Bump! Google acquires file sharing app for around $30 million

The Bump file sharing app which has thrilled so many smartphone users who can ‘bump’ their devices together to share files, is now officially a part of Google. The news was confirmed in the Bump blog by David Lieb, CEO and cofounder of the company. His blog post is reproduced below: [caption id=“attachment_1114827” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  The Bump app page on iTunes[/caption] We’re excited to announce that the Bump team is joining Google! Our mission at Bump has always been to build the simplest tools for sharing the information you care about with other people and devices. We strive to create experiences that feel like magic, enabled behind the scene with innovations in math, data processing, and algorithms. So we couldn’t be more thrilled to join Google, a company that shares our belief that the application of computing to difficult problems can fundamentally change the way that we interact with one another and the world. Bump and Flock will continue to work as they always have for now; stay tuned for future updates. We’d like to extend a special thank you to all of you who have used our products so far. It continues to be a pleasure to serve you, and your feedback and evangelism inspire us every day. David Lieb CEO and cofounder Bump According to TechCrunch, the move would probably work for Bump, seeing that although the company raised nearly $20 million and became one of the most downloaded mobile apps it failed to find any real revenue. It added in a later update to the same report that the move was a sale and not a acquisition and that Google probably paid a ballpark sum of $35 million for the company which was ‘probably not a home run for Bump’ Bump has been downloaded more than 100 million times. AllThingsD said it had spoken to a Google spokesperson about the deal. According to its report: “The Bump team has demonstrated a strong ability to quickly build and develop products that users love, and we think they’ll be a great fit at Google,” said a Google spokesperson. Google declined to comment on what team Bump will be joining.