Hey!
I'm a general partner at a venture firm Runa Capital, which invests in early-stage enterprise software and deep tech startups. I focus on open source, developer tools, infrastructure software (cloud, AI/ML, etc).
Besides VC investing, I support selected non-profit projects boosting progress: open source, STEM education, 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.
Open Source Endowment:
- What Open Source can learn from universities to fix its funding
- How I algorithmically donated $5000+ to OSS via GitHub Sponsors and PyPI data
Investing in OSS startups:
- Investment in open source CRM Twenty
- Investment in open source AIOps Keep
- 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
Other posts
- GitHub repo with OSS startup alternatives to SaaS: 13K+ stars, 100+ contributors