Here is a statement that can give you some insight
"Kimono Labs explained that in the two years since launching, it wasn’t able to have the impact that it wanted, and that the acquisition by Palantir will give the team “unmatched support, resources, and the ability to work on things we could not tackle alone as a small startup.”"
from http://venturebeat.com/2016/02/15/palantir-acquires-kimono-l...