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Apple Quietly Bought Graph Database Startup Kuzu in October 2025

The acquisition surfaced through required EU disclosures rather than a public announcement.

Overview

  • The deal appears on the EU’s significant-acquisitions registry required under the Digital Markets Act and was first reported by AppleInsider.
  • Apple completed the purchase in October 2025 for an undisclosed sum, after which Kuzu’s website was removed and its GitHub repository was archived on October 10, 2025.
  • Kuzu built an embedded graph database focused on query speed and scalability and offered Kuzu Explorer to visualize linked data as nodes.
  • The Ontario-based company was founded in 2023 and had about ten employees at the time of acquisition.
  • Apple has not detailed plans for the technology, though coverage notes potential uses across FileMaker, iWork or Freeform, or community features such as Game Center.