# Kinvolk

- **Website:** <https://kinvolk.io>
- **Primary alias:** `kinvolk.io`

## Description

Kinvolk, a trusted name in the cloud native ecosystem and now part of Microsoft, specializes in enhancing open source technologies across the cloud native stack. Founded in 2015 in Berlin by a dedicated team of engineers, Kinvolk initially focused on improving existing projects, notably contributing to the rkt container runtime alongside CoreOS. This commitment to community and collaboration led to successful projects like Flatcar Container Linux, Lokomotive—a Kubernetes distribution, and Inspektor Gadget, a suite of debugging tools.

Kinvolk actively supports the open source community by organizing various events, including All Systems Go! and Cloud Native Rejekts, fostering knowledge-sharing and innovation. Their name, derived from "Kinfolk," embodies their philosophy of collaboration and connection with both their team and the broader open source community. As part of the Azure organization, Kinvolk continues to drive advancements in cloud native technologies, leveraging their expertise in Linux and container runtimes to build a robust and scalable future for open source development.

## Industries

- 🖥 Computers Electronics and Technology
- 🖥 Cloud Services and Computing _(under Computers Electronics and Technology)_
- 🖥 Programming and Developer Software _(under Computers Electronics and Technology)_

## Links

- [twitter](https://twitter.com/kinvolkio)
- [github](https://github.com/kinvolk)

## Logos & icons

- logo _(primary)_ — PNG, SVG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idfDrb5I7f/w/820/h/1039/theme/dark/logo.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1783090641346)
- icon _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idfDrb5I7f/w/400/h/400/theme/dark/icon.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1783090641433)

## Colors

| Name | Hex | Theme |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Malachite | #17b838 | accent |
| Chambray | #35487d | dark |
| Radical Red | #f72e5c | light |

## Fonts

- var(--ifm-font-family-base) — asset _(custom)_

## Imagery

- banner _(primary)_ — PNG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idfDrb5I7f/w/1500/h/500/iddtHMrJ-_.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1783090641585)

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