Acquisition History / Meta / Face.com
Meta Acquires Face.com
Announced June 18, 2012 — $100M
What happened
Face.com developed facial recognition technology used to identify and tag people in photos.
- Acquirer
- Meta
- Target
- Face.com
- Announced
- June 18, 2012
- Price
- $100M
- Industry
- Facial recognition
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Meta acquire Face.com?
Meta acquired Face.com on June 18, 2012. This was Meta's 32nd publicly tracked acquisition out of 109 we have on record.
How much did Meta pay for Face.com?
Meta paid $100M for Face.com.
What does Face.com do?
Face.com developed facial recognition technology used to identify and tag people in photos.
What other Facial recognition companies has Meta acquired?
Face.com is Meta's only publicly tracked acquisition in Facial recognition so far.
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