Acquisition History / Google / Urban Engines
Google Acquires Urban Engines
Announced September 15, 2016
What happened
Urban Engines was a location-based analytics business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Maps.
- Acquirer
- Target
- Urban Engines
- Announced
- September 15, 2016
- Price
- Undisclosed
- Industry
- Location-based analytics
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Google acquire Urban Engines?
Google acquired Urban Engines on September 15, 2016. This was Google's 198th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.
How much did Google pay for Urban Engines?
The price Google paid for Urban Engines was not publicly disclosed. Only 66 of Google's 269 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.
What does Urban Engines do?
Urban Engines was a location-based analytics business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google Maps.
What other Location-based analytics companies has Google acquired?
Urban Engines is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Location-based analytics so far.
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