Where is Ubuntu located?

Ubuntu is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Who is the current CEO of Ubuntu?

Mark Shuttleworth of Ubuntu. They have also founded 1 company and are angel investors in 3 startups.

Which legal entities is Ubuntu associated with?

Ubuntu is associated with Canonical Ltd.

Where does Ubuntu rank among its competitors?

Ubuntu ranks 1st amongst 128 active competitors, of which 5 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Neverware, which secured $3.67M in Oct, 2017.

Who are the top competitors of Ubuntu?

Ubuntu's top competitors include Gentoo, Debian and Insyde Software. Among them, Neverware secured the most recent funding round in October, 2017.

Ubuntu - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Ubuntu is a funded company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 2004 by Mark Shuttleworth. It operates as an Open source desktop operating system. The company has 128 active competitors, including 5 funded and 4 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Gentoo, Debian and Insyde Software.

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Open source desktop operating system. It is an open-source, solution-driven orchestration tool that helps users deploy, manage and scale environments on any cloud. It is an open-source operating system that can be used to run from the desktop to the cloud, and internet-connected things.

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Founded Year

2004

Location

London, United Kingdom

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Funding Raised

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Porto Social

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1^st among 128 active competitors

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Ubuntu is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Canonical Ltd CIN: 5276648 , Germany, Active	Nov 02, 2004	-	-

Ubuntu is a funded company. Ubuntu has 1 institutional investor.

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The founders of Ubuntu is Mark Shuttleworth. Mark Shuttleworth and Linda Sonntag are the CEOs of Ubuntu.

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

Mark Shuttleworth: Founder & CEO of Ubuntu and founder of 3 other companies, Xubuntu, Canonical and HBD. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Top competitors of Ubuntu include Gentoo, Debian and Insyde Software. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Ubuntu, 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	52/100
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