DHH: I Raised $20M and Have No Idea How to Spend It!

Mischa van den Burg
September 23, 2026

Mischa van den Burg sits down with DHH about Omarchy (Omachi): why he left the Mac mindset, the agentic OS bet, the $20M raise, security as priority one, AUR vs their own packages, and Omarchy for kids.

Useful if you follow Linux desktop, Rails/Basecamp culture, or how agents change what a distro can ship.

Key Points

  • Why Omarchy / the perfect-computer mission
  • Agents + Linux CLI as an Agentic OS unlock
  • Security team, responsible disclosure, AUR stance
  • $20M raise and building escape velocity
  • Omarchy for kids: no sudo, whitelist, parents first