Kandra Labs Donates Zulip to New Nonprofit Foundation as Founder Joins Anthropic
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Summary
Kandra Labs, the company behind the Zulip open-source project, is being donated to a newly created independent nonprofit called the Zulip Foundation. The founder and three senior team members are stepping back from full-time Zulip leadership to join Anthropic. The new foundation structure aims to provide long-term stability, uphold the project's values, and enable charitable fundraising to support Zulip's mission going forward.
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The new structure provides stability, a renewed commitment to our values, and opportunities for charitable fundraising to support our mission.
This blog post explains these changes and why they set Zulip up for greater long-term success.
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