Learnings on the Road to Digital Autonomy — Building a European Tech Start-up

At Alkemio, we’ve chosen the harder path, limiting our reliance on Big Tech to stay aligned with our purpose. In this post, we share our learnings from our decision and its impact on our infrastructure, funding, policy, and trust. It’s a glimpse into the trade-offs and the values that guide our work.

Europe’s Movement Towards Digital Autonomy

Europe’s dependency on technology infrastructure outside its borders has been a persistent concern. The recent political climate in the US has excerbated these worries and prompted innovators to build alternatives and for policymakers to actively support a conducive environment.

Capped economic returns, with a twist!

Alkemio transitioned to steward-ownership in 2023. In addition to the fundamental features of steward-ownership, Alkemio has added a ’twist’ to the capped return concept to make the company attractive to purpose-minded investors. The blog shares key lessons from this implementation to hopefully help other steward owned ventures.

Neil Smyth on Trumanitarian: The Alchemist

Our CEO, Neil Smyth, discusses the societal impact of profit-driven digital platforms and Alkemio’s mission to offer an alternative on the Trumanitarian podcast.

Jan van Ginkel joins Board of Advisors

Welcoming a champion for public platforms!

Ownership and Governance

For the technologies that shape our lives

Public Interest Tech

Our Manifesto

An archive of the 2024 manifesto.

Alkemio and Steward-Ownership