Acquisition History / Google / Dropcam
Google Acquires Dropcam
Announced June 20, 2014 — $555M
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
- Target
- Dropcam
- Announced
- June 20, 2014
- Price
- $555M
- Industry
- Home monitoring
By the numbers
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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