Acquisition History / Google / Plink
Google Acquires Plink
Announced April 12, 2010
What happened
Plink was a visual search engine business based in Ireland; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Goggles.
- Acquirer
- Target
- Plink
- Announced
- April 12, 2010
- Price
- Undisclosed
- Industry
- Visual search engine
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Google acquire Plink?
Google acquired Plink on April 12, 2010. This was Google's 62nd publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.
How much did Google pay for Plink?
The price Google paid for Plink was not publicly disclosed. Only 66 of Google's 269 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.
What does Plink do?
Plink was a visual search engine business based in Ireland; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Goggles.
What other Visual search engine companies has Google acquired?
Google has made 2 acquisitions in Visual search engine, including Plink. See the full list on the Visual search engine and Google acquisition pages.
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