Acquisition History / Apple / Spektral
Apple Acquires Spektral
Announced December 2017 — $30M
What happened
Acquired by Apple (Computer vision, real-time editing); technology/product used in or became Photos, iOS.
- Acquirer
- Apple
- Target
- Spektral
- Announced
- December 2017
- Price
- $30M
- Industry
- Computer vision, real-time editing
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Apple acquire Spektral?
Apple acquired Spektral on December 2017. This was Apple's 93rd publicly tracked acquisition out of 136 we have on record.
How much did Apple pay for Spektral?
Apple paid $30M for Spektral.
What does Spektral do?
Acquired by Apple (Computer vision, real-time editing); technology/product used in or became Photos, iOS.
What other Computer vision, real-time editing companies has Apple acquired?
Spektral is Apple's only publicly tracked acquisition in Computer vision, real-time editing so far.
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