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Posit
Boston, US · Founded 2009 · 442 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
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Posit (formerly RStudio) develops open-source and commercial software for data science, scientific research, and technical communication, including the RStudio and Positron IDEs, Quarto, Shiny, the tidyverse, and AI/LLM tooling that support R, Python, and SQL. It serves data scientists, researchers, and enterprise teams, and operates as a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation and Certified B Corporation.
Founders & leadership
Posit was founded in 2009 by J.J. Allaire and JJ Allaire.
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J.J. AllaireFounder & Executive Chair, Posit PBC
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JJ AllaireFounder and Executive ChairmanJJ Allaire is a software engineer who has designed products spanning communication, research, and development tools, with technical expertise in C/C++, JavaScript, Java, and R. Allaire founded Posit (formerly RStudio), which develops open-source and commercial software for data science and technical communication.
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Tareef KawafPresident & CEO, Posit PBCHe joined the company in 2013 after eight years at Brightcove, where he was SVP of Engineering & Operations, and earlier served as VP Engineering at Ruckus Network and Director of Engineering for Commerce at ATG. He began his career as a software engineer at Digital Equipment Corporation in 1994.
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Joseph J. AllaireFounder
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Posit do?
- Posit (formerly RStudio) develops open-source and commercial software for data science, scientific research, and technical communication, including the RStudio and Positron IDEs, Quarto, Shiny, the tidyverse, and AI/LLM tooling that support R, Python, and SQL. It serves data scientists, researchers, and enterprise teams, and operates as a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation and Certified B Corporation.
- Who founded Posit?
- Posit was founded by J.J. Allaire, JJ Allaire in 2009.
- Who are Posit's investors?
- Posit's investors include Brighton Park Capital, DCVC (Data Collective).
- Where is Posit headquartered?
- Posit is headquartered in Boston, US.