LaunchFast would not exist without open source.
Every starter kit ships on top of frameworks, libraries, and tooling that someone else maintains in their spare time. Astro, Next.js, SvelteKit, and dozens of smaller packages sit underneath the auth flows, billing pages, and deployment guides our customers rely on.
Selling starter kits is a privilege built on that foundation. So I started setting aside a slice of what LaunchFast earns for recurring GitHub sponsorships: not because every project on the list is a LaunchFast dependency, but because open source only works if someone pays the people maintaining it.
The list below is personal and intentional. These are projects I admire, follow, or think the ecosystem is better off funding. LaunchFast does not ship with all of them and that is fine! Sponsorship does not always have to mean to be for the packages used in production.
I shared the first list on X. This post is the longer version: who we sponsor, why each one is on the list, and how we plan to grow from here.
Open source funding is uneven. Small recurring support helps.
Most open source work is unpaid. A handful of maintainers carry projects that millions of downloads depend on.
LaunchFast is still a small business compared to companies running seven-figure OSS programs. We are not claiming a giant pledge or a fixed dollar target. What we can do today is pick a handful of maintainers and show up every month.
That is the bar: projects worth keeping alive, maintained by people doing work the rest of us benefit from whether or not we npm install them.
Who LaunchFast sponsors today
These are active, recurring GitHub sponsorships as of June 2026:
Coolify · @heyandras
Self-hosted PaaS that deploys from Git with SSL, env vars, and no platform lock-in. Coolify is one of the clearest open source answers to platform lock-in: the kind of hosting story LaunchFast customers often want once they outgrow a managed deploy button.
fast-check · @ndubien
Property-based testing for TypeScript and JavaScript. Nicolas Dubien has spent years making randomized testing approachable for everyday codebases. That kind of careful, unglamorous library work is easy to take for granted and hard to fund.
Lume · @misteroom
A static site generator for Deno, built by Óscar Otero. The web is better when there are strong options outside the usual framework defaults. Lume is thoughtful, fast, and maintained by someone who has been building for the open web for years.
Fumadocs · @fuma_nama
Documentation framework for React and Next.js. Good docs tooling lowers the cost of shipping products people can actually use. Fumadocs is a project I want to see sustained.
Content Collections · @ssdorra
Type-safe content for MDX and Markdown. Sandro Dorra’s project is a great example of developer experience done right: structured content and typed builds. The SvelteKit starter kit runs on Content Collections for its blog, which is how I first paid attention to the project.
What comes next
This list will grow as LaunchFast grows. The goal is not a one-time announcement. It is steady support for maintainers doing work that makes the ecosystem healthier.
If you maintain a project you think belongs here, or you think we missed someone obvious, reach out on X or email us. I read every message.
Separately, LaunchFast runs a sponsor program on this site for companies that want to reach developers building with our starter kits. That is advertising revenue. This post is about the second kind of giving back: paying maintainers because open source deserves more than stars and thank-you issues.
FAQ
Why GitHub Sponsors instead of one big donation?
Recurring sponsorship matches recurring maintenance. Issues do not stop after a launch tweet. Monthly support is a small signal that the work is still valued six months later.
Can my open source project get sponsored by LaunchFast?
We are always looking out for projects with clear maintainer impact, strong ecosystem value, and a real chance that recurring support makes a difference. A direct dependency in LaunchFast starter kits helps, but it is not required. Send a short note with the repo link and why you think it fits to contact@launchfa.st.
Open source is not a free lunch. It is a shared infrastructure bill. LaunchFast is doing its bit, one maintainer at a time.