Amutable
Amutable is a German Linux systems-integrity company building cryptographically verifiable build, boot, and runtime integrity into Linux.
Last updated September 28, 2026
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Overview
Amutable is a Linux-focused technology company whose stated mission is to deliver verifiable integrity to Linux workloads everywhere. According to its official site, the company is "building cryptographically verifiable integrity into Linux systems," so that "every system starts in a verified state and stays trusted over time." Its offering is organized around three integrity layers: build integrity, boot integrity, and runtime integrity. The company is led by a founding team drawn from prominent open-source and Linux infrastructure circles. Christian Brauner, Founder and CTO, is a maintainer of the VFS subsystem in Linux. Chris Kühl, Founder and CEO, previously founded and led Kinvolk, which was acquired by Microsoft. Lennart Poettering, Founder and Chief Engineer, is the creator and maintainer of systemd. David Strauss serves as Chief Product Officer and was formerly founder and CTO at Pantheon. The engineering team includes founding engineers and software engineers such as Aleksa Sarai, Daan De Meyer, Joaquim Rocha, Kai Lüke, Michael Vogt, Rodrigo Campos Catelin, and Zbyszek Jędrzejewski-Szmek, among others. Amutable's public activity includes participation in the systemd and Linux ecosystem conference circuit. Its site lists upcoming talks at All Systems Go! in Berlin, Germany, including sessions on provisioning and deployment mechanisms in systemd, modernising updates and provisioning with sysupdate, the state of the systemd project, and a systemd round table, featuring speakers such as Lennart Poettering, Aleksa Sarai, and Zbyszek Jędrzejewski-Szmek. The company is associated with Germany and appears to operate globally, targeting organizations that need strong, verifiable guarantees about the integrity of their Linux systems from build through runtime. It is a private company; no parent company, owner, or stock listing is indicated in the available evidence.
History
Amutable is a Linux systems-integrity company associated with Germany. Its public materials describe a mission to deliver verifiable integrity to Linux workloads everywhere, with a technical focus on building cryptographically verifiable integrity into Linux systems so that every system starts in a verified state and stays trusted over time. The company frames its work across three integrity layers: build integrity, boot integrity, and runtime integrity. The founding team combines deep Linux kernel, systemd, and cloud-native infrastructure experience. Christian Brauner, Founder and CTO, is a maintainer of the VFS subsystem in Linux. Chris Kühl, Founder and CEO, previously founded and led Kinvolk, which was acquired by Microsoft. Lennart Poettering, Founder and Chief Engineer, is the creator and maintainer of systemd. David Strauss, Chief Product Officer, was formerly founder and CTO at Pantheon. The engineering organization includes founding engineers and software engineers such as Aleksa Sarai, Daan De Meyer, Joaquim Rocha, Kai Lüke, Michael Vogt, Rodrigo Campos Catelin, and Zbyszek Jędrzejewski-Szmek, among others. Amutable engages with the Linux and systemd community through conference talks. Its site lists upcoming events and talks at All Systems Go! in Berlin, Germany, including "Provisioning and Deployment Mechanisms in systemd" by Lennart Poettering, "Modernising Updates and Provisioning with sysupdate" by Aleksa Sarai, "systemd: state of the project" by Zbyszek Jędrzejewski-Szmek, and a systemd round table with Zbyszek Jędrzejewski-Szmek, Lennart Poettering, and others. The available evidence does not specify a founding year, funding history, ownership structure, or product release timeline. Amutable is presented as a private company with no parent company or stock listing indicated.
Products and positioning
Delivering uncompromising integrity to Linux systems through cryptographically verifiable build, boot, and runtime integrity.
Build integrity
Cryptographically verifiable integrity for the build stage of Linux systems.
Boot integrity
Cryptographically verifiable integrity for the boot stage of Linux systems.
Runtime integrity
Cryptographically verifiable integrity for the runtime stage of Linux systems.
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