Canesta - Ownership and Business Overview

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Canesta Ownership

Who owns Canesta?

Canesta is owned by Microsoft. It was acquired on October 30, 2010.

Was Canesta formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Canesta was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Canesta Business Overview

Where is Canesta headquartered?

Canesta is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

What sector is Canesta in?

Canesta is a technology hardware company.

When was Canesta founded?

Canesta was founded in 1999.

Technology Hardware M&A Summary in 2010

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, technology hardware ranked 23 in number of deals in 2010. The largest technology hardware acquisition in 2010 was Sun Microsystems - which was acquired by Oracle for $7.4B.

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Canesta, Inc.

440 North Wolfe Road, Suite 101,
Sunnyvale, California 94085
United States,
(408) 524-1430
www.canesta.com

Canesta, Inc. provides 'electronic perception' technology that sight-enables machines.


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