When was NixOS founded?

NixOS was founded in 2003 and raised its 1st funding round 15 years after it was founded.

Where is NixOS located?

NixOS is headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands. It is registered at Rīga, Ģenerāļa Radziņa krastmala 17 - 8.

How many employees does NixOS have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at NixOS is 39.

Is NixOS a funded company?

NixOS is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Jan 11, 2018.

When was the latest funding round of NixOS?

NixOS's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Nov 01, 2018, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does NixOS rank among its competitors?

NixOS ranks 37th amongst 130 active competitors, of which 5 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was NixOS, which secured $240K in Nov, 2018.

Who are the top competitors of NixOS?

NixOS's top competitors include Ubuntu, Gentoo and Debian. Among them, NixOS secured the most recent funding round in November, 2018.

NixOS - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

NixOS is a funded company based in Utrecht (Netherlands), founded in 2003 by Eelco Dolstra. It operates as a General purpose operating system. NixOS has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 130 active competitors, including 5 funded and 4 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Ubuntu, Gentoo and Debian.

Company Details

NixOS is a Linux distribution built on top of the Nix package manager. It aims to improve system configuration management. The entire operating system, including the kernel, applications, system packages and configuration files, are built by the Nix package manager. It stores all packages in isolation from each other. Features include reliable upgrades, rollbacks, reproducible system configurations, a source-based model with binaries, and multi-user package management.

Website: nixos.org
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Email ID: *****@nixos.org
Registered Address: Rīga, Ģenerāļa Radziņa krastmala 17 - 8

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2003

Location

Utrecht, Netherlands

Stage

Funding Raised

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Nov 01, 2018, $*****

Investors

Europa

Ranked

37^th among 130 active competitors

Employee Count

39 as on Jul 31, 2026

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NixOS is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
NIX CIN: 40103395040 , Latvia, Active	Mar 18, 2011	€0 - €1M (As on Dec 31, 2024)	4 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-

NixOS has raised funding over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 11, 2018. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Nov 01, 2018 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. NixOS has 1 institutional investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of NixOS:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Nov 01, 2018	9248598	Grant (prize money)	3183595	6823235	8552876	6873233
Jan 11, 2018	1777397	Grant (prize money)	9621064	7778465	4238031	Europa

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The founders of NixOS is Eelco Dolstra.

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

Eelco Dolstra: Founder & Chairman of NixOS.

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NixOS's employee count trend

NixOS has 39 employees as of Jul 26. Here is NixOS's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of NixOS include Ubuntu, Gentoo and Debian. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of NixOS, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Ubuntu 2004, London (United Kingdom), Funding Raised	Open source desktop operating system	-	Porto Social	51/100
2nd	Gentoo 1999, Sanford (United States), Unfunded	Flexible, source-based Linux distribution, customizable for diverse applications and needs	-	-	48/100
3rd	Debian 1993, United States, Unfunded	Unix-like open source operating system for desktop	-	-	46/100
4th	Insyde Software 1998, Westborough (United States), Public	Manufacturer of UEFI firmware solution for embedded applications	-	Intel Capital, Fuel Capital	46/100
5th	FreeBSD 1993, Berkeley (United States), Unfunded	Open-source operating system powering servers, desktops, and embedded platforms	-	-	45/100
6th	GNU 1983, United States, Unfunded	Operating systems for computing control	-	-	45/100
7th	Arch Linux 2002, Canada, Unfunded	Linux-based open source operating system for desktops	-	-	45/100
8th	openSUSE Project 2005, Nuremberg (Germany), Unfunded	Linux-based operating system for PC, laptop and server	-	-	45/100
9th	Fedora 2003, Raleigh (United States), Unfunded	Linux-based general purpose operating system	-	-	44/100
10th	Neverware 2011, New York City (United States), Acquired	Upgrade PCs/Macs with ChromeOS Flex: secure, cloud-based, and easy to manage	$14.2M	Rethink Capital Partners, Seavest Investment Group ... & 10 others	44/100
37th	NixOS 2003, Utrecht (Netherlands), Funding Raised	General purpose operating system	-	Europa	27/100