# Eldad Fux

> Eldad Fux is the founder and CEO of Appwrite, an open-source development platform he released in 2019 after growing frustrated with repetitive backend engineering. A self-taught programmer based in Tel Aviv, he previously became CTO at Walla! and co-founded Careerpage. His work connects developer experience, community-led development, and financial support for open-source maintainers.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Appwrite
- **Organizations:** Appwrite, Careerpage, Walla!
- **From:** Tel Aviv, Israel
- **Known for:** Created Appwrite and built a company around the open-source project., Led Appwrite through seed and Series A fundraising., Established an OSS Fund totaling $50,000 to support independent maintainers.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2019** — Worked at Walla!, progressing from junior developer to CTO; co-founded Careerpage as CTO.
- **2019** — Released Appwrite publicly as an open-source backend platform in September.
- **2021** — Appwrite announced $10 million in seed funding, backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Flybridge, Ibex Investors, and Seedcamp.
- **2022** — Appwrite announced a $27 million Series A in April and a $50,000 OSS Fund in May; released version 1.0 in September.
- **2023** — Appwrite Cloud entered public beta in May; the company introduced its OSS Program in December.
- **2024** — Announced the Appwrite Startups program in April.
- **2025** — Outlined the developers’ cloud in November and co-announced Imagine with Ariel Weinberger in December.
- **2026** — Announced Appwrite 2.0 in August and wider native-database availability in September.

## Achievements

- Created Appwrite and built a company around the open-source project.
- Led Appwrite through seed and Series A fundraising.
- Established an OSS Fund totaling $50,000 to support independent maintainers.
- Appwrite won Product Hunt’s Golden Kitty award for developer tools for 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Published a post positioning Appwrite Deno Functions as an alternative to Deno Deploy on October 9.
- **2026-09** — Announced native PostgreSQL, native MySQL, and dedicated Appwrite databases across all six Appwrite Cloud regions on September 24.
- **2026-09** — Introduced Appwrite Start, a paid tier between Free and Pro for eligible regions, on September 21.
- **2026-08** — Announced Appwrite 2.0 on August 31.

## Links

- Website: https://appwrite.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eldadfux/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/eldadfux
- GitHub: https://github.com/eldadfux
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/eldad.bsky.social

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Last updated: 2026-10-23