Internet giant Google winds down parcel delivery service and Waterloo startup Bufferbox after purchasing the company last year.

Bufferbox, a University of Waterloo startup, is being shut down by Google at the end of April after the internet giant acquired the firm last year.

The company, which was founded by Waterloo students and passed through the Y Combinator accelerator programme in 2012, specialises in providing parcel pickup kiosks for deliveries that can’t be received normally.

Google plans to roll the Bufferbox team’s expertise and technology into the tech firm’s own internet shopping services, including Google Shopping Express. Currently located in Ontario, Canada, the Bufferbox team will relocate to California following the closure of the firm.

A spokesperson for Google said: “This is an incredibly talented team and their experience and ideas will continue to shape the future of online shopping at Google.”