Quick post to share something I stumbled upon recently:
There’s apparently a new movement where some funders/investors are trying to move away from the dominant venture capital model of chasing “unicorns”. Instead, they call themselves “zebras” and focus on slower “growth” and more social responsibility:
…Bhavik Vasa is the founder of GetVantage, an alternative funding platform based in Mumbai that provides startups revenue-based financing (RBF), where entrepreneurs don’t need to dilute equity or pay interest. GetVantage makes money through one flat fee that’s charged as a share of future revenues…
Not sure how much this would support open source work, but it’s another data point on how there may be a move away from the crazy growth unicorns that people used to chase…