Posit Software, PBC

Posit Software, PBC is an open-source data science company founded in 2009. It builds software for individuals, teams and organisations to understand data and make better decisions with it. Its platform, originally known as RStudio, is used for correct, transparent and reproducible analyses carried out by humans and AI working together. The company is organised as a Public Benefit Corporation, with its mission written into its corporate charter, and is a Certified B Corp.

The platform is trusted by 52 of the Fortune 100 and by more than 10,000 customers. Posit devotes over half of its engineering effort to free and open-source software, and invests in open-source development, education and community. Its technical work spans data science, open-source software, scientific research, technical communication, data visualization and AI-assisted analysis, serving customers in data science, scientific research, technical communication and enterprise analytics.

Posit describes itself as profitable and independent, operating a sustainable business model. The company states that it is built on openness, generosity and positivity, and plans on a horizon of 100 years, with the aim of serving knowledge creators a century from now.