Top 6 Best Cheap Acquisitions Made by Google

2. Where2

Price – $10.4 million

Where2 Technologies was a startup that was created in 2003 as it sought to create a mapping system. It wasn’t long before Google sniffed them out and, in October 2004, it was already signing the deal for what was to become Google Maps.

The four original developers went on to work at Google, eventually building one of the best mapping systems available online. While one of the biggest similar tools in the world, Where2 was one cheap purchase for Google.

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