Acquisition History / Meta / Hot Potato

Meta Acquires Hot Potato

Announced August 20, 2010 — $10M

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What happened

Hot Potato was acquired by Facebook/Meta and integrated into Facebook Places bringing on Saadiq Rodgers-King, Justin Shaffer, 6 others (related to RRE Ventures).

Acquirer
Meta
Target
Hot Potato
Announced
August 20, 2010
Price
$10M
Industry
Facebook Places

By the numbers

Meta's acquisition history
12th of 109 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
26 of 109 Meta deals
Meta's average disclosed price
$933.3M
Meta's largest disclosed deal
WhatsApp ($19B)
Tracked acquisitions in 2010
115 across all acquirers
Meta in Facebook Places
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Meta acquire Hot Potato?

Meta acquired Hot Potato on August 20, 2010. This was Meta's 12th publicly tracked acquisition out of 109 we have on record.

How much did Meta pay for Hot Potato?

Meta paid $10M for Hot Potato.

What does Hot Potato do?

Hot Potato was acquired by Facebook/Meta and integrated into Facebook Places bringing on Saadiq Rodgers-King, Justin Shaffer, 6 others (related to RRE Ventures).

What other Facebook Places companies has Meta acquired?

Hot Potato is Meta's only publicly tracked acquisition in Facebook Places so far.

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