Amazon Acquires DuckLabs, DuckDB Stays Open Source
Amazon has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DuckLabs, the Amsterdam-based company behind the open-source database DuckDB. The DuckLabs team will join AWS, with founders Hannes Mühleisen and Mark Raasveldt continuing to lead. DuckDB will remain free and open source under the MIT License, managed by the independent DuckDB Foundation. The transition is expected to complete by early September.