Today Mastodon is taking another step towards its founding ideals: independence and non-profit ownership. We're transferring ownership of key assets to a new, European not-for-profit entity, ensuring our mission remains true to a decentralized social web, not corporate control.

and a link to the "The people should own the town square" article
Today Mastodon is taking another step towards its founding ideals: independence and non-profit ownership. We're transferring ownership of key assets to a new, European not-for-profit entity, ensuring our mission remains true to a decentralized social web, not corporate control. and a link to the "The people should own the town square" article
On October 24th, 2024 the company announced a Series A funding round that raised $15 million. Serie A investors included Blockchain Capital, Alumni Ventures, True Ventures, SevenX, Amir Shevat (Darmode Ventures), and Joe Beda (Kubernetes).

They join 2023 Seed round investors Bob Young (Red Hat), Amjad Masad (Replit), Heather Meeker, Jeremy Johnson, Outset Capital, Mana Industries, Automattic, Protocol Labs, Katelyn Donnelly, Ali Evans, Stav Erez, Kris Nóva, Brad Fitzpatrick, Atlas Benjelloun, ans Abdul Ly. Shevat and Beda invested in both rounds.

The Bluesky equity ownership percentages are not public information.
On October 24th, 2024 the company announced a Series A funding round that raised $15 million. Serie A investors included Blockchain Capital, Alumni Ventures, True Ventures, SevenX, Amir Shevat (Darmode Ventures), and Joe Beda (Kubernetes). They join 2023 Seed round investors Bob Young (Red Hat), Amjad Masad (Replit), Heather Meeker, Jeremy Johnson, Outset Capital, Mana Industries, Automattic, Protocol Labs, Katelyn Donnelly, Ali Evans, Stav Erez, Kris Nóva, Brad Fitzpatrick, Atlas Benjelloun, ans Abdul Ly. Shevat and Beda invested in both rounds. The Bluesky equity ownership percentages are not public information.
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