Fuel the Future of Open Source
Grab your slice of our $20 million Open Source Sustainability Fund
Funding Maintainers.
Backed by Experience.
At HeroDevs, we’ve spent years helping teams navigate the challenges of deprecated open source software. Through our Never-Ending Support (NES) products, we’ve worked with everyone from startups to Fortune 100 companies to keep legacy code secure, stable, and compliant—long after official support ends.
We’ve written patches for unmaintained codebases, tracked down vulnerabilities where no one else was looking, and kept critical systems running safely without rushed rewrites. This fund builds on that work, so maintainers can keep doing what they do best, with real backing behind them.
We’ve written patches for unmaintained codebases, tracked down vulnerabilities where no one else was looking, and kept critical systems running safely without rushed rewrites. This fund builds on that work, so maintainers can keep doing what they do best, with real backing behind them.
How The Fund Works
End-of-life code keeps the world running, but maintainers rarely get paid to keep it secure. We’re fixing that by funding creators like you who power today’s internet.
What You Get
Funding to accelerate maintenance and security work.
Security & compliance guidance from HeroDevs, end-of-life open source experts.
Peace of mind that your community has options as you move forward
Who Can Apply
You maintain an open-source project under an OSI-approved license.
Versions of your project are approaching or already past official EOL.
You’re ready to keep users secure, compliant, and CVE-free.