labs & Vision Factory.
What does Dark Blue Labs & Vision Factory do?
Dark Blue Labs & Vision Factory was a artificial intelligence business based in United Kingdom; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google DeepMind.
What other Artificial intelligence companies has Google acquired?
Google has made 5 acquisitions in Artificial intelligence, including Dark Blue Labs & Vision Factory. See the full list on the Artificial intelligence and Google acquisition pages.
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