When was Aetheros founded?

Aetheros was founded in 2006 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Aetheros located?

Aetheros is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Aetheros have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Aetheros is 20.

Is Aetheros a funded company?

Aetheros is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Series A round on Sep 12, 2007.

When was the latest funding round of Aetheros?

Aetheros' latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Sep 12, 2007, with participation from 2 investors. Its primary sector is Operating Systems. In United States, the Operating Systems sector has seen $17M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Aetheros rank among its competitors?

Aetheros ranks 8th amongst 99 active competitors, of which 13 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Barbara, which secured $5.3M in Feb, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Aetheros?

Aetheros' top competitors include Kontron, Thundersoft and Barbara. Among them, Barbara secured the most recent funding round in February, 2026.

Aetheros - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of an IoT operating system. The distributed operating system is based on the Linux kernel and other open source software for enabling edge computing & Internet of Things(IoT) applications. It streamlines machine-to-machine communications and provides application developers with a compliant library of network and application-level services, enabling secure communications and efficient internetworking of things.

Website: aetheros.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2006

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$6.75M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Sep 12, 2007, $*****

Investors

Intel Capital & 1 more

Ranked

8^th among 99 active competitors

Employee Count

20 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Kontron & 110 more

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Aetheros is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
AETHEROS INC CIN: 833850311 , United States, Active		-	16 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
Grid Net, Inc. CIN: 510587648 , United States, Active	Jun 05, 2006	-	13 (As on Dec 31, 2018)	-

Aetheros has raised a total funding of $6.75M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Sep 12, 2007 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Aetheros has 2 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Aetheros:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Sep 12, 2007	6253035	Series A	9609714	1296607	5789023	9936763

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The founders of Aetheros is Ray Bell.

Here are the details of Aetheros' key team members:

Ray Bell: Founder & CEO of Aetheros and founder of 2 other companies, Digital Film Cloud Network and NetLevel.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses

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Aetheros' employee count trend

Aetheros has 20 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Aetheros's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Aetheros include Kontron, Thundersoft and Barbara. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Aetheros, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Kontron 1959, Ismaning (Germany), Public	Developer of embedded computing platforms	$34.6M	Warburg Pincus, BC Partners & 3 others	68/100
2nd	Thundersoft 2008, Haidian (China), Seed	Software vendor and OEM for mobile industry	-	Intel, Qualcomm Ventures & 3 others	60/100
3rd	Barbara 2016, Bilbao (Spain), Series A	Edge platform for industrial applications	$8.55M	Aramco Ventures, Caixa Capital Risc & 6 others	54/100
4th	IGEL Technology 2001, Bremen (Germany), Acquired	Developer of endpoint operating system designed for secure cloud workspaces	-	Melchers	51/100
5th	HarmonyOS 2019, Shenzhen (China), Unfunded	Provider of operating system software for connected devices	-	-	42/100
6th	Pepper 2010, Overland Park (United States), Series B	IoT platform and services provider	$8.5M	KCRise Fund, Evergy Ventures & 5 others	41/100
7th	Stratis 2013, Richardson (United States), Unfunded	Provider of smart building operating systems for multifamily housing	-	-	40/100
8th	Aetheros 2006, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Provider of an IoT operating system	$6.75M	Catamount Ventures, Intel Capital	40/100
9th	Lynx Software Technologies 1988, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Provider of modular software solutions for mission-critical edge platform applications	-	OceanSound Partners, Duke Capital	40/100
10th	Green Hills Software 1982, Santa Barbara (United States), Early Stage	Provider of embedded real-time operating systems	$1.32M	Arcturus Capital	40/100