Where is Android located?

Android is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States.

How many employees does Android have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Android is 2.

Is Android a funded company?

Android is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

Where does Android rank among its competitors?

Android ranks 1st amongst 92 active competitors, of which 10 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was KaiOS, which secured an undisclosed amount in Mar, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Android?

Android's top competitors include DBOS, Jolla and Ubuntu. Among them, KaiOS secured the most recent funding round in March, 2024.

Android - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Mobile operating system for businesses. It caters to touchscreen devices like tablets and mobile phones. Features include language translation, google assistant, camera-based web search, video captioning, app security, scanning through google play, screen readers, sound mufflers, and AR walking guides.

Website: www.android.com/
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Founded Year

2003

Location

Palo Alto, United States

Stage

Acquired

Investors

Anthem Venture Partners & 1 more

Ranked

1^st among 92 active competitors

Employee Count

2 as on May 31, 2026

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Exit Details

Acquired by Google (Aug 17, 2005)

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Android got acquired by Google on Aug 17, 2005.

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Android is a funded company. Android has 1 institutional investor and 1 angel investor.

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The founders of Android are Rich Miner and Andy Rubin.

Here are the details of Android's key team members:

Rich Miner: Co-Founder of Android and founder of 2 other companies, wildfirecomms.co.uk and Google Ventures. They are also an angel investor in 5 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.
Andy Rubin: Former Co-Founder of Android. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.

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Android's employee count trend

Android has 2 employees as of May 26. Here is Android's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Android include DBOS, Jolla and Ubuntu. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Android, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Android 2003, Palo Alto (United States), Acquired	Mobile operating system for businesses	-	Anthem Venture Partners & 1 others	57/100
2nd	DBOS 2023, Cambridge (United States), Seed	Cloud based integrated serverless solutions for application development	$8.5M	Engine Ventures, Construct Capital & 2 others	56/100
3rd	Jolla 2011, Helsinki (Finland), Series C	Mobile device and Open Source OS	$25.7M	Eagles Fund, HBCC & 2 others	55/100
4th	Ubuntu 2004, London (United Kingdom), Funding Raised	Open source desktop operating system	-	Porto Social	52/100
5th	KaiOS 2016, Kwun Tong (China), Series B	Provider of operating system for mobile devices	$82.4M	Google Ventures, Cathay Innovation & 7 others	50/100
6th	Gentoo 1999, Sanford (United States), Unfunded	Flexible, source-based Linux distribution, customizable for diverse applications and needs	-	-	48/100
7th	MIUI 2010, Beijing (China), Unfunded	Provider of the mobile operating system	-	-	47/100
8th	Indus OS 2013, Mumbai (India), Acquired	Android based mobile operating system with vernacular support	$17.6M	Ventureast, JSW Ventures & 32 others	47/100
9th	Insyde Software 1998, Westborough (United States), Public	Manufacturer of UEFI firmware solution for embedded applications	-	Intel Capital, Fuel Capital	46/100
10th	FreeBSD 1993, Berkeley (United States), Unfunded	Open-source operating system powering servers, desktops, and embedded platforms	-	-	45/100