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GoPro has been acquired and is getting into ‘defense, government, robotics and aerospace’
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- TechCrunch2026-09-01 · rssGoPro to be acquired for $285M, will remain a public company. GoPro is merging with a company that builds AI infrastructure, and will continue supporting existing consumer products.
- The Verge2026-08-31 · rssMarkiplier is now GoPro’s biggest shareholder. YouTuber Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach has invested enough in GoPro to become its single largest shareholder, with an 8.5 percent stake in the company, Bloomberg reports. Speaking to Bloomberg, Fischbach said he thought GoPro "seems undervalued" and sees his investment as "part of a larger mission to make filmmaking more accessible," following the relea
- The Verge2026-09-01 · rssGoPro has been acquired and is getting into ‘defense, government, robotics and aerospace’. GoPro suddenly looks like a very different company than it did just last week. First, YouTuber Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach became the company's single largest shareholder, without disclosing that in a sponsored review that came out a week later. Now, almost the entire company has been bought by S