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p.s. Today I've had several people telling me that VCs would never make an offer for Mastodon gGmbH. But according to Eugen, "more than five" offers have already been made.
Here's what Eugen said in an interview with the Financial Times in December 2022:
"Rochko told the FT he had received offers from more than five US-based (venture capital) investors to invest 'hundreds of thousands of dollars' in backing the product, following its fast growth."
https://www.ft.com/content/de808736-2e05-4c3b-a53c-55b170ae9efd (paywalled)
![Screenshot of more text from same article, continuing the opening paragraphs:
"Rochko told the Financial Times he had received offers from more than five US-based investors to invest 'hundreds of thousands of dollars' in backing the product, following its fast growth."
"But he said the platform’s non-profit status was “untouchable”, adding that Mastodon’s independence and the choice of moderation styles across its servers were part of its attraction."
“Mastodon will not turn into everything you hate about Twitter,” said Rochko. “The fact that it can be sold to a controversial billionaire, the fact that it can be shut down, go bankrupt and so on. It’s the difference in paradigms [between the platforms].”
"This month, Twitter temporarily suspended the accounts of Mastodon and several journalists, after they shared content about the flight path of Musk’s private jet. Twitter also suggested it would ban links to rival social media platforms including Mastodon but later reversed course on the policy."
"In a blog post in response, Rochko said this was a “stark reminder that centralised platforms can impose arbitrary and unfair limits on what you can and can’t say”, adding that monthly active users of Mastodon increased from 300,000 to 2.5mn between October and November."](https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/110/268/234/625/165/060/original/83386d19f6eb3604.png "Screenshot of more text from same article, continuing the opening paragraphs:
\"Rochko told the Financial Times he had received offers from more than five US-based investors to invest 'hundreds of thousands of dollars' in backing the product, following its fast growth.\"
\"But he said the platform’s non-profit status was “untouchable”, adding that Mastodon’s independence and the choice of moderation styles across its servers were part of its attraction.\"
“Mastodon will not turn into everything you hate about Twitter,” said Rochko. “The fact that it can be sold to a controversial billionaire, the fact that it can be shut down, go bankrupt and so on. It’s the difference in paradigms [between the platforms].”
\"This month, Twitter temporarily suspended the accounts of Mastodon and several journalists, after they shared content about the flight path of Musk’s private jet. Twitter also suggested it would ban links to rival social media platforms including Mastodon but later reversed course on the policy.\"
\"In a blog post in response, Rochko said this was a “stark reminder that centralised platforms can impose arbitrary and unfair limits on what you can and can’t say”, adding that monthly active users of Mastodon increased from 300,000 to 2.5mn between October and November.\"")