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Brandon Philips net worth

Brandon Philips Net Worth 2026 (Estimated) · CTO at CoreOS · YC S13
est. wealth $15.0M

Quick answer

Brandon Philips's estimated net worth is $15.0M (range $10.5M – $22.5M) as of 2026. Brandon Philips is CTO at CoreOS. CoreOS valuation.

Brandon Philips is CTO at CoreOS (YC S13). Independent Entrepreneurial Check model estimate from public YC data.

At a glance

NameBrandon Philips
RoleCTO
CompanyCoreOS
YC batchS13
Est. company val$250.0M
Assumed ownership6%
Est. paper wealth / net worth$15.0M
$10.5M – $22.5M
  • Company status: Acquired
  • Education: Oregon State University (attended, worked at Open Source Lab)
  • Region: United States of America
  • Industries: B2B, Infrastructure
  • Team size: 150
  • Website: http://coreos.com

Who is Brandon Philips?

Brandon Philips is the co-founder and former CTO of CoreOS, an open-source company that pioneered modern server infrastructure and container technologies like Kubernetes. CoreOS was acquired by Red Hat in 2018.

Highlights:

  • Co-founder & CTO of CoreOS, Inc.
  • Member of the Kubernetes Steering Committee and a contributor to Kubernetes.
  • Formerly a Linux kernel developer at SUSE and worked at Rackspace Monitoring.

About CoreOS

CoreOS is part of the Red Hat family. A leader in the open source community and an innovator of open source projects, CoreOS creates and delivers critical components for containerized applications that help fuel broad adoption of secure, scalable and resilient infrastructure. The team maintains several open source projects, including: Container Linux: the secure automatic updating OS; and etcd, the distributed...

FAQ: Brandon Philips net worth and CoreOS valuation

What is Brandon Philips's net worth?

Brandon Philips's estimated net worth is $15.0M (range $10.5M – $22.5M) as of 2026. Brandon Philips is CTO at CoreOS. Entrepreneurial Check publishes an independent model-based estimate from public company and role data. Not verified net worth, and Entrepreneurial Check is not affiliated with Y Combinator or the profiled companies.

What is CoreOS valuation?

CoreOS's estimated valuation on Entrepreneurial Check is $250.0M. That valuation, or a disclosed round when one is public, is the source for the paper-wealth estimate. Independent model output — not a verified appraisal or official mark.

What is Brandon Philips's role?

Brandon Philips is CTO at CoreOS, a Y Combinator-backed startup (batch S13).