CodeQL is based on an existing product from a company called Semmle which GitHub acquired in late 2019 [1]
They have been part of GitHub for barely a year so it's not too surprising, especially given they are continuing to support the product for the enterprise customers they had previously not just GitHub.
They have been part of GitHub for barely a year so it's not too surprising, especially given they are continuing to support the product for the enterprise customers they had previously not just GitHub.
[1] https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/18/github-acquires-code-analy...