Snap has acquired Saturn, a calendar app that helps students manage and share their school schedules with others, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Friday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Saturn will continue to operate as a standalone app.
Snap says that almost the entire Saturn team will join Snap as part of the acquisition, with just under 30 full-time employees moving to Snap.
While Snap did not share details of its acquisition plans, a company spokesperson told TechCrunch in an email that Snap will bring Saturn’s calendaring expertise to Snapchat in innovative ways.
Founded in 2018, Saturn is redefining the calendar experience by adding a social element to it. The idea behind the startup is to allow high school and college students to connect with their classmates and see what classes their friends are in, without having to share a bunch of photos of different schedules.
Users can share their schedules with friends to see what they are doing in real time and what they have coming up to make plans. In addition to classes, users can share workouts, rehearsals, meetings, games, and more.
Snap claims that Saturn is used by a large number of schools and that 80% of US high schools have Saturn support. Snap believes that Saturn has built its success by transforming the timetable into a more engaging and dynamic experience. According to Snap, the two companies will work together to help create more real-world connections.
In 2021, Forbes reported that Saturn raised $44 million in a funding round led by General Catalyst, Insight Partners, and Coatue, with participation from Bezos Expeditions, Marc Benioff, Dar Khosrowshahi, Ashton Kutcher, and Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures, among others.
