Emlix

What Emlix does

Emlix GmbH is a privately held German embedded Linux and Android engineering services company founded in January 2000 and headquartered in Göttingen, with additional offices in Berlin, Bonn, and the recently opened Munich office. The company designs, qualifies, and maintains Industrial Grade Linux systems for the digitalization and networking of devices, machines, and plants, with a particular focus on safety- and security-regulated industries including medical technology, automotive, industrial automation, smart home, energy, and laboratory equipment.

Its core offering spans the full product lifecycle: systems engineering, safety engineering (IEC 62304), security engineering (IEC 62443, CRA, RED), Yocto engineering, Board Support Package development, application and HMI development, container virtualization, cloud integration, remote update, and Mainline Linux optimization. emlix maintains proprietary open source assets including the e2factory build system, the crinit startup daemon, the elos event logging framework, and the rupdate secure update concept, and the company holds an unusually deep certification stack for its size — IEC 62443 4-1 certified development processes, ISO 9001 quality management, TiSAX Level 3 information security assessment, and OpenChain self-certifications under ISO/IEC 5230:2020 and 18974:2023.

The business model is enterprise B2B professional services with long-tail, long-lifecycle maintenance contracts. emlix reports 60+ employees serving 350+ customers, with named references spanning SMA, Schaeffler, Sartorius, Evonik, GEA, Elektrobit, Gigaset, and PTW-Freiburg. Long-term software maintenance, CVE monitoring, and ongoing security update management produce recurring revenue tied to industrial product lifecycles of 10+ years. Sales is direct enterprise field engagement; pricing is quote-based and project-specific. The company is owned by its founders and managing directors Heike Jordan and Dr. Uwe Kracke, with no disclosed external funding.

Name

Emlix

Legal name

emlix GmbH

Website

https://emlix.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

emlix GmbH provides embedded Linux and Android engineering services, including safety and security engineering, Yocto BSP development, and long-term lifecycle maintenance, to 350+ enterprise customers across medical, automotive, industrial automation, and energy verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Embedded Linux Engineering Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Embedded & HMI Electronics Manufacturing (Industrial PCs, HMIs, Panel PCs) (IMAGAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial IoT/Edge Electronics Manufacturing (Gateways, Edge Controllers) (IMAGAGAC)

Keywords

• Embedded Linux engineering
• Industrial embedded systems
• Yocto development services
• Safety-critical software
• Embedded security engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Göttingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Engineering Services: emlix provides professional engineering services for embedded Linux system development including consulting, implementation, and long-term maintenance. Services cover the entire product lifecycle from architecture design through ongoing security monitoring and CVE management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

emlix GmbH provides embedded Linux and Android system solutions for the digitalization and networking of industrial devices, machines, and plants. The company delivers full-lifecycle engineering services covering systems engineering, safety engineering (IEC 62304), security engineering (IEC 62443, CRA, RED), Yocto engineering, Board Support Package development, application development, build automation, CVE/vulnerability management, and long-term software maintenance for safety- and security-regulated industries.

Product overview

emlix GmbH is an embedded Linux engineering company that develops secure, maintainable, and future-proof system solutions for the digitalization and networking of devices, machines, and plants. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio organized around Industrial Grade Linux services, including Linux Engineering (covering systems, safety, security, Yocto, BSP, application development, container virtualization, cloud integration, remote update, and Mainline Linux), Build Automation with the proprietary e2factory build system, CVE/Security Management services, and Open Source Management. The portfolio also includes open source projects such as elos (event logging), crinit (startup daemon), and rupdate (update concept). emlix provides full lifecycle support from architecture and requirements engineering through implementation, automated testing, documentation, and long-term maintenance, with expertise in safety- and regulatory-intensive industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• e2factory Build System: Open source software management and build system developed by emlix for industrial embedded Linux projects.
• elos
• crinit
• rupdate

Products and services

• Linux Engineering Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Product-specific software platforms used millions of times worldwide
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Linux FoundationcoreTechnology or Integrationemlix is a member of the Linux Foundation, demonstrating commitment to open source software development and embedded Linux expertise. As part of open source communities, they actively contribute to projects and have established internal regulations to guarantee proper usage of open source software.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pengutronix: Germany-based embedded Linux engineering services firm focused on industrial and regulated applications; closest competitor with similar Yocto/BSP/mainline-Linux engineering services and comparable customer types in DACH industrial automation.
• Linutronix: German embedded Linux consultancy providing Yocto, BSP, PREEMPT_RT, and industrial engineering services; competes directly with emlix for the same German Mittelstand and industrial OEM embedded-Linux engagements.
• Konsulko Group: Independent embedded Linux consulting firm specializing in Yocto, OpenEmbedded, and mainline Linux contributions for industrial and IoT customers; directly comparable services-led business model targeting similar regulated-industry use cases.
• DENX Software Engineering: Boutique German embedded Linux engineering services firm founded around mainline Linux, BSPs, and ELCE contributions; significantly smaller than emlix but competes in the same boutique embedded Linux services niche.
• Witekio (Volenso Group): European embedded software/IoT engineering consultancy covering Linux, Android, and Yocto for industrial, medical, and connected devices; directly comparable services offering in regulated verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Wind River Systems: Large embedded software vendor offering VxWorks and a commercial embedded Linux platform across aerospace, industrial, and automotive; much broader portfolio but overlaps with emlix's regulated-industry embedded Linux positioning.
• Elektrobit (EB): Continental-owned automotive embedded software vendor and explicit collaboration partner of emlix on Linux for Safe Applications; broader automotive-focused portfolio but adjacent in functional-safety embedded Linux.
• Canonical (Ubuntu Core / IoT): Commercial sponsor of Ubuntu offering productized IoT/edge Linux platforms that compete with bespoke Yocto-based engagements; broader reach but emlix is positioned as the integration partner for regulated industries that need more than off-the-shelf.

Emerging players

• Foundries.io: Productized Linux/embedded platform built on Yocto and Ostree with built-in OTA updates and CVE management; emerging alternative targeting the same industrial/OEM embedded-Linux pain points that emlix solves via services.
• Torizon by Toradex: Productized Yocto-based embedded Linux platform bundled with Toradex hardware targeting industrial IoT; competes indirectly by reducing the need for bespoke engineering services of the kind emlix provides.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/emlix-gmbh

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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