Inktomi - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Inktomi M&A Summary

Inktomi has acquired 1 company of its own.

Inktomi’s largest acquisition to date was in 1999, when it acquired WebSpective Software for $106M. Inktomi has acquired in 1 US state. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (100%).

Inktomi Ownership

Who owns Inktomi?

Inktomi is owned by Yahoo!. It was acquired on March 19, 2003.

Inktomi Business Overview

Where is Inktomi headquartered?

Inktomi is headquartered in Foster City, California.

How many employees does Inktomi have?

Inktomi has 405 employees.

What sector is Inktomi in?

Inktomi is a software company.

When was Inktomi founded?

Inktomi was founded in 1996.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity1
    • M&A Buy Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1

Inktomi Corp.

4100 East Third Avenue,
Foster City, California 94404
United States,
(650) 653-2800

Inktomi Corporation was a California company that provided software for Internet service providers. It was founded in 1996 by UC Berkeley professor Eric Brewer and graduate student Paul Gauthier. The company was initially founded based on the real-world success of the search engine they developed at the university. After the bursting of the dot-com bubble, Inktomi was acquired by Yahoo!


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year '96 '97 '98 '99 T
Buy (0.3/yr) # - - - 1 1
vol $106M $106M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - 0
  1

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
WebSpective Software, Inc. 1999-09-17 106M USD Add-on Acquisition
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 1 (100%) 106M (100%) - -
Total 1 $106M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 1 106M - -
  Massachusetts 1 106M - -
Total 1 $106M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $106M
TOTAL $106M
Largest WebSpective Software, Inc.
$106M (1999-09-17)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Software

Employees

405

Established

1996

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