Founding History of Google
Founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
Started design and development work in January 1996.
Purchased the google.com domain name in September 1997.
Incorporated as Google Technology Inc. in September 1998.
Reincporated as Google Inc. in October 2002.
Raised $36 million USD in 5 rounds of funding.
Started trading on the NASDAQ in August 2004.
Headquartered in Mountain View, USA.
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Year 1 of Google
Version 1 of Google (Website)
Stats of Google (Pre-IPO)
Full Year 1 of Google

JAN to DEC 1998
Extras of Google

1998 SEP Articles of Incorporation
1998 OCT Inside Google founders’ garage office

2002 OCT Articles of Incorporation
2002 MAY Larry Page on The Founding of Google
2001 JUL Larry Page on The Beginning of Google
2004 FEB Sergey Brin and Larry Page at TED

2004 APR Form S-1