Dropbox (YC S07) has acquired Audiogalaxy, according to Audiogalaxy’s blog.  Audiogalaxy began in 2002 as a music file-sharing application and evolved into an audio streaming service.  Audiogalaxy’s announcement states “the team” is joining Dropbox.  The post also indicates Audiogalaxy is no longer accepting new signups, but doesn’t state the fate of Audiogalaxy itself.  Acquired teams […]

Dropbox has acquired Hackpad and Loom, two startups both from YC W12.  Loom’s team will work on Dropbox Carousel, according to the announcement on Loom’s company blog.  Hackpad will continue to be supported for both existing and new customers, as indicated in Hackpad’s announcement.  These acquisitions are the third and fourth acquisitions of YC-funded startups by Dropbox, which itself has the highest […]

Dropbox has acquired Orchestra, Inc., makers of Mailbox.  The announced was made by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi on the Dropbox blog.  The rumored purchasing price was between $50 million and $100 million, consisting of both cash and stock.

Dropbox has acquired Snapjoy, according to Snapjoy’s blog.  Dropbox and Snapjoy are both YC alumni, with Dropbox from YC Summer ’07 and Snapjoy from Summer ’11.  Snapjoy is an online photo gallery for importing, organizing, and adding context information to photos.  Snapjoy’s blog post states the goal of the acquisition by Dropbox is a better user experience through […]