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title: "Omarchy Linux Just Got $8 Million From Tech's Biggest Names"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/omarchy-linux-just-got-8-million-from-tech-s-biggest-names-umrdovpvp
source_url: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17427570/omarchy-launches-omacom-foundation
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source: "It's Foss"
published: 2026-08-24T17:01:24.913Z
updated: 2026-08-25T02:08:54.350Z
tags: ["linux"]
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# Omarchy Linux Just Got $8 Million From Tech's Biggest Names

**[It's Foss](https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

DHH is launching the Omacom Foundation, a nonprofit backed by $8 million from tech figures including Michael Dell, Patrick Collison, Tobi Lütke, Jack Dorsey, Matthew Prince, Jason Fried, and Brendan Iribe, each contributing a million dollars. The foundation will cover Omarchy's trademark, infrastructure, hosting, promotion, and funding for dependent open source developers. Hyprland's Vaxry becomes the first external beneficiary via a three-year exclusive sponsorship (extendable two more years), letting him work full-time on the Wayland compositor. As part of the deal, the paid Hyprperks subscription will be discontinued and made free starting October 10. The move follows past controversy over Framework's earlier Hyprland sponsorship tied to Vaxry's freedesktop.org ban. Omarchy's newest release, Quattro, builds AI agents into the desktop by default, which may have influenced backers like Michael Dell given Dell's AI infrastructure bets.

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## Questions this post answers

### What is the Omacom Foundation and how much funding did it receive?

The Omacom Foundation is a new nonprofit launched by DHH to support Omarchy Linux, funded with 8 million dollars from eight tech figures including Michael Dell, Patrick Collison, Tobi Lütke, Jack Dorsey, Matthew Prince, Jason Fried, Brendan Iribe, and DHH himself, each contributing a million dollars. It covers the Omarchy trademark, infrastructure, hosting, promotion, and funding for dependent open source developers.

_Developers tracking who funds the Linux desktop ecosystem can follow foundation news like this on daily.dev._

### Is the Hyprperks paid subscription for Hyprland being discontinued?

Yes, the 5 euro per month Hyprperks subscription service is being discontinued as part of a new exclusive sponsorship deal between the Omacom Foundation and Hyprland developer Vaxry, starting October 10. Everything previously offered under the paid tier will become free, and the sponsorship agreement runs three years with an option to extend two more.

_Anyone relying on Hyprland tooling can track pricing and sponsorship changes like this via daily.dev._

### What new feature did the Omarchy Quattro release (v4.0.0) introduce?

Omarchy's Quattro release, version 4.0.0, built AI agents into the desktop by default rather than treating them as an add-on, marking a shift toward AI-native Linux desktop design. This came shortly before the Omacom Foundation's 8 million dollar funding announcement, though backers have not publicly confirmed the AI focus influenced their decision.

_Developers evaluating AI-native Linux distros can keep up with releases like this through daily.dev._

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