Canonical
Also known as Canonical Ltd.
London software company behind Ubuntu, founded by Mark Shuttleworth.
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Mark Shuttleworth (CEO) and Jon Seager
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- Canonical is a privately held software company in London.
- Mark Shuttleworth founded and funded it in 2004 to sell support and services for Ubuntu.
- It also backs Juju, MAAS, cloud-init, Snap and MicroK8s.
- It reported revenue of $251 million in 2023.
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- Mark Shuttleworth
CEO · since Jul 2017 1
Founded by
- Mark Shuttleworth
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- Jon SeagerPerson
VP Engineering for Ubuntu from January 2025, at Canonical from March 2021 (as of November 2026) 3
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