You built the project. Let's build the company.
You shipped something developers depend on. Now, you need a partner who understands the business of open source.
“Every VC I talk to wants me to close-source it or change the license.”
“My community will turn on me if I get the commercial model wrong.”
“I don't know how to charge for something I gave away for free.”
“I need an operator who can run the company while I keep building. How do I find someone I can trust with the project I built?”
“I'm not a 'founder' in the way VCs mean it. I'm a builder who wants this to be sustainable.”
Built by people who've shipped this.
You don't have to incorporate, hire a CEO, or write the first deck. We do that part.
Open core, done right, keeps the community edition open and meaningful. That's the whole point.
We provide the blueprints that enable open source contributors who otherwise would not have the resources to launch a successful startup.
We recruit a founding CEO or CTO whose job is to build the business so you can keep building the project.
“Working with OCV comes with the added benefit of having a team to consult with and get insights on where to improve and what direction to take the software.”
“After a two-decade-long career at a leading tech giant, OCV inspired me to finally take the entrepreneurial leap to found FlowFuse.”
“What I saw in OCV is DNA that aligns with mine. Being able to partner with folks that share my belief system is a great opportunity for me.”