Posit PBC, a privately owned company headquartered in the US, founded in 2009, operates with approximately 370 employees, specializing in software development as an open-source data science company.
Registration for posit::conf(2026) opened on April 1, 2026, inviting the global data community to participate in person in Houston or online from September 14–16. Previously, an AI newsletter published on March 27, 2026, outlined Posit's historical approach to coding agents for data science, noting the newsletter's early preparation due to an ongoing website migration. Earlier, on March 17, 2026, the company announced the keynote speakers for posit::conf(2026), highlighting the challenges data science professionals face, including managing large datasets and navigating the complexities of the AI landscape.