About This Deal

Alphabet acquired JotSpot, a transaction announced in October 2006.

JotSpot operates in Collaboration / Google Sites (Google Apps). Google acquired JotSpot, a company founded by Excite co-founders Joe Kraus and Graham Spencer that built easy-to-use wiki software for creating, managing, and sharing information online without needing to know HTML. JotSpot paused new registrations while migrating to Google's infrastructure; its technology later re-launched as Google Sites.

Acquire a proven, accessible wiki-based collaboration platform and team that shared Google's vision for how groups create and share information online.

Deal Terms

Acquirer
Alphabet
Target
JotSpot
Value
Not disclosed
Date
October 2006
Type
Acquisition
Status
Official-source — no SEC filing

Transaction Details

Segment
Collaboration / Google Sites (Google Apps)
Announced
October 31, 2006

In Their Words

JotSpot is now part of Google, and I couldn't be more excited.Joe Kraus, JotSpot

Advisors

Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.

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