Trello acquired by Atlassian for $425m

Jan10

by Sindy Cator on January 10, 2017 at 5:01 am

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Project management app Trello has been acquired by Atlassian – the makers of the JIRA suite of services for software development teams – for $425 million. The purchase will help Atlassian round out its portfolio of offerings that has predominantly been geared towards IT industry clients; Trello, with its Kanban-style boards and a flexible card-based interface can be used for managing all sorts of projects and teams – whether that’s gearing up to launch a new restaurant or planning a weekend potluck. Mike Cannon-Brookes, co-founder and CEO of Atlassian, noted that the two companies’ target is to reach…