Acquisition History / Apple / FoundationDB
Apple Acquires FoundationDB
Announced March 24, 2015
What happened
Acquired by Apple (Database); technology/product used in or became iMessage Backend.
- Acquirer
- Apple
- Target
- FoundationDB
- Announced
- March 24, 2015
- Price
- Undisclosed
- Industry
- Database
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Apple acquire FoundationDB?
Apple acquired FoundationDB on March 24, 2015. This was Apple's 68th publicly tracked acquisition out of 136 we have on record.
How much did Apple pay for FoundationDB?
The price Apple paid for FoundationDB was not publicly disclosed. Only 42 of Apple's 136 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.
What does FoundationDB do?
Acquired by Apple (Database); technology/product used in or became iMessage Backend.
What other Database companies has Apple acquired?
FoundationDB is Apple's only publicly tracked acquisition in Database so far.
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