Acquisition History / Twitter / BackType
Twitter Acquires BackType
Announced July 5, 2011
What happened
A social media analytics startup.
- Acquirer
- Target
- BackType
- Announced
- July 5, 2011
- Price
- Undisclosed
- Industry
- Social analytics
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Twitter acquire BackType?
Twitter acquired BackType on July 5, 2011. This was Twitter's 10th publicly tracked acquisition out of 70 we have on record.
How much did Twitter pay for BackType?
The price Twitter paid for BackType was not publicly disclosed. Only 11 of Twitter's 70 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.
What does BackType do?
A social media analytics startup.
What other Social analytics companies has Twitter acquired?
BackType is Twitter's only publicly tracked acquisition in Social analytics so far.
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