Automattic and Other Back OpenVIBE, which is an open social web application

OpenVIBE The smart application that merges many open social networks, including Bluesky, Mastodon, Nostr and Threads, has just got a boost towards its future development. The company announced on Tuesday that it had received foreign investments of $ 800,000 in a tour led by Czech founders VC, which includes support from WordPress.com and Mother Tumblr, Automatic, as well as Tensor Ventures.

The former Czech and CTO founders have also invested for the Mews Jan široký separately from his company.

It was launched in 2024OpenVIBE initially three more prominent open social networks, which all work with different protocols: Mastodon Activitypub uses, Bluesky works in the protocol, and NOSTR fill a number of third -party applications. OpenVIBE later Additional support for Instagram threadsSince this application has become more integrated with Activitypub and opened itself to the developer community.

Matej Svancer explained at the time, the idea behind his application was to provide users more friendly and “easy -to -use” gate to the open social web. Due to the various protocols used by these networks, it may be difficult for newcomers who end up to switch applications or limit their participation in their favorite primary system only.

But OpenVIBE does not allow people to stay in contact with friends in all these services in a joint schedule, but also allows the publication of multiple networks at one time.

Through the added capital, Svancer plans to accelerate the development of products, expand the OpenVibe user base, work to integrate with other social platforms, improve the user interface, and more.

In addition, it is worth noting the automatic investment, as a company Historically Supports projects in An open source spaceEspecially those designed to compete with large technology. (Unfortunately, the CEO of Automattic and WordPress Matt Mullenweg established a A lot of division and drama within the WordPress community During the past few months, which have some interrogation for him commitment To open the source values.)

However, OpenVIBE donations indicate that there is some appetite among investors to support applications and services that benefit from new open social protocols. Recently, for example, a celebrity investor and businessman Mark Kobe made a call to video applications Based on a blossom in the protocol. The Bluesky financing also collected, Recently, series A) Last fall.

OpenVIBE is available as a free application on IOS and Android But you expect to submit a subscription plan to generate revenues.