Acquisition History / Google / Socratic
Google Acquires Socratic
Announced October 16, 2019
What happened
Socratic was a learning apps business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Cloud Platform.
- Acquirer
- Target
- Socratic
- Announced
- October 16, 2019
- Price
- Undisclosed
- Industry
- Learning apps
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Google acquire Socratic?
Google acquired Socratic on October 16, 2019. This was Google's 231st publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.
How much did Google pay for Socratic?
The price Google paid for Socratic was not publicly disclosed. Only 66 of Google's 269 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.
What does Socratic do?
Socratic was a learning apps business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Cloud Platform.
What other Learning apps companies has Google acquired?
Socratic is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Learning apps so far.
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