2025 Open Source Funding Report

Executive Summary

Comprehensive analysis of open source software investments and market trends for 2025.

Key Findings

Investment Volume

• Total COSS Funding: $26.4B across 800+ companies
• Average Series A: $15M (vs $8M for proprietary)
• Unicorn Rate: 2.3x higher for open source startups

Sector Analysis

• AI/ML: 35% of total funding
• Infrastructure: 28% of total funding
• Security: 18% of total funding
• Developer Tools: 12% of total funding

Geographic Distribution

• US: 60% of funding
• Europe: 25% of funding
• Asia: 15% of funding

Growth Trends (2019-2025)

The chart above shows the exponential growth in open source funding, with total investments growing from $8.2B in 2019 to $26.4B in 2025 - representing a 222% increase over 6 years.

Detailed Analysis

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