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Google has acquired Bengaluru-based start-up, Sigmoid Labs, the parent company of the popular train tracking app, Where Is My Train, for an undisclosed amount.
The Where Is My Train app, developed in 2016, lets its users check the live train status without the need for Internet connectivity. Sigmoid Labs was founded by five former executives of a US-based tech company, TiVo Corporation, and competes with iXigo and RailYatri.
The start-up made the announcement on its LinkedIn page. “We’re excited to share that Sigmoid Labs, the team behind the ‘Where is my train’ app, is joining Google. We can think of no better place to help us achieve our mission, and we’re excited to join Google to help bring technology and information into more people’s hands,” the start-up said in its website.
“‘Where is my train’ app was created to use cell tower technology to track a train, instead of GPS. Over time, we’ve improved the app to make it even more convenient and useful, and we’re thrilled with the response that we’ve got from users,” the post said.
According to reports, the app has seen around 10 million downloads. “The confidence that our users have placed in us is what makes us so excited to think even bigger,” the post added. The app is available in several Indian languages including Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.
This is the second acquisition by Google in India. A year back it had acquired Bengaluru-based AI startup, Halli Labs.
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