At Best Startup California we track over 300,000 Californian startups and over 1,500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 46 Linux companies in California, United States. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Linux Companies & Startups (California, United States)
Cumulus Networks
Cumulus Networks is a software company that designs and sells Linux operating systems for networking hardware.
Founder(s): JR Rivers, Nolan Leake
Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Computing, Information Technology, Linux, Software
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CoreOS
CoreOS builds industry-leading infrastructure software to securely run application containers anywhere.
Founder(s): Alex Polvi, Brandon Philips, Jake Moshenko
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Computing, Linux, SaaS, Security, Software, Web Hosting
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Dome9 Security
Dome9 Security is a cloud infrastructure security and compliance solution.
Founder(s): Roy Feintuch, Zohar Alon
Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Information Technology, Linux, Network Security, Security
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Purism
Purism beautiful computers designed to respect and protect your privacy, security and freedom.
Founder(s): Todd Weaver, Zlatan Todoric
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cyber Security, Hardware, Linux, Mobile Devices, Open Source, Operating Systems, Privacy, Software
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Nexenta Systems
Nexenta’s Open Source Driven Software-Defined Storage delivers a scalable, cloud and virtualization-optimized solution for your enterprise
Founder(s): Alex Aizman, Dmitry Yusupov, Evan Powell
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Flash Storage, Linux, Open Source, Software
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App in the Air
App in the Air is an iPhone application that helps users track flights and explore airports.
Founder(s): Bayram Annakov
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Ad Network, Digital Media, Linux, Market Research, Messaging, Search Engine, Social Media Marketing, Subscription Service
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Nestybox
Nestybox specializes in software development, linux, application development, OS virtualization and IT services.
Founder(s): Cesar Talledo, Rodny Molina
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Linux, Software
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Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation builds sustainable ecosystems around open source projects to accelerate technology development and industry adoption.
Founder(s): Bruce Breton, Deniz Parlak, Tao Feng
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Communities, Education, Enterprise Software, Events, Information Technology, Linux, Non Profit, Open Source
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Android
Android provides an open-source mobile software platform that allows developers to create applications for mobile devices.
Founder(s): Andy Rubin, Chris White, kinh can doi mau, Lloyd Gencay, Nancy Graf, Nick Sears, Rich Miner, SANDEEP KUMAR, Shradha Sharma
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Linux, Mobile, Search Engine, Software
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Hyperledger
Hyperledger is an open source collaborative effort created to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Blockchain, Linux, Open Source
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Devicescape
Devicescape provides wireless software solutions integrated with intelligent network selection technologies for mobile devices.
Founder(s): Simon Barber
Location: San Bruno, California, United States
Industries: Android, iOS, Linux, Location Based Services, Mobile, Software, Wireless
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Kismatic
Kismatic offers enterprise support and production platform tooling for Kubernetes.
Founder(s): BC Broussard, Patrick Reily
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Management, Enterprise Software, Linux
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Sylabs
Sylabs is the corporate entity behind the Linux container system Singularity, and the HPC cluster management toolkit, Warewulf.
Founder(s): Gregory Kurtzer
Location: Albany, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Infrastructure, Information Technology, Linux, Professional Services, Software
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Secure Data Recovery Services
Data Recovery Services on Hard Drives, Servers, Tapes and more by a SSAE 16 SOC 1 Type II Certified Company in a Class 10 ISO 4 Cleanroom
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Electronics, Cyber Security, Identity Management, Information Technology, Linux, Security
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Maxthon
Maxthon is a global software company developing web browsers that give users a seamless browsing experience across multiple platforms.
Founder(s): Jeff Chen
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Android, Browser Extensions, iOS, Linux, Software
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Keen Research
Keen Research develops SDKs and software tools for on-device speech recognition on mobile devices and custom hardware platforms.
Founder(s): Ognjen Todic
Location: Sausalito, California, United States
Industries: Android, iOS, Linux, Mobile Apps, Mobile Devices, Software, Speech Recognition
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Arkeia Software
Arkeia Software delivers enterprise-class solutions for data backup and disaster recovery.
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Location: Carlsbad, California, United States
Industries: Cyber Security, Flash Storage, Linux, Open Source, Software
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BitPusher
BitPusher provides comprehensive operations management for web and mobile applications.
Founder(s): Daniel Lieberman, Michael Halligan
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Management, Consulting, Linux, Web Hosting
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Everex
Everex (Ever for Excellence) is a manufacturer of desktop and laptop personal computers. It was established in 1983 and headquartered in
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Location: Fremont, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Computing, Hardware, Linux, Search Engine, Software
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Steel House Labs
Steel House Labs is an IT company specializes in enterprise IT infrastructure and hybrid cloud services.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Big Data, Data Center Automation, Data Integration, Enterprise Software, Linux, Retail
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NathCorp
NathCorp is an IT consulting company that provides Windows and Linux based software development service.
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Location: Irvine, California, United States
Industries: Consulting, Information Technology, Linux, Service Industry, Software, Windows
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The Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation is an open-source technology that uses using open-source code, tools, and best practices for software development.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Developer Platform, Linux, Software
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FastWebHost
FastWebHost is a provider of different web hosting solutions.
Founder(s):
Location: Diamond Bar, California, United States
Industries: Linux, Web Hosting
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JanusGraph
JanusGraph is an Open-source distributed graph database.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Analytics, Data Storage, Database, Linux, Open Source, Software
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Avtrex
Embedded software – TV-connected devices
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Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Linux, Software
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Angbert Enterprises LLC
Angbert Enterprises LLC provides Consulting and software development company
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Location: Downey, California, United States
Industries: Consulting, Consumer Software, Linux, Management Consulting, Software, Windows
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Linspire
Linspire is a commercial Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux, then later Ubuntu. The Linspire operating system was meant to be an
Founder(s): Michael Robertson
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Linux, Software
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GlassCode
IT Service Provider
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Location: Playa Del Rey, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, Consulting, Information Technology, Linux
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Killer Beaver
Killer Beaver specializes in highly scalable application development and hosting.
Founder(s): Olga Streltsova, Slava Yanson
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Computing, Linux, Open Source, PaaS, Web Hosting
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Syncables
Syncables offers software that enables users to manage, play and wirelessly sync their data across any device.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Android, Linux, Mobile, Software, Wireless
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emLinux
emLinux provides a full range of services from marketing level definition and system architecture for development and support.
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Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Android, Linux, Management Consulting, Product Management, Wireless
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Pablo’s Computer
Chula Vista Computer Repair
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Location: Chula Vista, California, United States
Industries: Hardware, Linux, Software
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Velocity Software
Velocity Software provides performance management solutions such as software, Linux services and applications to its clients.
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Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Linux, Software
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Ordinary Experts
Ordinary Experts is a technology consulting firm and AWS Consulting Partner focused on helping businesses innovate
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Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Information Technology, Linux
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Network Sorcery
Telematics
Founder(s):
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, Linux, Software
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Zentu
Zentu is a portal featuring various open-source software projects.
Founder(s):
Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
Industries: Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
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Point 4 Data
Point 4 Data manufactured a line of minicomputers and created the IRIS operating system.
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Location: Redding, California, United States
Industries: Linux, Manufacturing, Operating Systems, Software
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ServerCare
Oracle Outsourcing and Consulting
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Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Consulting, Hardware, Homeland Security, Linux, Outsourcing, Software
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Cinelerra
Cinelerra provides Linux based media editing and compositing system.
Founder(s): Adam Williams, Michael Collins
Location: Glendale, California, United States
Industries: Audio, Film, Linux, Video Editing
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GeekSmack
GeekSmack.net is a news site devoted to technology enthusiasts that actively focus on everything in the world of Windows, Mac, and Linux.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Electronics, Internet, Linux, News, Software
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Opticnoise Solutions Group
Opticnoise Solutions Group is a company that offers web applications, network architecture and bespoke software services.
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Location: San Pedro, California, United States
Industries: Linux, Software, Web Development
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Silicon Stratgies Marketing
Silicon Strategies Marketing helps companies dominate their markets. Silicon Strategies Marketing sharpens your marketing focus. We help
Founder(s): Guy Smith
Location: Alameda, California, United States
Industries: Consulting, Linux, Mobile, Open Source
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LAMP Host
Lamp Host are committed to providing businesses with reliable, secure hosting solutions, built on best-of-breed, open source technologies.
Founder(s):
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Internet, Linux, Telecommunications, Web Hosting
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North Bay Linux Users
The North Bay Linux Users is a Linux user group based in Northern California.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Rosa, California, United States
Industries: Linux, Software
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Good OS
Good OS develops Cloud and gOS, Linux-based operating system software that facilitates cloud computing.
Founder(s): David Liu
Location: Lucerne Valley, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Computing, CRM, Information Technology, Linux, Software
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North by South
Open source near-shoring
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Content, Developer Tools, Linux, Mobile, Open Source, Software, Web Design
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