OSS Capital

OSS Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2018, exclusively focused on supporting commercial open source software (COSS) startups worldwide. The firm aims to empower the next generation of COSS founders by providing guidance from over 50 successful COSS entrepreneurs, collectively responsible for companies like GitHub, MongoDB, and HashiCorp. These founders have driven over $300 billion in value and $100 billion in outcomes, contributing to trillions in open source impact. OSS Capital's mission is to demonstrate that future COSS leaders can achieve significant scale with a fraction of the funding traditionally required, promoting capital efficiency in the sector. Additionally, the firm seeks to inspire over 1 billion people to engage with and create transformative open source technologies by 2035, fostering a global community of open source creators.

The firm's investment strategy emphasizes backing visionary founders building transformative open-source software companies. OSS Capital has led over 40 seed rounds globally, investing in markets such as APIs, middleware, gaming, data infrastructure, consumer and enterprise applications, security, developer tools, front-end development, networking, and machine learning. Their portfolio includes companies like Cal.com, OpenBB, Remix, Bittensor, Aitomatic, W4 Games, Forem, ProjectDiscovery, Tessell, and RustDesk. By focusing on these diverse sectors, OSS Capital aims to drive innovation and redefine industries through open source solutions.

OSS Capital's approach is rooted in the belief that open source software is revolutionizing the tech industry. The firm is committed to radically improving capital efficiency in COSS, demonstrating that companies can achieve substantial growth with significantly less funding than the traditional venture capital model suggests. This philosophy is supported by a network of successful COSS founders and operators from companies like HashiCorp, MongoDB, Elastic, Red Hat, GitLab, Cloudera, Grafana, and Confluent. By leveraging this extensive network and expertise, OSS Capital strives to create a sustainable and impactful open source ecosystem, aligning with its vision of a more open and collaborative future in technology.