Where is Android located?

Android is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States.

How many employees does Android have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Android is 2.

Where does Android rank among its competitors?

Android ranks 1st amongst 84 active competitors, of which 7 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Soverli, which secured $2.6M in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Android?

Android's top competitors include Jolla, Ubuntu and Soverli. Among them, Soverli secured the most recent funding round in December, 2025.

Android - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Android is an acquired company based in Palo Alto (United States), founded in 2003 by Andy Rubin. It operates as a Mobile operating system for businesses. The company has 84 active competitors, including 7 funded and 3 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Jolla, Ubuntu and Soverli.

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 84 active competitors

Employee Count

2 as on Sep 30, 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 is Andy Rubin.

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

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 Sep 26. Here is Android's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Android include Jolla, Ubuntu and Soverli. 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	Jolla 2011, Helsinki (Finland), Series C	Mobile device and Open Source OS	$25.7M	Eagles Fund, HBCC & 2 others	55/100
3rd	Ubuntu 2004, London (United Kingdom), Funding Raised	Open source desktop operating system	-	Porto Social	52/100
4th	Soverli 2025, Zurich (Switzerland), Seed	Developer of multi-operating system technology for secure smartphone use	$2.6M	Founderful, Venture Kick & 1 others	49/100
5th	Gentoo 1999, Sanford (United States), Unfunded	Flexible, source-based Linux distribution, customizable for diverse applications and needs	-	-	48/100
6th	GNU 1983, United States, Unfunded	Operating systems for computing control	-	-	48/100
7th	KaiOS 2016, Kwun Tong (China), Series B	Provider of operating system for mobile devices	$82.4M	Reliance Retail, Google Ventures & 7 others	47/100
8th	Grapheneos 2014, Toronto (Canada), Unfunded	Developer of a privacy and security focused mobile operating system	-	-	45/100
9th	FreeBSD 1993, Berkeley (United States), Unfunded	Open-source operating system powering servers, desktops, and embedded platforms	-	-	45/100
10th	MIUI 2010, Beijing (China), Unfunded	Provider of the mobile operating system	-	-	45/100