| Date | Company | Business | Country | Value (USD) | References | hideDerived products |
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1 | March 2, 1988 | Network Innovations | Software | United States | — | [9] | Data Access Language (DAL) |
2 | June 7, 1988 | Orion Network Systems | Computer Software | United States | — | [10] | SNA*ps |
3 | June 27, 1988 | Styleware[note 1] | Computer software | United States | — | [11] | AppleWorks GS, iWork, iLife |
4 | July 11, 1988 | Nashoba Systems[note 1] | Computer software | United States | — | [12] | FileMaker |
5 | January 3, 1989 | Coral Software | Computer software | United States | — | [13][14] | Macintosh Common Lisp |
6 | February 7, 1997 | NeXT | Unix-like hardware and software platform | United States | 404,000,000 | [15] | Mac OS X/macOS, Darwin, iOS, tvOS, watchOS, audioOS |
7 | September 2, 1997 | Power Computing Corporation | Macintosh clones | United States | 110,000,000 | [16][17] | — |
8 | January 8, 1999 | Xemplar Education | Software | United Kingdom | 4,926,000 | [18] | — |
9 | November 3, 1999 | Raycer Graphics | Computer graphic chips | United States | 15,000,000 | [19] | — |
10 | January 7, 2000 | NetSelector | Internet software | United States | — | [20] | — |
11 | April 11, 2000 | Astarte-DVD Authoring Software[note 2] | Software | Germany | — | [21] | DVD Studio Pro, iDVD |
12 | 2000 (Q4) | SoundJam MP[note 3] | Software | United States | — | [22] | iTunes |
13 | Early 2001 | Bluefish Labs | Productivity software | United States | — | [23] | iWork |
14 | May 11, 2001 | bluebuzz | Internet service provider (ISP) | United States | — | [24] | — |
15 | July 9, 2001 | Spruce Technologies[note 4] | Graphics software | United States | 14,900,000 | [25][26] | DVD Studio Pro |
16 | December 31, 2001 | PowerSchool | Online info systems services | United States | 66,100,000 | [26][27] | PowerSchool |
17 | February 1, 2002 | Nothing Real | Special effects software | United States | 15,000,000 | [26][28] | Shake |
18 | April 4, 2002 | Zayante | FireWire chips and software | United States | 13,000,000[note 5] | [29][30][31] | FireWire |
19 | June 11, 2002 | Silicon Grail Corp-Chalice[note 6][note 7] | Digital effects software | United States | 20,000,000[note 8] | [30][32] | Motion |
20 | June 20, 2002 | Propel Software | internet and network optimization for wireless carriers | United States | — | [33] | Safari |
21 | June 21, 2002 | Prismo Graphics[note 7] | Special-effects titling software for film and video | United States | 20,000,000[note 8] | [30][34] | LiveType |
22 | July 1, 2002 | Emagic | Music production software | Germany | 30,000,000 | [26][35] | Logic Pro, GarageBand |
23 | March 2005 | SchemaSoft | Software | Canada | — | [36] | iWork |
24 | April 2005 | FingerWorks | Gesture recognition company | United States | — | [37][38] | iOS |
25 | October 16, 2006 | Silicon Color | Software | United States | — | [39] | Color |
26 | December 4, 2006 | Proximity | Software | Australia | — | [40] | Final Cut Server |
27 | April 24, 2008 | P.A. Semi | Semiconductors | United States | 278,000,000 | [41][42] | Apple SoC |
28 | July 7, 2009 | Placebase | Maps | United States | — | [43] | Apple Maps |
29 | December 4, 2009 | Lala.com | Music streaming | United States | 17,000,000 | [44] | iCloud, iTunes Match |
30 | January 5, 2010 | Quattro Wireless | Mobile advertising | United States | 275,000,000 | [45] | iAd |
31 | April 27, 2010 | Intrinsity | Semiconductors | United States | 121,000,000 | [46] | Apple SoC |
32 | April 27, 2010 | Siri | Voice control software | United States | — | [47] | Siri |
33 | May 10, 2010 | Gipsy Moth Studios | Application Regionalization Firm | United States | 12,000,000 | [48] | iPod, iPhone, iPad |
34 | July 14, 2010 | Poly9 | Web-based mapping | Canada | — | [49] | Apple Maps |
35 | September 20, 2010 | Polar Rose | Facial recognition | Sweden | 29,000,000 | [50] | iOS |
36 | September 14, 2010 | IMSense | High-dynamic-range (HDR) photography | United Kingdom | — | [51] | iOS |
37 | August 1, 2011 | C3 Technologies | 3D mapping | Sweden | 267,000,000 | [52] | Maps |
38 | December 20, 2011 | Anobit | Flash memory | Israel | 500,000,000 | [53] | iPod, iPhone, iPad |
39 | February 23, 2012 | Chomp | App search engine | United States | 50,000,000 | [54] | App Store |
40 | June 2, 2012 | Redmatica | Audio | Italy | — | [55] | Logic Pro, GarageBand |
41 | July 27, 2012 | AuthenTec | PC and mobile security products | United States | 356,000,000 | [56] | Touch ID |
42 | September 27, 2012 | Particle | HTML5 Web app firm | United States | — | [57] | iCloud, iAd |
43 | 2013 | Novauris Technologies | Speech recognition | United Kingdom | — | [58][59] | Siri |
44 | 2013 | OttoCat | Search engine | United States | — | [60] | App Store |
45 | March 23, 2013 | WiFiSlam | Indoor location | United States | 20,000,000 | [61] | Apple Maps |
46 | July 19, 2013 | Locationary | Maps | Canada | — | [62] | Apple Maps |
47 | July 19, 2013 | HopStop.com | Maps | United States | — | [63] | Apple Maps |
48 | August 1, 2013 | Passif Semiconductor | Semiconductors | United States | — | [64] | Apple SoC |
49 | August 13, 2013 | Matcha | Media discovery app | United States | — | [65] | TV app for Apple TV and iOS |
50 | August 22, 2013 | Embark | Maps | United States | — | [66] | Apple Maps |
51 | August 28, 2013 | AlgoTrim | Mobile data compression[citation needed] | Sweden | — | [67] | iOS |
52 | October 3, 2013 | Cue | Personal assistant | United States | 50,000,000 | [68] | Siri |
53 | November 24, 2013 | PrimeSense | Structured-light 3D scanners | Israel | 360,000,000 | [69] | Face ID, TrueDepth[70][71] |
54 | December 2, 2013 | Topsy | Analytics | United States | 200,000,000 | [72] | App Store, Apple Music, iTunes Store[73] |
55 | December 23, 2013 | BroadMap | Maps | United States | — | [74] | Apple Maps |
56 | December 23, 2013 | Catch.com | Software | United States | — | [74] | Siri |
57 | December 2013 | Acunu | Database analytics | United States | — | [75] | iCloud |
58 | January 4, 2014 | SnappyLabs | Photography software | United States | — | [76] | Camera |
59 | February 21, 2014 | Burstly | Software testing | United States | — | [77] | TestFlight, App Store |
60 | May 2, 2014 | LuxVue Technology | microLED displays | United States | — | [78] | MacBook Pro (Apple silicon), iPad Pro (5th generation) |
61 | June 6, 2014 | Spotsetter | Social search engine | United States | — | [79] | Apple Maps |
62 | June 29, 2014 | Swell | Music streaming | United States | 30,000,000 | [80] | Apple Music |
63 | June 29, 2014 | BookLamp | Book analytics | United States | — | [81][82] | iBooks |
64 | August 1, 2014 | Beats Electronics | Headphones, music streaming (Beats Music) | United States | 3,000,000,000 | [7] | iPhone, iTunes, Apple Music |
65 | September 23, 2014 | Prss | Digital magazine | Netherlands | — | [83] | Apple News[84] |
66 | 2014 | Dryft | On-Screen Keyboard | United States | — | [85] | iOS Keyboard |
67 | January 2015 | Camel Audio | Audio plug-ins and sound libraries | United Kingdom | — | [86] | Logic Pro |
68 | January 21, 2015 | Semetric | Music analytics | United Kingdom | 50,000,000 | [87][88] | Apple Music, iTunes Store |
69 | March 24, 2015 | FoundationDB | Database | United States | — | [89] | iMessage Backend |
70 | April 14, 2015 | LinX | Camera | Israel | 20,000,000 | [90] | iPhone Camera |
71 | April 2015 | Coherent Navigation | GPS | United States | — | [91] | Apple Maps |
72 | May 2015 | Metaio | Augmented reality | Germany | — | [92] | ARKit |
73 | September 2015 | Mapsense | Mapping visualization and data collection | United States | 25,000,000-30,000,000 | [93][94] | Apple Maps |
74 | September 2015 | VocalIQ | Speech technology | United Kingdom | — | [95] | Siri |
75 | September 2015 | Perceptio | Machine learning, Image recognition | United States | — | [96] | Face ID, Animoji, Photos |
76 | November 2015 | Faceshift | Realtime Motion Capture | Switzerland | — | [97][98] | Animoji |
77 | January 7, 2016 | Emotient | Emotion recognition | United States | — | [99][100][101] | Face ID, Animoji[102] |
78 | January 28, 2016 | LearnSprout | Education technology | United States | — | [103][104] | Classroom iPad App |
79 | January 29, 2016 | Flyby Media | Augmented reality | United States | — | [105] | ARKit |
80 | February 3, 2016 | LegbaCore | Platform security | United States | — | [106] | Exposed firmware exploit in Apple computers.[106] |
81 | August 5, 2016 | Turi | Machine learning | United States | 200,000,000 | [107][108][109] | Xcode, Core ML |
82 | August 22, 2016 | Gliimpse | Personal health info collection company | United States | — | [110][111][112] | HealthKit, CareKit, ResearchKit |
83 | September 22, 2016 | Tuplejump | Machine learning | India | — | [113][114] | Siri, CoreML |
84 | December 1, 2016 | Indoor.io | Indoor mapping and navigation | Finland | — | [115] | Maps, Project Titan |
85 | March 23, 2017 | Workflow | Automation and scripting app | United States | — | [116][117] | Shortcuts |
86 | May 8, 2017 | Beddit | Sleep tracking hardware | Finland | — | [118][119] | iOS, watchOS, Apple Watch |
87 | May 13, 2017 | Lattice Data | Artificial intelligence | United States | 200,000,000 | [120] | Photos |
88 | June 16, 2017 | SensoMotoric Instruments | Eye tracking hardware and software | Germany | — | [121] | ARKit |
89 | September 22, 2017 | Vrvana | Augmented reality head-mounted display | Canada | 30,000,000 | [122] | ARKit |
90 | September 29, 2017 | Regaind | Computer vision | France | — | [123] | Photos |
91 | October 2017 | init.ai | Messaging assistant | United States | — | [124] | Siri |
92 | October 2017 | PowerbyProxi | Wireless charging | New Zealand | — | [125][126] | iPhone, AirPower |
93 | November 9, 2017 | InVisage Technologies | Quantum dot-based image sensors | United States | — | [127] | iPhone, iPad |
94 | December 5, 2017 | Pop Up Archive | Tools for searching digital spoken words | United States | — | [128] | iTunes, Apple Music |
95 | December 2017 | Spektral | Computer vision, real-time editing | Denmark | 30,000,000 | [129][130][131] | Photos, iOS |
96 | 2018 | Laserlike | Machine learning | United States | — | [132] | Siri, CoreML framework |
97 | 2018 | Silk Labs | Artificial Intelligence, home monitoring | United States | — | [133] | — |
98 | 2018 | Tueo Health | Asthma monitoring | United States | — | [134][135] | — |
99 | December 10, 2017 | Silicon Valley Data Science | Data science, data engineering, analytics | United States | — | [136][137] | Digital Advertising |
100 | January 2, 2018 | Buddybuild | Continuous integration, debugging, and testing for mobile apps. | Canada | — | [138][139] | Xcode, TestFlight |
101 | March 12, 2018 | Texture | Digital magazine subscription service | United States | — | [140] | Apple News+ |
102 | August 29, 2018 | Akonia Holographics | Lenses for augmented reality glasses | United States | — | [141][142] | — |
103 | September 24, 2018 | Shazam | Music and Image recognition | United Kingdom | 400,000,000 | [143][144][145] | iTunes, Siri, Apple Music |
104 | October 11, 2018 | Dialog Semiconductor (portions) | Chip development | United Kingdom | 600,000,000 | [146][147] | — |
106 | December 7, 2018 | Platoon | Artist development | United Kingdom | — | [148][149] | — |
107 | February 15, 2019 | PullString | Speech technology | United States | — | [150] | Siri; Company also known as ToyTalk[150] |
108 | March 21, 2019 | Stamplay | Backend workflow development | Italy | 5,600,000 | [151] | — |
109 | June 25, 2019 | Drive.ai | Autonomous vehicles | United States | — | [152] | — |
110 | July 25, 2019 | Intel's smartphone modem business | Smartphone modems | United Kingdom | 1,000,000,000 | [153] | Apple SoC |
111 | October 3, 2019 | IKinema | Motion capture | United Kingdom | — | [154] | — |
112 | December 12, 2019 | Spectral Edge | Low-light photography | United Kingdom | — | [155] | — |
113 | January 15, 2020 | Xnor.ai | Edge computing, artificial intelligence | United States | 200,000,000 | [156] | — |
114 | Early 2020 | Scout FM | Podcast A.I. | — | — | [157] | Podcasts, Apple Music, ITunes |
115 | March 31, 2020 | Dark Sky | Weather forecasting and app | United States | — | [158] | Weather (Apple), WeatherKit framework |
116 | April 3, 2020 | Voysis | Artificial intelligence/voice assistant | Ireland | — | [159][160] | Siri |
117 | May 14, 2020 | NextVR | Virtual reality events | United States | 100,000,000 | [161] | |
118 | June 24, 2020 | Fleetsmith | Mobile device management | United States | — | [162] [163] [164] | iPhone, iPad, iOS |
119 | July 31, 2020 | Mobeewave | Payments startup | Canada | 100,000,000 | [165] | iPhone |
120 | August 20, 2020 | Camerai | AR | Israel | — | [166] | |
121 | August 25, 2020 | Spaces | VR startup | United States | — | [167] | |
122 | January 15, 2021 | Curious AI | Core AI startup | Finland | — | [168] | |
123 | August 30, 2021 | Primephonic | Classical music streaming service | Netherlands | — | [169] | Apple Music Classical |
124 | February 7, 2022 | AI Music | Music production | United Kingdom | — | [170] | Apple Music |
125 | March 23, 2022 | Credit Kudos inc | Fintech | United Kingdom | 150,000,000 | [171] | Apple Card |
126 | June 5, 2023 | Mira Labs | Augmented reality | United States | — | [172] | Apple Vision Pro |