
We’re on a mission to enable more people to become founders.
The OCV model enables open source contributors who otherwise would not have the resources to launch a successful startup.
How it works
Rather than founders pitching us for investments, OCV identifies open source projects with traction and recruits founders to launch new OCV companies. The companies pay founders a salary starting on day one and OCV provides operational and strategic support until the company raises a seed round.
OCV does not invest in existing companies.
Step 1
OCV identifies an open source project that has traction.
Step 2
OCV recruits a founding CTO and CEO. The founding team receives market-level compensation and equity.
Step 3
OCV incorporates and funds the company. The founding team builds the company with operational and strategic support from OCV.
Step 4
The company demonstrates commercial traction and raises an external round of funding.
$2M
in OCV funding per company
12 mo.
to raise a seed round
50%
closed follow on funding