Acquisition History / Google / SayNow
Google Acquires SayNow
Announced January 25, 2011
What happened
SayNow was a voice recognition business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Voice.
- Acquirer
- Target
- SayNow
- Announced
- January 25, 2011
- Price
- Undisclosed
- Industry
- Voice recognition
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Google acquire SayNow?
Google acquired SayNow on January 25, 2011. This was Google's 84th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.
How much did Google pay for SayNow?
The price Google paid for SayNow was not publicly disclosed. Only 66 of Google's 269 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.
What does SayNow do?
SayNow was a voice recognition business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Voice.
What other Voice recognition companies has Google acquired?
SayNow is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Voice recognition so far.
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