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OCTOBER 1, 2012

Viewdle , a developer of computer vision technology which is venture backed by Anthem Ventures and Qualcomm, among others, is in the midst of an acquisition by Google , according to reports today. TechCrunch said the acquisition is worth around $30M. The rumored price for the firm is around $30M. READ MORE>>.

Google 157

Google Anthem Report Santa Monica 157

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JUNE 18, 2010

An investment doesn’t guarantee your product will suddenly be on the investor’s price sheet. Founded in April/May 2010 by Diego Berdakin (Ex-Slingshot Labs) and Josh Berman (Ex-Slingshot Labs, MySpace Co-founder) in Santa Monica, CA. first vertical to launch by 2010 Holiday Season.

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Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

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APRIL 15, 2010

I don’t believe that search is the only answer in 2010 as it was in 2000. I think everybody heard about this acquisition. 2.6mm in Series A : Canaan , Anthem. On the founder’s side it’s about taking money off of the table and / or having strategic reserves for big acquisitions. M&A Discussion.

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Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271