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Lyft Acquires Kamcord

On November 16, 2017, Lyft acquired internet software and services company Kamcord

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lyft’s 2nd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Lyft’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lyft’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-11-16
Target Kamcord
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Lyft
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Kamcord

San Francisco, California, United States
Kamcord built 3 products, A mobile gameplay recording SDK that was on 200M devices at its peak and A live streaming community that reached 2M MAU and $2M ARR off virtual goods and A mobile social app focused on editing and sharing screenshots and screen recordings.

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Buyer

Lyft

San Francisco, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 2007
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees2,934
Revenue 5.8B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Lyft billboard in Massachusetts.
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Lyft is a ride-sharing company that connects people and communities through transportation. It helps organizations to establish private and social networks for ridesharing. Lyft was founded in 2007 and is based in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 6
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 6
State: California M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 2 of 4
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 2
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