Google Acquires Thrive Audio

Announced April 16, 2015

What happened

Thrive Audio was a surround sound technology business based in Ireland; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Cardboard.

Google's acquisition history

178th of 269 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

66 of 269 Google deals

Google's average disclosed price

$1.20B

Google's largest disclosed deal

Wiz ($32B)

Tracked acquisitions in 2015

116 across all acquirers

Google in Surround sound technology

1 acquisition

When did Google acquire Thrive Audio?

Google acquired Thrive Audio on April 16, 2015. This was Google's 178th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.

How much did Google pay for Thrive Audio?

The price Google paid for Thrive Audio was not publicly disclosed. Only 66 of Google's 269 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.

What does Thrive Audio do?

Thrive Audio was a surround sound technology business based in Ireland; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Cardboard.

What other Surround sound technology companies has Google acquired?

Thrive Audio is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Surround sound technology so far.