Acquisition History / Apple / Novauris Technologies
Apple Acquires Novauris Technologies
Announced January 2013
What happened
Acquired by Apple (Speech recognition); technology/product used in or became Siri.
- Acquirer
- Apple
- Target
- Novauris Technologies
- Announced
- January 2013
- Price
- Undisclosed
- Industry
- Speech recognition
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Apple acquire Novauris Technologies?
Apple acquired Novauris Technologies on January 2013. This was Apple's 42nd publicly tracked acquisition out of 136 we have on record.
How much did Apple pay for Novauris Technologies?
The price Apple paid for Novauris Technologies was not publicly disclosed. Only 42 of Apple's 136 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.
What does Novauris Technologies do?
Acquired by Apple (Speech recognition); technology/product used in or became Siri.
What other Speech recognition companies has Apple acquired?
Novauris Technologies is Apple's only publicly tracked acquisition in Speech recognition so far.
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