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LibreOffice made EUR 2.18 million in 2025 and kept EUR 719,000 of it. Then it added a donation banner.

The Document Foundation raised EUR 1,976,825 in donations in 2025, up 42.1%, held spending flat and banked a EUR 718,654 surplus, its largest ever. Weeks later LibreOffice shipped its first in-product donation banner. Here is the full 11-year series from the foundation's own ledgers.

September 3, 202611 min read169

MRR journey

Proton Revenue: The ~$100M Number Built on $2.5M and Given to a Foundation

Proton doesn't publish revenue, so 2024 to 2025 estimates run ~$97.5M (GetLatka) to $105M (ZoomInfo), up from ~$70M ARR in 2022. A sourced ledger of the Swiss privacy company that hit 100M accounts on roughly $2.5M ever raised, then gave itself to a non-profit foundation.

August 18, 20268 min read312

MRR journey

Ghost Revenue: The $10.8M ARR a Non-Profit Publishes in Public (2026)

Ghost publishes its finances live: $10.8M ARR, $907K MRR, 3.05% churn, 30,441 customers. The real story is not the number. It is the non-profit structure that means the company can never be sold.

July 14, 20268 min read430