Google Buys Growing Deals Start-up

Google has purchased The Dealmap for an undisclosed sum, the latter revealed on its blog today.

The 14-month-old daily deals site claims to have 2 million consumer recipients of its web, mobile, social, and email discount offers. According to the San Francisco start-up, one million of those users have downloaded The Dealmap iPhone/Android app. The company also aggregates deals from other discount sites like Groupon, Home Run, and Sign Post. Unlike most deals platforms, it offers a map feature so users can visualize when deals are in their proximity.

Mountain View, CA-based Google issued the following statement: “We are impressed with what The Dealmap team has accomplished and excited to welcome them to Google. We’ve been thrilled with the early success of our commerce offerings, and we think they can help us build even better products and services for consumers and merchants.”

It’s unclear whether The Dealmap will keep its brand, as the company says it plans to continue its distribution partnerships with CityGrid, Local.com, MerchantCircle, MyPoints, Savings.com, SuperMedia, T-Mobile, and others. The daily deals site seemed to be leaving the door open to being transitioned into the search giant’s Google Offers and Google Wallet products.

It wrote, “People will still be able to access local and daily deals through The Dealmap website, mobile apps, and daily email, and we’ll continue supporting The Dealmap API and feeds for existing sourcing and distribution partners. As we’re ready to share more about integration and transition plans, we’ll update our partners and consumers on progress and any news.”