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IGEL Technology

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Multinational software company

IGEL Technology ( EYE-jel) is a multinational software company best known for its operating system, IGEL OS.2 It is headquartered in Bremen.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1989Founded1
  • Industrysoftware industry1
  • HeadquartersAugsburg1
  • Websitewww.igel.com
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
  • LEI5299008KQ5WIQ4KEPW523
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressMaria-Cunitz-Straße 7, 28199 Bremen, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Bremen, HRB 38302 HB3

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IGEL Technology ( EYE-jel) is a multinational software company best known for its operating system, IGEL OS.2

The story

Privately held, the original investor in IGEL was C Melchers GmbH & Co. KG (“Melchers”) which founded the company in 2002 in Bremen, Germany. In 2021, TA Associates ("TA") became the majority investor in IGEL. Melchers continues to maintain an equity interest in the company.

Originally, IGEL was a manufacturer of hardware "thin clients". The company permanently exited the hardware business in 2020, and since then, IGEL has since been solely a software company. Its headquarters are in Bremen, Germany with North American operations out of Fort Lauderdale.

From Wikipedia’s article on IGEL Technology, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

IGEL’s primary product is IGEL OS, a Linux-based endpoint device operating system.

From Wikipedia’s article on IGEL Technology, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. 1989Founded Founded1

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