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MotherDuck Acquires Tower to Integrate AI-Powered Data Pipeline Technology
Key points
- MotherDuck acquired Tower, its first acquisition in four years.
- Tower's technology already powered MotherDuck's AI data pipelines.
- Tower provides a managed runtime for Python pipelines and an AI agent, Tower Control.
- The acquisition supports MotherDuck's expansion into AI agents for data pipeline management.
MotherDuck's First Acquisition
MotherDuck, a company specializing in serverless data warehousing built on DuckDB, has announced its first acquisition: Tower. Tower is a data infrastructure startup that developed technology for AI-built data pipelines. This move integrates Tower's technology and team directly into MotherDuck's operations.
Tower's Role in Data Pipelines
Founded in late 2024 by former Snowflake engineers Serhii Sokolenko and Brad Heller, Tower provides a managed runtime for Python data pipelines. Its technology handles the packaging, deployment, credential management, and maintenance of data pipeline code. Tower also offers Tower Control, a browser-based AI agent that allows users to describe desired pipelines in plain language, generating and deploying the code without manual runtime setup.
Strategic Alignment with MotherDuck's Vision
MotherDuck, established in 2022, initially focused on speed and local compute for data queries. More recently, the company has expanded into AI agents, using its MCP server to enable direct data interaction. The launch of Flights in June introduced a general-purpose Python runtime, allowing agents to create, run, and schedule data pipelines. Tower's infrastructure was a key component in these developments, making the acquisition a strategic step to deepen MotherDuck's capabilities in AI-driven data pipeline management.
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Reporting from
MotherDuck, a serverless data warehouse company, has acquired Tower, a data infrastructure startup whose technology was already powering MotherDuck's AI-built data pipelines. This acquisition is MotherDuck's first and aims to bring Tower's technology and team in-house as MotherDuck expands its focus on AI agents for data pipeline creation and operation.