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GOOGLE, ALIBABA, FACEBOOK, AMAZON, APPLE
Investments & Acquisitions (Jan 2010- Jan2016)
We are considering in this perspective Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Alibaba.
The big five that have been named as “GAFAA” and specifically their activity in relation
with startups. The analysis of startups financed and acquired exposes completely their
growth strategies.
In the following graph you’ll find the total number of operations run by GAFAAs in relation with startups. An analysis of 845 operations of two different types, from 2010 to 2016 has been analyzed in order to expose the strategies of these 5 tech giants.
On the one hand, acquisitions, when the company integrates the startup in their global activity or in one of its subsidiary areas. Like Google did with Bandpage, a distributed marketplace for musicians to engage and sell to fans across the largest music services in the world, to enrich YouTube.
On the other hand, investments play a very important role too. Sometimes with the target of being a future acqusition or not and sometimes as part of their Venture Capital activity. In some cases, even two Internet Tech Giants invest in the same startup, as we will see later in this post.
In the following document you’ll find the total number of operations run by GAFAAs in relation with startups. We can here observe the balance ratio (acquisitions VS investments) as well as the time evolution of the operations.
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Operations (Jan 2010- Jan 2016)
Acquisitions (151)
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
BandPage Agawi Adometry Bot & Dolly BufferBox Admeld Aardvark
Pie bebop Alpental Technologies
Behavio Cuban Council
Apture Agnilux
Digisfera Appetas
Boston Dynamics
Flowing Media
BeatThat
Quote.com
Angstro
Divshot Appurify
Bump Technologies
Frommer's Clever
Sense
BlindType
Fly Labs Baarzo
Channel Intelligence
Incentive Targeting
DailyDeal BumpTop
Granata Decision Systems
Bitspin
DNNresearch Kikscore The Dealmap DocVerse
Jibe Mobile Dark Blue Labs
FlexyCore Meebo eBook Technologies
Episodic
Softcard Google DeepMind
Flutter Milk fflick Freebase
Launchpad Toys
Directr Hattery Nik Software Fridge Global IP
Solutions
Odysee drawElements
Holomni Quickoffice Green Parrot Pictures
Instantiations
Oyster Dropcam
Industrial Perception
Sparrow JustSpotted Invite Media
Pixate Emu messenger
Makani Power TxVia Katango ITA Software
Pulse.io Firebase Meka Robotics
Viewdle modu Jambool
Red Hot Labs Gecko Design
Redwood Robotics
VirusTotal Motorola Mobility
LabPixies
Skillman & Hacket
Green Throttle Games
SCHAFT Wildfire Next New Networks
Like.com
Thrive Audio Impermium Talaria WIMM Labs Numovis Inc MentorWave Technologies
Timeful Polar Wavii PittPatt Metaweb
Toro Jetpac Waze PostRank Phonetic Arts
Lift Labs Punchd Picnik
Lumedyne Technologies
PushLife Plannr
mDialog RightsFlow Plink
MyEnergy SageTV Quiksee
Nest Labs SayNow reMail
Quest Visual Scoopler Ruba
Rangespan Social
Grapple
Simplify Media
RelativeWave Sparkbuy Slide
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Revolv TalkBin SocialDeck
Terra Bella Zagat Widevine Technologies
SlickLogin Zave Networks
Zetawire
Songza Zynamics
spider.io
Stackdriver
Titan Aerospace
Vidmaker
Vision Factory
Zync Render
Investments (444)
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Forty Seven Alector Abacus 1Life Healthcare
23andMe Airy Labs 23andMe
Cardekho Apptuto Adelphic about.me Adelphic Alta Wind Energy Center
Adimab
Armo Bio Sciences
Bento Labs AltspaceVR Airseed Adimab Apteligent Corduro
LendUp Zscaler Ambition, Inc Airware Airtime Backplane English Central
Thousand Eyes
FanDuel Amino Apps AngelList Apptentive BrightSource Energy
HomeAway
Magic Leap Duolingo Apportable Apportable Appurify Clean Power Finance
Humanoid
Pindrop CrowdStrike Apptimize Appurify Apteligent Collaborate.com
INVIDI Technologies
Plexxi CrowdStrike Attune Apteligent Astrid Cool Planet Energy Systems
iPierian
Shape Security
Common Floor
Blue Bottle Coffee
BackOps AVOS Systems
Cool Planet Energy Systems
LawPivot
Toast Gusto Bowery Beyond Games
Backplane CustomMade Luminate
Freshdesk Boxbee, Inc. Building Robotics
Bionic Panda Games
DailyCred Miso
CloudFlare Checkr Bustle Blue Bottle Coffee
Divide Miso
Glassdoor CircleUp Buttercoin BuysideFX DNAnexus Miso Media
Oscar ClearStory Data
Carnival CircuitHub echoecho ngmoco
Thumbtack CliQr Technologies
CircleUp ClearStory Data
Firespotter Labs
O3b Networks
Practo Cloudera Cluster Labs ClearStory Data
Foundation Medicine
Ooyala
Zscaler Collective Health
Concept.io Clever Freshplum Recorded Future
Bloom Confide Cool Planet Energy
CliQr Hipster Schematic
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Systems Technologies Labs
Carbon3D Cord Project CreativeLive Copious HubSpot SCVNGR
Clarifai DataFox Crossfader Cozy INVIDI Technologies
Signpost
ClassPass Datanyze CustomMade Crossfader just.me Inc SweetLabs
CliQr Technologies
Digit DataFox CustomMade Kabam Top100.cn
Cockroach Labs
DNAnexus DataPad Desmos Lucid Software Inc
Trada
CODE2040 DocuSign Divide DocuSign Milk Turo
Cohesity Duo Security Doctor on Demand
Duo Security Miso VigLink
Collective Health
EasyPost EDF Renewable Energy
Egnyte Miso Media Vittana
CoreOS Egomotion Egnyte Firespotter Labs
MobileDay Zynga
DFKI Ender Labs Emissary FitStar NatureBridge
Digit EventBoard FitStar Foundation Medicine
Nest Labs
Duo Security Flatiron Health
Flatiron Health
Found shopping.com
Nettle
Editas Medicine
Flexport Heyday Gusto Objective Logistics
Emergent VR Framed Data High Fidelity Gyft Ordrx
Farmers Business Network
Freshplum Highfive HomeLight Parse
FullStory FullStory Hired HubSpot Pocket
Granular Glimpse Homejoy Ionic Security Pocket Change
Hello Heart Granular InVenture Kamcord Puppet Labs
Hivemapper Heyday JumpCam LendUp RetailMeNot
InVenture Ionic Security Kamcord LocBox Rocket Lawyer
Ionic Security Jaunt KeepTruckin Luminate Rumble
Jaunt Juicero LE TOTE Machinima SCVNGR
Jet Kensho LendUp MediaSpike Smarterer
Kobalt Last Guide Loom MindMeld SolarCity
Lost My Name
LedgerX Luvocracy MindSumo Stamped
LotusFlare Luxe MediaSpike NewHound Subtext
Medium Machinima MessageMe Nimble CRM SweetLabs
Metabiota Magic Leap MindMeld Objective Logistics
The Climate Corporation
Mobvoi Inc. MapD Mitro Optimizely Thinknear
Niantic Inc. Medium mParticle Pocket Tracelytics
North Technologies
MindMeld N3TWORK Pocket Change
Transphorm
Oration MobileDay Namo Media LevelUp Transphorm
Orbital Insight, Inc.
Move Loot Nest Labs Predilytics Turo
Oxford Sciences Innovation
Nextbit Systems
Nextdoor Rally.org Turo
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Panorama Education
OnDeck Nifti Recorded Future
VigLink
PatientPing One Medical Group
NoRedInk Republic Project
Wingu
PayRange Orange Chef Objective Logistics
Rockbot Yesware
Percolata Parsable OnDeck Scan
Playground Global
Poynt One Medical Group
SCVNGR
Rani Therapeutics
Premise Openbay Shape Security
Recorded Future
Product Hunt Optimizely Sidecar
Resolution Games
Quettra Osito Smarterer
Rocana Robinhood Lending Club Sold
Scalus Rocana Survey Monkey
Solum
Scalyr Savioke Panorama Education
Space Monkey
Scout RFP Secret Plaid The Climate Corporation
Secret Escapes
Seedling Plethora TopFloor
Slack Shape Security
Premise Tracelytics
Space Exploration Technologies
Shelf Rabbit Trada
Spring Inc Skycatch Rani Therapeutics
Transcriptic
Spruce Health The Orange Chef
Ripple Triptrotting
Switch Communications, Inc.
Survey Monkey
Rise TrueLens
Symphony Innolight Robinhood TuneIn
Synack Freshdisk Rocket Lawyer
Ubersense
Tamr CreditKarma Rumble Upstart
Tinyrx MapR Technologies
rumr Utah Street Labs
Transphorm Auction.com Scan Vungle
Udacity Rennaissance Learning
Secret Wander
Walker & Company Brands
Credit Karma Seedling Wantworthy
Yesware Slack Seedling Wittlebee
Yieldify Snowball Shape Security
Yesware
Zephyr Health Spring Inc Skycatch
Status SynapDx
Stitch TuneIn
Synack Uber
Tamr URX
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ThreatStream Vungle
Transcriptic Weotta
Triage Wonder Workshop
Turo Yesware
Uber Yesware
Urban Engines
Yieldmo
URX
VIDA
VigLink
Vungle
WUT
Yieldmo
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ALIBABA
Operations (Jan 2010- Jan 2016)
Acquisitions (9)
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
South China Morning Post
UCWeb Kanbox Vendio
Youku AutoNavi Umeng
Yueke Software
AdChina
Investments (70)
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Magic Leap Lyft Aiming LBE Security Master
ddmap.com Mingxieku The city of Shenzhen-the DATONG
ThetaRay Ktplay Haier CNZZ Stars Express
Jet V-Key PPDai Aigou
36Kr Momo Kuaidi Dache Baozun Commerce
58 Daojia Peel ShopRunner SkyTech
Mysimax Beijing Shiji Information Technology
Qyer.com
Snapdeal MomentCam TaoTaoSou
Singapore Post
WiTown Fanatics
Mei.com Super Peel
Didi Kuaidi Kabam ddmap.com
SoftBank Robotics Holdings
Meituan.com Droid system master
Shanghai Media Group
Singapore Post
Sina Weibo
YTO Express Huxiu.com 360SHOP
Snapchat Hundsun Technologies
Xiami Music Network
Quixey Lyft ddmap.com
Jet Vmovier
Meizu Tango
Didi Kuaidi ByeCity
One97 Communications
Intime Retail
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OUYA INMAN
Visualead TutorGroup
Kuaidi Dache Yinman
1stdibs
Meituan.com
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Operations (Jan 2010- Jan 2016)
Acquisitions (53)
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Endaga PrivateCore SportStream threadsy Gowalla Zenbe
TheFind, Inc. LiveRail Onavo Spool WhoGlue drop.io
Teehan+Lax Little Eye Labs
Jibbigo Bolt | Peters Strobe Nextstop
QuickFire Networks
Pryte Monoidics Face.com Digital Staircase
Chai Labs
Wit.ai ProtoGeo Parse Pieceable Push Pop Press
Hot Potato
Oculus VR Spaceport.io Karma Sofa ShareGrove
WhatsApp Osmeta Lightbox Snaptu Divvyshot
Branch Storylane Glancee Beluga Octazen Solutions
Atlas Solutions Advertiser Suite
Tagtile Rel8tion
Instagram Pursuit
GazeHawk
Friend.ly
Sendoid
Investments (3)
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Hello Heart Ocean's Halo
HyreCar
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AMAZON
Operations (Jan 2010- Jan 2016)
Acquisitions (32)
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
EMVANTAGE Safaba Translation Solutions
Rooftop Media
GoPago UpNext Quorus Quidsi
NICE Elemental Technologies
Twitch TenMarks Education
LOVEFiLM Yap Amie Street
Clusterk Comixology Liquavista Kiva Systems Pushbutton BuyVIP
Shoefitr
Double Helix Games
Evi TeachStreet The Book Depository
Woot
Amiato Goodreads Touchco
2lemetry
IVONA Text-To-Speech
Annapurna Labs
Investments (24)
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Westland Housejoy QwikCilver Solution
Songza Videolicious LivingSocial LivingSocial
Musaic Wikia Videolicious Songza Sonian
Rachio Acquia LivingSocial ParAccel Cirtas Systems
Clique Media Group
Yummy77 Animoto
Twilio LivingSocial
Toymail Co
Bank Bazaar.com
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APPLE
Operations (Jan 2010- Jan 2016)
Acquisitions (50)
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
LegbaCore faceshift
Union Bay Networks
Topsy Labs Color Labs Inc.
Anobit Technologies
Polar Rose
Flyby Media Perceptio Prss Cue Particle Poly9
LearnSprout VocalIQ Concept.io AlgoTrim AuthenTec imsense
Emotient Mapsense Booklamp Embark MOG Siri
Privaris Spotsetter Matcha Chomp Intrinsity
Metaio Beats Electronics
Passif Semiconductor
Quattro Wireless
Coherent Navigation
LuxVue Technology
HopStop.com
Linx Imaging Novauris Locationary
Dryft Burstly PrimeSense
OttoCat SnappyLabs WiFiSLAM
FoundationDB Catch.com
Camel Audio
Semetric
Investments (1)
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
ELAN Microelectronics
