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🧠 Is Open Source a Winning Financial Strategy?

If you're building in software—especially infrastructure or AI—you've probably asked yourself this.

At Serena, we analyzed 25 years of data on VC-backed Open Source startups to answer it.


📊 Key Findings

  • 💰 COSS is VC-backable
    ~250 deals/year • $9B deployed • 90% infrastructure • 65% US-based

  • 🚀 COSS startups raise better
    Faster rounds • Higher valuations • Better graduation rates than closed source equivalents

  • 🏁 COSS exits are stronger
    7× higher IPO valuations • 14× higher M&A valuations
    12% of companies have already reached liquidity

  • No penalty on timing or strategic value
    Liquidity timelines and acquirer interest match closed source peers


🚀 If you're building in Open Source, let's talk.
📄 Read the full report 📄 Read the Article

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