eBay Throws Money at GraphQL StartUp Because Apparently, We Need More Acronyms in Our Lives

In a shocking turn of events that absolutely no one saw coming, eBay has decided to invest in yet another tech startup. This time, it's WunderGraph, a company that promises to make GraphQL even more confusing than it already is. Because, let's face it, what the world really needs is another layer of complexity in our API ecosystems.

The startup, which sounds like a rejected name for a German fairy tale, has somehow convinced eBay to part with $7.5 million in a Series A funding round. The goal? To "scale its open source GraphQL federation". Because nothing says "scalability" like throwing money at a problem and hoping it goes away.

GraphQL, for those not in the know, is a query language for APIs that was supposed to solve all our problems. Instead, it's created a whole new set of issues, like "How do we federate this?" and "Why did we think this was a good idea again?". Enter WunderGraph, the latest contender in the "Let's Make Developers' Lives Harder" competition.

The company's pitch is as follows: "Imagine a world where your APIs are so federated, you need a map just to find your way back to the documentation." Truly, a vision for the ages. And eBay, ever the visionary, has jumped on board with the enthusiasm of a kid in a candy store—if the candy was made of binary code and existential dread.

But hey, who are we to judge? Maybe WunderGraph will be the wunderkind that finally brings order to the chaotic world of GraphQL. Or maybe it'll just add another acronym to the pile of tech jargon we all pretend to understand. Either way, it's $7.5 million well spent, right?