AWS Is Buying DuckLabs, the Amsterdam Team Behind DuckDB, Closing Early September
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Amazon signed a definitive agreement to acquire DuckLabs, with the deal effective early September. DuckDB and the rest of the Duck Stack stay MIT-licensed under the nonprofit DuckDB Foundation, and creators Hannes Mühleisen and Mark Raasveldt keep leading technical direction from Amsterdam. AWS and DuckLabs have worked together since 2024; the story hit 1,060 points on HN, where the open question is what happens to DuckLake and Quack roadmaps once a hyperscaler owns the payroll.
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