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Open Core Ventures (OCV) is a venture studio that creates companies around promising open source software projects. Founded by Sid Sijbrandij, OCV provides initial funding and operational support to help open source contributors launch their ventures.
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Open Core Ventures (OCV) is an organization focused on enabling individuals to become founders of open core companies built around promising open source projects. Founded by Sid Sijbrandij, CEO of GitLab, OCV identifies open source projects with traction and recruits founders to launch new companies. OCV provides operational and strategic support, along with initial funding of $2 million per company, until the company raises a seed round. The organization does not invest in existing companies.
OCV specializes in launching open core companies, which are businesses that build commercial software around an open source core. The organization targets open source contributors who may lack the resources to start a venture-scale business. OCV aims to support the growth of open source software and the communities that contribute to it.
OCV provides operational and strategic support, along with initial funding of $2 million per company, until the company raises a seed round.
Q: What type of companies does OCV invest in? A: OCV focuses on launching new open core companies and does not invest in existing companies. Q: How much funding does OCV provide? A: OCV provides initial funding of $2 million per company.
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