# Mobilize.Net 2012-2023

> Mobilize.Net was a Bellevue software company that automated legacy application and database code conversion. Its tools included VBUC, WebMAP, SnowConvert and BlackDiamond Studio. In 2023 its application business went to Growth Acceleration Partners and its remaining data business was acquired by Snowflake.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Bellevue, United States
- **Founders:** Tom Button (Founder, chairman and CEO)
- **Products:** Visual Basic Upgrade Companion (VBUC), WebMAP, SnowConvert, BlackDiamond Studio, Migration assessment and engineering services
- **Notable:** Snowflake reported more than 1.5 billion lines processed by SnowConvert at its January 2023 acquisition announcement., Released BlackDiamond Studio at Snowflake Summit in June 2022., AgWorks case material reports conversion of a 137,000-line VB6 application under a fixed-price engagement.

## Products & services

- **Visual Basic Upgrade Companion (VBUC)** — Converts Visual Basic 6 applications to .NET, including C#; supports custom transformation mappings. Inherited technology predates Mobilize.Net.
- **WebMAP** — Automates desktop-to-web application migration, with generated frontend and backend code and supporting compatibility components.
- **SnowConvert** — Converts legacy database code for Snowflake; source support expanded to Oracle, SQL Server and Spark workloads.
- **BlackDiamond Studio** — Cloud-based Snowflake developer workbench with VS Code extensions, Git integration, testing and migration tools.
- **Migration assessment and engineering services** — Code inventories, conversion-readiness reports, customization, migration delivery and developer support.

## Achievements

- Snowflake reported more than 1.5 billion lines processed by SnowConvert at its January 2023 acquisition announcement.
- Released BlackDiamond Studio at Snowflake Summit in June 2022.
- AgWorks case material reports conversion of a 137,000-line VB6 application under a fixed-price engagement.
- Progress reports Kendo UI reduced development time for Mobilize.Net’s core product by 90%, saving close to $500,000 in labor.

## Latest updates

- **2023-01** — Snowflake announced its acquisition agreement on January 19; GAP acquired the application business.
- **2023-02** — Snowflake completed acquisition of the remaining company on February 10.
- **2024-03** — Snowflake’s fiscal 2024 annual report disclosed $76.3 million cash consideration for Mountain US Corporation, formerly Mobilize.Net Corporation.
- **2026-10** — The historical mobilize.net website now redirects to application-modernization successor GAPVelocity.ai.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mobilize.net/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mobilize-acquired-by-snowflake-and-growth-acceleration-partners
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/GAPVelocityAI
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuAFf1FChdo7E1bZDpDWfYQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gapvelocity.ai
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/374446255933594

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Last updated: 2026-10-23