{
  "id": 3013813,
  "title": "Omacom Foundation funding hits $10M",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/omacom-foundation-funding-hits-10m",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-24T11:04:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hacker News",
    "slug": "hacker-news",
    "url": "https://omarchy.org/news/2026/08/omacom-foundation-funding-hits-10m/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Omacom Foundation has achieved a significant milestone, with its funding reaching an impressive $10 million. Two esteemed individuals, Drew Houston, the co-founder and co-CEO of Dropbox, and Peter Steinberger, the creator of OpenClaw, have joined as new Founding Patrons. Each has pledged a contribution of $1 million, adding to the foundation's total of ten patrons and the remarkable sum of ten million dollars.\n\nThe addition of Drew and Peter to the foundation's roster is particularly noteworthy due to the author's long-standing admiration for both their accomplishments. Houston's Dropbox has been an indispensable tool for the author, who has been a loyal customer for nearly two decades. The seamless Dropbox integration included with Omarchy is a testament to Houston's innovative approach to cloud storage. Meanwhile, OpenClaw, founded by Steinberger, has provided valuable insights into managing growth, addressing security concerns, and organizing project meetups.\n\nBeyond their technical expertise, both Drew and Peter embody the visionary spirit that drives the Omacom Foundation. Houston's creation of Dropbox stemmed from a personal need to efficiently transfer files between computers, while Steinberger's OpenClaw emerged from a weekend project that demonstrated the public's appetite for personal, programmable, and enjoyable computing experiences. The foundation aims to support the infrastructure, open-source projects, and developers required to make the Linux desktop a welcoming and delightful environment for future generations of users.\n\nWith the addition of Drew and Peter, the foundation now boasts ten Founding Patrons and a sum of ten million dollars, bringing the prophecy one step closer to reality.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "DHH launches Omacom Foundation, a non-profit supporting his Omarchy Linux distro, with $8M in funding from Michael Dell, Jack Dorsey, Patrick Collison, others (Omarchy News)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/dhh-launches-omacom-foundation-a-non-profit-supporting-his-omarchy",
        "published": "2026-08-21T20:10:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}