Unity Technologies is a [[public company]] based in San Francisco, California; its IPO was in September 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Game development platform Unity Software sets terms for $950 million IPO |author=Renaissance Capital |url=https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/game-development-platform-unity-software-sets-terms-for-%24950-million-ipo-2020-09-09 |date=9 September 2020 |access-date=18 September 2020 }}</ref> {{As of|2018}}, the company employed more than 2,000 people in offices across North America, Europe and Asia.<ref name="Bonfiglio">{{cite news |title=DeepMind partners with gaming company for AI research |last1=Bonfiglio |first1=Nahila |url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/unity-deempind-ai/ |work=The Daily Dot |date=1 October 2018 |access-date=17 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002122834/https://www.dailydot.com/debug/unity-deempind-ai/ |archive-date=2 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Kelliher" /> Until October 2023, it was headed by [[John Riccitiello]], who replaced co-founder David Helgason as [[chief executive officer]] (CEO) in 2014.<ref name="McWhertor-Riccitiello" /> [[Danny Lange]] previously served as vice-president of artificial intelligence and machine learning from late 2016 to 2023, wherewhen he left to join [[Google]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Captain |first1=Sean |title=Here's How to Avoid More Self-Driving Car Deaths, Says Uber's Former AI Chief |journal=Fast Company |date=20 March 2018 |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/40547165/ubers-former-head-of-ai-heres-how-to-avoid-more-accidents |access-date=25 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824215444/https://www.fastcompany.com/40547165/ubers-former-head-of-ai-heres-how-to-avoid-more-accidents |archive-date=24 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Unity Technologies named its first independent directors in 2017. Riccitiello said the move was needed if the company intended to go public in the future.<ref>{{cite news |title=Unity adds Max Levchin and Robynne Sisco to board as it readies for IPO |last1=Takahashi |first1=Dean |url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/08/10/unity-adds-max-levchin-and-robynne-sisco-to-board-as-it-readies-for-ipo/ |work=[[VentureBeat]] |date=10 August 2017 |access-date=29 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322173351/https://venturebeat.com/2017/08/10/unity-adds-max-levchin-and-robynne-sisco-to-board-as-it-readies-for-ipo/ |archive-date=22 March 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> According to ''TechCrunch'', Unity Technologies had raised more than $600 million in funding and was valued at about $3 billion by 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fast-growing game engine startup Unity loses its CFO |last1=Matney |first1=Lucas |url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/07/fast-growing-game-engine-startup-unity-loses-its-cfo/ |work=TechCrunch |date=7 September 2018 |access-date=17 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921040437/https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/07/fast-growing-game-engine-startup-unity-loses-its-cfo/ |archive-date=21 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Its investors include [[Sequoia Capital]], [[Draper Fisher Jurvetson]], [[Silver Lake Partners|Silver Lake]], [[China Investment Corporation]], FreeS Fund, [[Thrive Capital]], WestSummit Capital and [[Max Levchin]].<ref name="Winkler" /><ref name="Wingfield" /> Revenue streams include licensing fees for its game engine, its Unity Asset Store, and the Unity platform.<ref>{{cite news |title=Unity Game Engine Goes Free For iOS, Android And BlackBerry 10 Developers |last1=Etherington |first1=Darrell |url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/21/unity-game-engine-goes-free-for-ios-and-android-developers/ |work=TechCrunch |date=21 May 2013 |access-date=17 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322173330/https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/21/unity-game-engine-goes-free-for-ios-and-android-developers/ |archive-date=22 March 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Zynga picks Unity Technologies to provide ads across its games |last1=Takahashi |first1=Dean |url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/08/02/zynga-picks-unity-technologies-to-provide-ads-across-its-games/ |work=VentureBeat |date=2 August 2017 |access-date=17 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814233937/https://venturebeat.com/2017/08/02/zynga-picks-unity-technologies-to-provide-ads-across-its-games/ |archive-date=14 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Unity's business is split into Operate Solutions (consisting of Unity Ads, Unity In-App Purchases, and other tools, which was newly established in 2015), Create Solutions (consisting of Unity Engine subscriptions and other professional services) and Strategic Partnerships. In 2019, of its reported revenue Operate Solutions accounted for 54%, Create Solutions for 31% and the remaining income sources for 15%.<ref name="GamesIndustry.biz August2020" />
