Acquisition History / Google / Onward
Google Acquires Onward
Announced October 2, 2018
What happened
Onward was a machine learning , natural language processing business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google.
- Acquirer
- Target
- Onward
- Announced
- October 2, 2018
- Price
- Undisclosed
- Industry
- Machine learning , natural language processing
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Google acquire Onward?
Google acquired Onward on October 2, 2018. This was Google's 222nd publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.
How much did Google pay for Onward?
The price Google paid for Onward was not publicly disclosed. Only 66 of Google's 269 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.
What does Onward do?
Onward was a machine learning , natural language processing business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google.
What other Machine learning , natural language processing companies has Google acquired?
Onward is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Machine learning , natural language processing so far.
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