What would "the financials" be on a git replacement? No one makes money on git i... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		rwmj 19 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We've raised $17M to build what comes after Git What would "the financials" be on a git replacement? No one makes money on git itself. Probably not much even on the services around git, given that Microsoft funds github for its own reasons, and gitlab is constantly running out of money.

rhubarbtree 16 days ago [–]

OSS as a GTM channel is well established, including amongst YC companies.

So the financial model is no different from any other SaaS. Whereas hardware is high risk capital intensive and China centric.

Consider applying for YC's Summer 2026 batch! Applications are open till May 4
Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact