Cask Data, a US-based big data software developer backed by networking and telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson, has agreed to an acquisition by internet technology provider Google.
Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Cask Data will be absorbed into Google’s cloud computing services division, Google Cloud.
Cask has created a software platform called Cask Data Application Platform (CDAP) that enables enterprise clients to develop and run big data applications.
The product sits atop Hadoop, an open source framework for large-scale data applications, and can be used on-premise and in the cloud.
Ericsson invested an undisclosed amount in Cask in 2016, after technology investment firm Safeguard Scientifics led a $20m series B round in 2015 that featured Battery Ventures, Ignition Partners and unnamed existing investors.
Battery Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Partners and Data Collective joined assorted angel investors to supply $2.5m for the company in 2012 before returning for a $10m series A that included Amplify Partners later the same year.
William Vambenepe, group product manager at Google Cloud, said: “We are thrilled to welcome the talented Cask team to Google Cloud, and are excited to work together to help make developers more productive with our data processing services both in the cloud and on-premise.
“We are committed to open source and look forward to driving the CDAP project’s growth within the broader developer community.”