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Google Acquires Dropcam

Announced June 20, 2014 — $555M

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What happened

Dropcam was a home monitoring business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Nest Labs.

Acquirer
Google
Target
Dropcam
Announced
June 20, 2014
Price
$555M
Industry
Home monitoring

By the numbers

Google's acquisition history
157th of 269 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
66 of 269 Google deals
Google's average disclosed price
$1.20B
Google's largest disclosed deal
Wiz ($32B)
Tracked acquisitions in 2014
130 across all acquirers
Google in Home monitoring
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Google acquire Dropcam?

Google acquired Dropcam on June 20, 2014. This was Google's 157th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.

How much did Google pay for Dropcam?

Google paid $555M for Dropcam.

What does Dropcam do?

Dropcam was a home monitoring business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Nest Labs.

What other Home monitoring companies has Google acquired?

Dropcam is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Home monitoring so far.

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