Google acquires Sigmoid Labs, maker of popular 'Where is my train' app

Search giant Google has acquired Sigmoid Labs, the startup behind the popular ‘Where is my Train’ app, as it looks to bolster efforts to build India-specific apps and services that appeal to first-time Internet and smartphone users in the country.

In a post on its website on Monday, Sigmoid announced that its ten-member team would become part of Google’s Next Billion User (NBU) group post the acquisition. A Google spokesperson confirmed the news, without disclosing the terms of the deal.

This is the second acquisition Google is making to boost its NBU initiative, having acquired four-month-old Halli Labs, founded by