Kuzu database company joins Apple’s list of recent acquisitions

Source: 9to5Mac

Earlier this month, Apple confirmed its blockbuster $2 billion acquisition of the mysterious AI startup Q.ai. In addition to that deal, Apple also recently acquired a database company called Kuzu.

Kuzu’s LinkedIn page describes the company as an “embedded graph database built for query speed, scalability, and ease of use.” For full context, Apple has its own cross‑platform relational database system called FileMaker, operated by its subsidiary Claris.

The Kuzu acquisition, first spotted by AppleInsider, occurred in October. Kuzu has scrubbed most of its online presence, which is common when a company is acquired by Apple.

It’s unclear how much Apple paid for the company, but it was likely a relatively small deal. Still, it was large enough to trigger the European Union to add it to its list of acquisitions. Pursuant to the Digital Markets Act, so‑called “gatekeepers” are required to report acquisitions above a certain size to the EU. The EU’s acquisition register lists Apple’s reported acquisitions in one place.

Recent Apple acquisitions (2025)

• October 10 – Kuzu: Develops lightweight embedded database technologies.
• August 19 – Styra: Develops and licenses authorization software for cloud‑native environments.
• May 28 – IC Mask Design: Provides physical layout design services for analog integrated circuits and related training courses.
• February 11 – Pixelmator: Image editing and design software for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro.
• January 24 – TrueMeeting: Development of digital avatar technology.
• January 24 – WhyLabs: Develops and operates tools to monitor and analyze machine‑learning models and data pipelines.
• January 3 – Pointable: Develops enterprise‑grade natural language retrieval systems to create custom large language model applications.

The EU register is updated on a rolling basis, and new acquisitions are added “not earlier than four months after receipt of the information.” It’s likely Apple made additional acquisitions beyond those listed here.