South Park Commons has launched Fund III with a commitment of $275 million to support exceptional founders from the early stages of their ventures. The initiative emphasizes the importance of high talent density and curiosity, allowing founders to explore their ideas without the pressure of immediate fundraising. With a growing community and successful past funds, SPC aims to empower ambitious entrepreneurs to create impactful companies.

Daniel Stenberg, the maintainer of the curl project, discussed the challenges of maintaining the widely-used open-source software during a keynote at the Open Source Summit Europe 2025. Despite its significant impact and usage in billions of devices, the project struggles with a lack of financial support from the companies that rely on it, as well as increasing maintenance burdens and problematic communications from users and organizations. Stenberg emphasized the importance of reconsidering how businesses contribute to the open-source projects they depend on for their products.