Apple acquired Tuplejump

Apple quietly acquires Hyderabad based AI startup Tuplejump

Question: Recently Apple acquired Tuplejump. It is located in which of the following state?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) West Bengal
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (a)
Related facts:

  • According to the press release issued by Apple on 23 September 2016 Apple Inc. has acquired Indian machine-learning startup Tuplejump Software Pvt Ltd.
  • Tuplejump is Hyderabad-based startup.
  • Known in the trade as an acqui-hire, nearly all of Tuplejump’s 16 employees are in the process of becoming Apple staffers.
  • Tuplejump is Apple’s first acquisition in India.
  • Tuplejump was founded in 2013 by Rohit Rai, Satyaprakash Buddhavarapu and Deepak Alur.

Reference:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-22/apple-buys-tuplejump-to-expand-machine-learning-capabilities
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/applequietly-acquires-hyderabad-based-ai-startup-tuplejump/articleshow/54490013.cms
http://www.digit.in/startups/apple-acquires-hyderabad-based-machine-learning-startup-tuplejump-31808.html