About This Deal

Alphabet acquired Jaiku, a transaction completed in October 2007.

Jaiku operates in Mobile / social (microblogging & presence). Google acquired Jaiku, a company building applications for staying in touch with friends and family across both computers and mobile phones (microblogging / presence). At announcement, existing users could keep using the service while new users signed up for invitations, and Google said it planned to use Jaiku's ideas and technology in future web and mobile products.

Acquire innovative web-and-mobile technology for keeping people connected, to help drive Google's next round of web and mobile developments.

Deal Terms

Acquirer
Alphabet
Target
Jaiku
Value
Not disclosed
Date
October 2007
Type
Acquisition
Status
Official-source — no SEC filing

Transaction Details

Segment
Mobile / social (microblogging & presence)
Announced
October 9, 2007
Closed
October 9, 2007

Advisors

Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.

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