ActiveState

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ActiveState Software Inc.
Type	Private
Industry	Computer software
Founded	1997;29 years ago (1997)
Headquarters	Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada
Area served	Global
Key people	Abby Kearns (CEO)
Products	ActiveState Platform, ActivePerl, ActivePython, ActiveTcl, Komodo IDE
Number of employees	>60
Website	activestate.com

ActiveState Software Inc. is a Canadian software company that develops and supports tools for managing open source software in enterprise environments. The company provides solutions for automated vulnerability management, container security, and supply chain security. ActiveState delivers secure containers and language runtimes that development teams can incorporate into their software development lifecycle (SDLC). Its platform provides tools for managing vulnerabilities and dependencies in open source components across multiple programming languages.

As of 2025, ActiveState reports serving approximately 94,000 monthly active users and supporting more than 40 million open source libraries. The company states that its platform is compliant with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF).

ActiveState is privately held and jointly owned by its employees and Vertu Capital, a Canadian private equity firm.

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ActiveState has participated in industry webinars and podcasts on software supply chain security and related topics. The company has collaborated with technology media platforms including TechStrong TV, where executives and technical staff have discussed subjects ranging from balancing security with development speed to addressing technical debt.

Notable appearances include:

• From Vulnerable to Unbreakable: Container Security for Open Source Simplified — A webinar exploring the advantages and risks of using open source in containers.
• Streamlined Open Source: Innovation Without Bottlenecks — a microwebinar series on managing open source dependencies in enterprise environments.

ActiveState also publishes content on its own channels, including blogs, videos, and white papers, and has partnered with distributors such as Carahsoft and Aquion to deliver its solutions to government agencies and independent software vendors.

"Private equity firm Vertu Capital acquires developer platform ActiveState". Retrieved November 7, 2023.

↑ "Sophos acquires ActiveState". September 24, 2003. Retrieved October 15, 2025.

↑ "Private equity firm Vertu Capital acquires developer platform ActiveState". November 7, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2025.

↑ "ActiveState Acquires Appsecute: Private-PaaS Leader Purchases Social DevOps Solutions Provider". June 4, 2013. Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.

↑ "The Container Drumbeat: Rust and .NET Images are Now Available". June 29, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.

↑ "ActiveState Python". June 25, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.

↑ "ActiveState Ruby". March 24, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.

↑ "ActiveState R". June 25, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.

↑ "Tcl Dev Kit (TDK) Now End of Life". February 20, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2025.

↑ "From Vulnerable to Unbreakable: Container Security for Open Source Simplified". June 26, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.

↑ "ActiveState Partners with Aquion to Deliver Comprehensive Open Source Supply Chain Security to the Australian Market". March 10, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.

↑ "The Top 50 Software CEOs of 2024". January 7, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.

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