Funding

FreedomCore is independently funded. No venture capital. No ad revenue. No data monetization.

What Funding Covers

• Build/test hardware and network lab gear
• Hosting and edge infrastructure (Cloudflare, lighthouse servers)
• Apple Developer Program and app store operational costs
• Domain registration and certificates
• Development time

How to Help

We’re setting up funding channels. Check back here for direct links as they go live:

• GitHub Sponsors
• Ko-fi
• Open Collective

The Business Model

FreedomCore’s customers are groups, not individuals. Revenue will come from services that help groups run their infrastructure:

• Directory listings — professionals discoverable by location and specialty
• Backup services — encrypted backup of group certificate authorities
• Federation — connecting groups that need to collaborate across boundaries
• Industry recipe packs — curated TPA recipes for specific professions (real estate, legal, medical)

The core software — FreedomDesktop, the mesh networking, the trust model, the recipe engine — will remain free to use. You bring your own infrastructure. We provide the tools.

Transparency

As funding channels become active, we’ll document income and expenses here.

Prefer Another Option?

If a funding method matters to you, let us know: [email protected]