Source:GoPro.

Ambarella (AMBA 1.87%) seems to be hanging around the cool kids these days. Its two biggest clients -- wearable camera leader GoPro and surveillance camera speedster Dropcam -- are in the news right now, and Ambarella stands to be the welcome beneficiary in both cases.

Over the weekend we learned that Google's (GOOG 9.96%) (GOOGL 10.22%) recently acquired Nest has hatched a buyout of its own. The company behind the high-tech learning thermostats is confirming the purchase of Dropcam that third party sources price as a $555 million deal.

Later this week we should have GoPro making its stock market debut. The shares are expected to price between $21 and $24 after Wednesday's market close and begin trading shortly after Thursday's trading session begins.

Both of these events should pay off nicely for Ambarella which is the provider of video compression and image processing semiconductors for GoPro and Dropcam products. GoPro's IPO should help increase awareness in its high-def wearable cameras that are popular with outdoor enthusiasts and video bloggers. Consumer-facing companies often see a bump in popularity after a prolific IPO. It even happened to Google.

As for Dropcam, having Google as a parent -- or grandparent -- company will clearly help expand the global possibilities for the trendy surveillance cams that play along nicely with smartphone apps to stream video. An acquisition sometimes opens the door to a potential supplier shift, but that's highly unlikely here. Late last year Google struck a deal with Ambarella to help power its Helpouts platform for video support. In other words, Google has already vetted Ambarella's video chips.

Ambarella is on a roll. It may not seem cheap at 25 times this fiscal year's profit forecast and 20 times next year's target, but it's growing quickly. History has also proven those estimates to be conservative as Ambarella has surpassed expectations by 19% or better over the past year. Analyst estimates also have yet to include the favorable impact that Google's ownership of Dropcam should have on sales. 

Along the way Ambarella will serve as a reasonably priced way to play GoPro's likely hot IPO, and diversification if the wearable camera maker slips or if growth slows. It will have Google doing the grunt work for its prospects to grow through Helpouts and Dropcam, and that's a good workhorse to have in your corner. Ambarella is in the right place at the right time -- at the right price.