Google is a multinational corporation that is specialized in internet-related services and products. The company’s product portfolio includes Google Search, which provides users with access to information online; Knowledge Graph that allows users to search for things, people, or places as well as builds systems recognizing speech and understanding natural language; Google Now, which provides information to users when they need it; Product Listing Ads that offer product image, price, and merchant information; AdWords, an auction-based advertising program; AdSense, which enables websites that are part of the Google Network to deliver ads; Google Display, a display advertising network; DoubleClick Ad Exchange, a marketplace for the trading display ad space; and YouTube that offers video, interactive, and other ad formats.
Additionally, the company offers Android, an open-source mobile software platform; hardware products, including Chromebook, Chrome, Chromecast, and Nexus devices; Google+ , a social platform for sharing content with others; Google Play, a cloud-based digital entertainment store for apps, music, books, and movies; Google Drive, a place for users to create, share, collaborate, and keep their stuff; and Google Wallet, a virtual wallet for in-store contactless payments. Further, it provides Google Apps, which include Gmail, Calendar, and Google Sites that are built for people to work anywhere, anytime, on any device without loss of security or control; Google Maps Application Programming Interface; Google Earth Enterprise, a software solution for imagery and data visualization; Google App Engine, a Platform-as-a-service; Google Cloud Storage; Google BigQuery for real-time analytics; Google Cloud SQL for structured query language; and Google Compute Engine, an Infrastructure-as-a-service-Platform. It also offers mobile wireless devices, and related products and services.
Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1996 while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University.
Announced Date | Transaction Name | Number of Investors | Money Raised | Lead Investors |
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Funding Round - Google | ||||
Series A - Google | ||||
Angel Round - Google | ||||
Angel Round - Google |
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round | Partners |
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Yahoo | Funding Round - Google | ||
Angel Investors LP | Series A - Google | ||
Kleiner Perkins | Series A - Google | ||
Signatures Capital | Series A - Google | ||
Sequoia Capital | Series A - Google | ||
Arnold Schwarzenegger | Series A - Google | ||
Shaquille O'Neal | Series A - Google | ||
Henry Kissinger | Series A - Google | ||
Tiger Woods | Series A - Google | ||
David Cheriton | Angel Round - Google |
Acquiree Name | Announced Date | Price | Transaction Name |
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Socratic | Socratic acquired by Google | ||
Elastifile | Elastifile acquired by Google | ||
Looker | Looker acquired by Google | ||
Alooma | Alooma acquired by Google | ||
DevOps Research and Assessment | DevOps Research and Assessment acquired by Google | ||
Where Is My Train | Where Is My Train acquired by Google | ||
Workbench Platform | Workbench Platform acquired by Google | ||
Onward | Onward acquired by Google | ||
GraphicsFuzz | GraphicsFuzz acquired by Google | ||
Cask | Cask acquired by Google |
App Name | App Store | Monthly Downloads |
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YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream | ||
Google Maps - Transit & Food | ||
Gmail - Email by Google | ||
Google Chrome | ||
Google | ||
Google Drive | ||
Google Photos | ||
Google Translate | ||
YouTube Music | ||
Google Docs: Sync, Edit, Share |
Announced Date | Organization Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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Dunzo | Series D - Dunzo | |||
Trifacta | Series E - Trifacta | |||
NewBoCo | Grant - NewBoCo | |||
Agolo | Venture Round - Agolo | |||
Thrive Savings | Pre Seed Round - Thrive Savings | |||
Watt Time | Grant - Watt Time | |||
Hello Team Solar | Seed Round - Hello Team Solar | |||
KaiOS Technologies | Series B - KaiOS Technologies | |||
Quill | Grant - Quill | |||
lowRISC | Corporate Round - lowRISC |