Facebook acquires mobile data startup Onavo, branches into Israel

Mark Zuckerberg’s goal to make the world more open and connected got a bit of a boost when Facebook on Sunday acquired Onavo, a mobile application data startup based in Tel Aviv, Israel and Palo Alto, Calif.

Terms of the deal were not discussed. Facebook will move into Onavo’s Tel Aviv office, becoming the social network’s Israel headquarters. It appears that the Onavo team will be integral in the major goal of Internet.org — providing Internet access to those around the world not connected.

Onavo Co-Founders Guy Rosen and Roi Tiger announced the news on a company blog:

We’re excited to join their team, and hope to play a critical role in reaching one of Internet.org’s