Acquisition History / Meta / Parse

Meta Acquires Parse

Announced April 25, 2013 — $85M

MetaMobile backend as a service2013

What happened

Parse was a mobile backend-as-a-service platform that helped developers build and manage app backends.

Acquirer
Meta
Target
Parse
Announced
April 25, 2013
Price
$85M
Industry
Mobile backend as a service

By the numbers

Meta's acquisition history
41st 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 2013
147 across all acquirers
Meta in Mobile backend as a service
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Meta acquire Parse?

Meta acquired Parse on April 25, 2013. This was Meta's 41st publicly tracked acquisition out of 109 we have on record.

How much did Meta pay for Parse?

Meta paid $85M for Parse.

What does Parse do?

Parse was a mobile backend-as-a-service platform that helped developers build and manage app backends.

What other Mobile backend as a service companies has Meta acquired?

Parse is Meta's only publicly tracked acquisition in Mobile backend as a service so far.

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