COMPANY PROFILE · UPDATED 21 SEP 2026
Canonical
Canonical Ltd. is a privately held computer software company based in London, England. It was founded and funded by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth to market commercial support and related services for Ubuntu and related…
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- 2004
- Headcount
- 945
- Open roles
- 310
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