Acquisition History / Google / Gizmo5
Google Acquires Gizmo5
Announced November 9, 2009 — $30M
What happened
Gizmo5 was a voice over ip business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Talk , Google Hangouts.
- Acquirer
- Target
- Gizmo5
- Announced
- November 9, 2009
- Price
- $30M
- Industry
- Voice over IP
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Google acquire Gizmo5?
Google acquired Gizmo5 on November 9, 2009. This was Google's 54th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.
How much did Google pay for Gizmo5?
Google paid $30M for Gizmo5.
What does Gizmo5 do?
Gizmo5 was a voice over ip business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Talk , Google Hangouts.
What other Voice over IP companies has Google acquired?
Google has made 2 acquisitions in Voice over IP, including Gizmo5. See the full list on the Voice over IP and Google acquisition pages.
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