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Apple Acquires Locationary

By TechTaffy Desk

how_saturn_worksApple has acquired Canada-based private, venture-backed, data management company Locationary for an undisclosed sum. According to a report on AllThingsD, the deal was closed recently.

Locationary’s services include data origination, data cleaning, publisher ID mapping and management of domestic/international local business places data in cloud-based systems. Locationary has offices in Toronto, Canada and Palo Alto, California.

Investors in Locationary include Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF), Trellis Capital, Extreme Venture Partners, Plazacorp Ventures, and Angels and Management.

[Image courtesy: Locationary]

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