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Busiest Startup Acquirer in 2010? And the Winner is….

Companies, Start-Ups - Posted: January 5, 2011

Google HQ - Mountain View, California

Google!

Yes you guessed it (Although the picture did give it away), Google topped the chart with 10 venture backed acquisitions. Twice as many as runner up Facebook. They may not have got Groupon, the one that got away, despite a $6billion bid, but they did manage to acquire AdMob Inc the mobile ad network for $750 million.

Google move up to top top spot after finishing in 3rd in 2009 with three deals. Facebook will look to catch up with Google in 2011 after raised hundreds of millions of dollars from Goldman Sachs. I can see them overhauling Google very soon.

Google is also the 4th most-active acquirer between 200 and 2009 with 25 deals. Cisco Systems Inc still lead the way there despite only making three acquisitions in 2010.

Zynga Game Network made it into 4th on the list with four acquisitions. Oh and they are only four years old as well.

To see the full list and find out more about Google's acquisitions take a look a look at the Wall Street Journal Article.

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Rishi Chowdhury

Co founder of YHP, founder of IncuBus Ventures, online marketing consultant & host of one of London's top entrepreneurial events (Flagons Den). Regularly found networking around Tech City, convincing myself I'm working. Working for the future, living for the moment.

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