Ghost Foundation

Ghost is a fully open-source, adaptable platform for building and running a modern online publication.

Website: ghost.org.

GitHub: TryGhost.

Categories: Sales and marketing Developer tools and cloud Media and content.

Based in: New York, United States.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 30, 2026.

Signals

Website registeredJun 25, 2005 (21 years old)

About Ghost Foundation

Ghost was founded in April 2013, with a mission to create the best open source tools for independent journalists and writers across the world, and have a real impact on the future of online media.

Timeline

June 25, 2005
Website created

Founders and team

JO
John O'Nolan Founder, CEO

source: ghost.org
HW
Hannah Wolfe Founder, CTO

source: ghost.org

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Sources and API

Every amount links to the page it came from. * Estimated from an accelerator's published standard deal, not a company-specific disclosure. How Recent Funding sources and verifies funding data. The same data as JSON: /api/v1/companies/ghost-foundation (get a free API key).