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i'm wondering if they're operating as non-profit how do they spend the surplus funds? give out to employees?

100% of profit is reinvested each year and carried forward toward future investments in the product and the team

thanks for the response! that's seems like a great way to run an open-source company (and also scare potential VCs!)

Are VCs even a thing for non-profits?

"Yep" in what sense? The link refutes a "yep" answer. It shows one VC interested in funding them, and they answer to him:

"But we're a non-profit org with no share capital, making FOSS. So there's nothing to invest in :)"