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Thursday, August 07, 2014 11:18:32 PM
SILICON VALLEY News! Dropbox, AirBnB, Pinterest: These startups buy the most startups
Aug 1, 2014, 11:59am PDT
Cloud-storage service Dropbox is the highest-valued venture-backed U.S. company based on valuations received in private markets that has acquired the most startups.
Sarah Drake Contributor-
Silicon Valley Business Journal
Startups commanding valuations in the tens of billions like Silicon Valley firms Dropbox and Palantir Technologies are becoming more interested in acquisitions. But which startup is buying the most startups?
CB Insights crunched the number of acquisitions by each of the 10 most highly-valued venture-backed U.S. companies based on valuations received in private markets.
Cloud storage company Dropbox led the pack, buying 18 companies to date. The cloud storage company most recently bought Predictive Edge Technologies, Parastructure and Droptalk.
AirBnB, Pinterest and Square — all out of San Francisco — are up next. AirBnB nabbed six startups, while Pinterest and Square picked up five each.
Palo Alto-based Big Data analytics firm Palantir, valued at $9 billion, bought three companies, two of them disclosed this week. Wearable technology and portable audio device maker Jawbone nabbed one of the most expensive acquisitions, buying BodyMedia for a rumored value of $100 million.
Seven of the 10 highest-valued companies, plus Snapchat, have acquired at least one startup except for car-sharing firm Uber, space transport company Space X and Pure Storage, according to CB Insights.
The top 10 highest valued companies, ranked by number of acquisitions:
1.Dropbox: 18 acquisitions
2. AirBnB: 6 acquisitions
3.Pinterest: 5 acquisitions
4.Square: 5 acquisitions
5.Jawbone: 4 acquisitions
6.Palantir: 3 acquisitions
7.Cloudera: 2 acquisitions
8.Snapchat (it is reportedly raising money that would peg it at a $10 billion valuation): 1 acquisition
9.Pure Storage: 0
10.SpaceX: 0
11.Uber: 0
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/08/01/dropbox-airbnb-pinterest-these-startups-buy-the.html
Aug 1, 2014, 11:59am PDT
Cloud-storage service Dropbox is the highest-valued venture-backed U.S. company based on valuations received in private markets that has acquired the most startups.
Sarah Drake Contributor-
Silicon Valley Business Journal
Startups commanding valuations in the tens of billions like Silicon Valley firms Dropbox and Palantir Technologies are becoming more interested in acquisitions. But which startup is buying the most startups?
CB Insights crunched the number of acquisitions by each of the 10 most highly-valued venture-backed U.S. companies based on valuations received in private markets.
Cloud storage company Dropbox led the pack, buying 18 companies to date. The cloud storage company most recently bought Predictive Edge Technologies, Parastructure and Droptalk.
AirBnB, Pinterest and Square — all out of San Francisco — are up next. AirBnB nabbed six startups, while Pinterest and Square picked up five each.
Palo Alto-based Big Data analytics firm Palantir, valued at $9 billion, bought three companies, two of them disclosed this week. Wearable technology and portable audio device maker Jawbone nabbed one of the most expensive acquisitions, buying BodyMedia for a rumored value of $100 million.
Seven of the 10 highest-valued companies, plus Snapchat, have acquired at least one startup except for car-sharing firm Uber, space transport company Space X and Pure Storage, according to CB Insights.
The top 10 highest valued companies, ranked by number of acquisitions:
1.Dropbox: 18 acquisitions
2. AirBnB: 6 acquisitions
3.Pinterest: 5 acquisitions
4.Square: 5 acquisitions
5.Jawbone: 4 acquisitions
6.Palantir: 3 acquisitions
7.Cloudera: 2 acquisitions
8.Snapchat (it is reportedly raising money that would peg it at a $10 billion valuation): 1 acquisition
9.Pure Storage: 0
10.SpaceX: 0
11.Uber: 0
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/08/01/dropbox-airbnb-pinterest-these-startups-buy-the.html
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