M&A Deal Summary

Roblox Acquires Guilded

On August 16, 2021, Roblox acquired digital media company Guilded

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Roblox’s 1st transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Roblox’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Roblox’s 3rd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-08-16
Target Guilded
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Roblox
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Guilded

San Francisco, California, United States
website
Guilded provides building a platform to connect gaming communities. Guilded was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Roblox

San Mateo, California, United States

website


Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Digital Media
Employees2,128
Revenue 2.2B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Roblox is an online gaming platform. Roblox is a next generation of entertainment, allowing people to imagine, create, and play together in immersive, user-generated 3D worlds. Roblox was founded in 2004 and is based in San Mateo, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector (Digital Media) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 4
State (California) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 3 of 3
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-14 LoomAI

San Francisco, California, United States

LoomAI, Inc. is a privately-held company specializing in real-time facial animation technology for 3D avatars, using deep learning, computer vision, and VFX. LoomAI is based in San Francisco, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-20 Speechly

Helsinki, Finland

Speechly is a provider of speech recognition tools for voice chat moderation. Speechly looks to use voice technology to enable more human computer voice interactions, and to empower and enhance communication between people. Speechly was formed in 2016 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

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