DateStatusStake AcquiredDeal Types
April 2011Completed100%Acquisition, Acq-Hire
TargetBuyer
Chicago, IllinoisUnited States
Stake Acquired: 100 %
Financials for Target: Pelago, Inc.Transaction MultiplesTransaction Multiples w/ Max. Contingency
Total Assets N/AEV / A    EV / A    
Stockholder's Equity N/AEV / SE    EV / SE    
Revenues N/AEV / R    EV / R    
Net Income (Loss) N/AEV / E    EV / E    
Cash Flow N/AEV / CF    EV / CF    
EBITDA N/AEV / EBITDA    EV / EBITDA    
Operating Income (Loss) N/AEV / OI    EV / OI    
Deal Notes
After the acquisition, Groupon shut down Whrrl, Pelago's main application.
Business Description for Target: Pelago, Inc.

Pelago, Inc. is a privately-held, venture capital backed company that offers a web and mobile application, Whrrl, which is a location-based, social application for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry. Based in Seattle, Washington, Pelago was founded in 2006 by Jeff Holden and Darren Vengroff. Pelago, Inc. is funded by Bezos Expeditions, T-Venture, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Trilogy Equity Partners and Reliance Technology Ventures.