Since its founding, Fleetsmith has raised over $40 million in funding, the majority of which came in its last investment round where it came up with $30 million from backers like its primary investor Menlo Ventures.

Apple koopt voor een onbekend bedrag de Californische device management specialist en startup Fleetsmith.

It would probably be a stretch to say that no one could have predicted this deal. Fleetsmith, a startup that has built a platform enabling corporate IT crews to manage Apple devices, has been acquired by the tech giant, the company's founders confirmed in a blog post. "Today we have some exciting news to share: Fleetsmith is now part of Apple," Fleetsmith CEO and Co-founder Zack Blum and Jesse Endahl, CSO and co-founder, announced in a blog post on the company's website. "We're thrilled to join Apple," the company's co-founders wrote. "Our shared values of putting the customer at the center of everything we do without sacrificing privacy and security means we can truly meet our mission, delivering Fleetsmith to businesses and institutions of all sizes, around the world." Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Apple, which recently became the first U.S. company to have a market cap of $1.5 trillion, confirmed the deal in the trade press, but has not released an official announcement.