Anaconda History

“Get ready to fall in love with Python all over again.” Peter Wang and Travis Oliphant co-found Continuum Analytics to bring open-source scientific Python (NumPy) software to the world of business computing

conda is created as a cross-platform, language-agnostic binary package manager

PyData community workshops and website are created

Beta launch of a Jupyter Cloud Notebook service (Wakari.io)

$6M DARPA contract for creating innovative big data technologies leads to key Python open-source projects: Numba, Bokeh, Blaze (now Dask, fsspec), Datashader

Continuum establishes a location in Berlin

Extensive training courses enable data scientists and academics to expand Python use

First PyData conference (New York City)

Offering includes an on-premises package repository, GPU/multi-core processing, installation support, memory-efficient database connectivity

Cloud brings managed service for sharing packages and environments

Leadership team secures $40M Series-A funding round

330+ packages in the Python installer, thousands more in the repository

Extensions to AWS platform launched

Begins to transition from an open-source consulting and support organization to a software product company

Intel integrates Anaconda’s packaging and distribution solution

Anaconda hosts inaugural AnacondaCon

Microsoft Azure integration makes it easier to deploy Anaconda on Azure and utilize Microsoft’s cloud services

Anaconda Enterprise 5 launch brings scalable data science and ML capabilities to enterprise organizations

720+ Python open-source packages and essential R packages

Anaconda Nucleus brings a hub for the data science community to access tutorials, articles, and resources

Peter Wang becomes CEO and Barry Libert joins the Anaconda Board of Directors

Embedded partnership with Microsoft begins

Leadership embraces a remote-first workforce strategy

Anaconda plays a significant role in providing data scientists and researchers with tools and resources to combat the COVID-19 pandemic

Leadership team secures $30M in funding

Anaconda expands resources and tools for educators and students in data science education, including free access to Anaconda Nucleus for academics

Anaconda Business offers additional security capabilities for business users

Anaconda announces initiatives focused on sustainability and responsible AI, emphasizing ethical AI practices

Snowflake embeds Anaconda in Snowpark as their embedded Python runtime

Microsoft embeds Anaconda with Python in Excel beta launch

Anaconda expands business strategy to focus on AI offerings

40M individual users and users at 250K corporations rely on Anaconda’s repository

Barry Libert as CEO, Peter Wang as Chief AI Officer, Jessica Reeves as Chief Operating Officer, Rob Futrick as Chief Technology Officer, Chandler Vaughn as Chief Product Officer, and Jason Hochman as EVP, Revenue

IBM embeds Anaconda in its AI platform

Anaconda joins IBM, Meta, and others in the AI Alliance to advance open-source AI adoption, safety, and accessibility