Amazon Acquires Fig to Deliver Tools and Services for Developers

Fig, a maker of an autocomplete tool for terminals used by developers, has been acquired by Amazon.

The Fig team will join Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the firm’s technology has been acquired by Amazon, Fig Co-Founder and CEO Brendan Falk said in a Monday (Aug. 28) announcement on the Fig website.

“Fig and AWS share a passion for improved developer tools and services,” Falk said in the post. “By combining Fig’s expertise with AWS’ long-term orientation and track record of delivering customer-centric products, we see an opportunity to enhance the developer experience. AWS believes that generative AI [artificial intelligence] represents a major technological shift to transform the way its customers build, and we are beyond excited to be a part of that larger vision.”

Currently, Fig has hundreds of thousands of users, 400 open source contributors and five core products, according to the announcement.

Existing users of Fig’s offerings will continue to be able to use them, will receive ongoing support, and will get the paid Fig Team features for free, the post said. New users will not be able to sign up for the products but will be able to sign up to receive updates on Fig’s work with AWS.

In the meantime, the team will focus on optimizing Fig’s products for existing customers and integrating Fig with AWS, per the post.

“There aren’t any updates to share at this time on future plans, but we continue to stay hard at work innovating on behalf of developers, specifically in the terminal/shell,” Falk said in the post. “We will keep you posted here as there are more updates to share.”

In an earlier tech-focused acquisition, Amazon acquired Veeqo, an eCommerce software company that makes tools to help online businesses sell products on and off Amazon, in November 2021.

It was reported at the time that the Veeqo acquisition could allow Amazon to integrate additional seller tools into its Multi-Channel Fulfillment program, which lets sellers store and ship products using Amazon’s services regardless of whether they’re selling on the home site.