Microsoft Acquires Powerset

Announced August 11, 2008

What happened

Powerset was a company based in United States operating in semantic search.

Microsoft's acquisition history

139th of 280 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

70 of 280 Microsoft deals

Microsoft's average disclosed price

$2.55B

Microsoft's largest disclosed deal

Tracked acquisitions in 2008

75 across all acquirers

Microsoft in Semantic Search

1 acquisition

When did Microsoft acquire Powerset?

Microsoft acquired Powerset on August 11, 2008. This was Microsoft's 139th publicly tracked acquisition out of 280 we have on record.

How much did Microsoft pay for Powerset?

The price Microsoft paid for Powerset was not publicly disclosed. Only 70 of Microsoft's 280 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.

What does Powerset do?

Powerset was a company based in United States operating in semantic search.

What other Semantic Search companies has Microsoft acquired?

Powerset is Microsoft's only publicly tracked acquisition in Semantic Search so far.