Hey!

I am a general partner at a venture firm Runa Capital. We invest in early-stage enterprise software and deep tech startups, and I specifically focus on open source, developer tools, infrastructure and ML/AI enterprise software.

Besides VC investing, I support various non-profit organizations boosting progress. My charity interests include STEM education, open source, human capital development, digital-first charities, and especially endowments.

Having a background in maths, physics &  computer science, I enjoy experimenting with tech things before they become mainstream: programming (since 2005), tech startups (since 2009), machine learning (since 2011), and Bitcoin (since 2013).

Both as a VC investor and a philanthropist, I am strongly interested in open source and eager to contribute to OSS in various ways. Selected projects and writings:

• Open Source Growth Benchmarks (Part 1)
• Open Source Growth Benchmarks (Part 2)
• Open Source Contributors Analysis
• ROSS Index: top-20 fastest-growing OSS startups, published every quarter
• GitHub repo with OSS startup alternatives to SaaS: 13K+ stars, 100+ contributors

My recent essay: What Open Source can learn from universities to fix its funding