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    Kevin Owocki

    Gitcoin co-founder who writes the Techne updates

    Co-founder, Gitcoin

    Background

    Kevin Owocki is a co-founder of Gitcoin, which he co-founded in 2017 and which Decrypt reported had fully transitioned to a DAO.

    He stepped into Gitcoin's executive director role on an interim basis in 2024, and his April 2025 governance post said he was still interim.

    In October 2026 he wrote the Techne updates, including a 19 October post that he said was his personal interpretation, not a decision by Gitcoin governance.

    About Gitcoin

    Gitcoin: Gitcoin is a foundation that funds public goods through its grants program and is governed by a DAO and the GTC token.

    Key facts

    Co-founded Gitcoin
    2017, per Decryptsource
    Interim executive director
    Stepped in on an interim basis in 2024source
    Techne
    Named Gitcoin's reboot Techne in a 1 October 2026 updatesource
    Personal interpretation
    His 19 October 2026 post is his personal interpretation, not a governance decisionsource

    WYDE coverage of Kevin Owocki

    WYDE Newsroom has published one article about Kevin Owocki, on Oct 24, 2026. Kevin Owocki is the subject of 1 story. The most recent is Kevin Owocki Says Gitcoin's Techne Could Bring Its $69 Million Impact to Everyday People.

    Reported alongside Kevin Owocki

    • Gitcoin · in 1 story with Kevin Owocki

    Sources

    Follow the money in philanthropy.

    Who gives, who receives, and what it funds. Every Friday.