Companies in the open source sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.
Explore 270 recently funded open source companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.
Networked Artifacts is a technology manufacturing company that offers a portable and playful air quality measuring device.
DLTx is a technology company that specializes in commercial business, physical infrastructure, and software services.
An intent-centric, privacy-preserving protocol for decentralized counterparty discovery, solving, and multi-chain atomic settlement.
Foundation builds Passport Prime: Human Authority Hardware. Secure your keys, codes, wallets, agents, and apps built with KeyOS SDK.
Socket is a developer-first security platform that protects your most critical apps from software supply chain attacks.
Starburst offers a data lakehouse platform unifying access to distributed data across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
Code Ocean is a computational research platform that aims to help researchers replicate data-heavy science.
HumanSignal provides human data services and infrastructure to evaluate, train, and fine-tune AI.
MarsX is an AI-powered low code platform with micro apps.
Aiven is a technology-driven company that enables businesses to manage an open-source data infrastructure in the cloud.
DecentralGPT is a decentralized AI network for LLM inference, supporting open and closed-source models.
Appwrite is a secure end-to-end BaaS for Web, Mobile, and Flutter developers
Purism beautiful computers designed to respect and protect your privacy, security and freedom.
Smallstep is an open-source toolkit to automate certificate administration and secure infrastructures.
Nous Research is a decentralized AI startup that focuses on developing open-source, human-centric artificial intelligence models and tools.
QuestDB is an open-source SQL database designed to process time-series data, faster.
Open source infrastructure that allows people, entities, and things—including AI—to connect securely while being invisible to bad actors
Orkes offers a platform for modern workflow orchestration, allowing businesses to build and scale complex software applications.
Firezone is an open-source security platform to manage secure remote access for teams.
Speckle is a collaborative data hub that connects various AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) tools.
Parasail is an AI deployment network that enables organizations to run and scale AI workloads without managing physical hardware.
Alien is a project building a decentralized “proof of humanity” and identity network designed for the age of AI, with blockchain and token.
The closed-loop AI development platform for all software that runs on a chip
The open source sector is an active area of startup innovation and venture capital investment. Companies in this space are developing new technologies, platforms, and services that address evolving market needs and create new business opportunities.
Open Source companies raise capital across various funding stages, from early seed rounds to late-stage growth financing. Investor interest in this sector is driven by the size of the addressable market, the pace of technology adoption, and the potential for scalable business models.
The open source sector is expected to continue evolving as technology advances, market dynamics shift, and new opportunities emerge. Companies that demonstrate strong product-market fit, efficient growth, and clear competitive advantages are well-positioned to attract continued investment.
Here is how funding is distributed among the 270 open source companies tracked in the VCBacked database.
Companies in the open source sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.
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