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On March 15, 2017, GitLab Inc. announced the acquisition of [[Gitter]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/03/15/gitlab-acquires-software-chat-startup-gitter-will-open-source-the-code|title=GitLab acquires software chat startup Gitter, will open-source the code|date=2017-03-15|work=VentureBeat|access-date=2018-08-01|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708162124/https://venturebeat.com/2017/03/15/gitlab-acquires-software-chat-startup-gitter-will-open-source-the-code/|url-status=live}}</ref> Included in the announcement was the stated intent that Gitter would continue as a standalone project. Additionally, GitLab Inc. announced that the code would become [[open source|open-source]] under an [[MIT License]] no later than June 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://about.gitlab.com/2017/03/15/gitter-acquisition|title=Gitter is joining the GitLab team|website=GitLab|access-date=2017-03-15|archive-date=2017-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315173528/https://about.gitlab.com/2017/03/15/gitter-acquisition/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2018, GitLab Inc. acquired Gemnasium, a service that provided security scanners with alerts for known security vulnerabilities in open-source libraries of various languages.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/30/gitlab-acquires-gemnasium-to-strengthen-its-security-services|title=GitLab acquires Gemnasium to strengthen its security services|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2018-08-01|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801220849/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/30/gitlab-acquires-gemnasium-to-strengthen-its-security-services/|url-status=live}}</ref> The service was scheduled for complete shut-down on May 15. Gemnasium features and technology was integrated into GitLab EE and as part of [[CI/CD]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/gitlab-makes-cicd-tools-available-for-github-repositories/|title=GitLab makes CI/CD tools available for GitHub repositories {{!}} ZDNet|last=Condon|first=Stephanie|work=ZDNet|access-date=2018-08-01|language=en|archive-date=2018-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405012041/https://www.zdnet.com/article/gitlab-makes-cicd-tools-available-for-github-repositories/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 11, 2020, GitLab Inc. acquired Peach Tech, a security software firm specializing in protocol [[Fuzzing|fuzz testing]], and Fuzzit,<ref>{{cite web |last=Taft |first=Darryl |date=June 12, 2021 |title=GitLab makes two acquisitions to shift fuzz testing left |url=https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/news/252484613/GitLab-makes-two-acquisitions-to-shift-fuzz-testing-left |website=[[TechTarget]] |access-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110000743/https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/news/252484613/GitLab-makes-two-acquisitions-to-shift-fuzz-testing-left |url-status=live }}</ref> a continuous “fuzz” security testing solution.