Twitter, Google, Apple acquire Indian startups for high-quality desi talent

However, these acquisitions might not necessarily give these firms access to any new tech or market

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US technology giants such as Google, Facebook, Twitter and Apple are looking at acquiring Indian start-ups to shore up on the high-quality talent available in the country to help build new age products or services.

However, these acquisitions might not necessarily give these large firms access to any new technology or market. Since 2014, Google, Facebook, Twitter and Apple have all made their first acquisitions in India.

The trend was kicked off by Facebook, which acquired Bengaluru-based Little Eye Labs in January 2014, which built software tools for analysing the performance of