BREAKING: Google buys Feedburner @ $100,000,000.00

Discussion in 'Google' started by Ohene, May 23, 2007.

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    $100 Million Payday For Feedburner - This Deal Is Confirmed

    Rumors about Google acquiring RSS management company Feedburner from last week, started by ex-TechCrunch UK editor Sam Sethi, are accurate and are now confirmed according to a source close to the deal. Feedburner is in the closing stages of being acquired by Google for around $100 million. The deal is all cash and mostly upfront, according to our source, although the founders will be locked in for a couple of years.

    The information we have is that the deal is now under a binding term sheet and will close in 2-3 weeks, and there is nothing that can really derail it at this point.

    Huge congratulations to Feedburner. The company was founded in 2003 and has raised just $10 million in capital over two rounds. Portage Ventures funded their $1 million Series A round in 2004. The $9 million Series B round was closed in mid 2005 (second close in 2006), from Mobius Venture Capital and Union Square Ventures.
     
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  2. Steupz

    Steupz Peon

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    Lord have mercy.
    Every one of these companies appear to be overvalued; but I am no expert. Far from...
     
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    killafawk Active Member

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    buy my soul google!
     
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  4. Teh-Uploader

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    That company just got rich..


    infact 90mill profit? wow i'd sell out for that much :D1
     
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  5. technolarity

    technolarity Well-Known Member

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  6. Teh-Uploader

    Teh-Uploader Peon

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    ha! google got riped!

    : thats an auto value!
     
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    I agree. $100million is a huge mark up for a company with $10 million in capital.
     
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  8. Nicks

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    all the employees of tht company must be getting huge bonuses i suppose for the hard work they have done. nice deal. i expect 1 day google will buy over my company too for the same amount :p
     
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    what's next? google buys microsoft?
     
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    Teh-Uploader Peon

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    Wasnt there a romer to buy Yahoo?
     
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    Where is the link to the story?
     
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    How long before Google just buys the entire web?
     
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    maldives Prominent Member

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    At least for now they are not interested in www.entireweb.com :D:D:D:D
     
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    ugh pocket change to googles plan to own the internet!! man i wish i could sell a site for just 1 million lol.
     
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    Nice deal, would be a great tie up with their blogger site which many people use feedburner to have on their sites for rss purposes ;) maybe soon it will be auto added.
     
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    OK, so what next? When the will buy MS? This seems to be more real day by day ;)
     
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    Holy Crap!!!!
    Anybody see Resident Evil?
    [​IMG]
     
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    Dont tell me google gonna buy umbrella corporation also.. :D
     
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    100 mil????? wow Seems like google got ripped =[ lol
     
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    Google seems to be over generous in there buying spree. may be I should try to sell them my websiites
     
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