Om Malik, Gigaom Founder, Dies at 59
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- Om Malik died on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital at age 59 after a long health journey with his heart, with family and friends at his side
- Gigaom, the tech publication Malik founded, became one of Silicon Valley's defining independent voices in technology journalism
- Marc Benioff, Paul Graham, Bill Gurley, and Mike Isaac were among dozens of tech luminaries who posted remembrances on X, with True Ventures also issuing its own tribute
- Werner Vogels, Anil Dash, and Tom Krazit posted tributes on LinkedIn honoring Malik's reach across the tech journalism community
- The Verge, Inc.com, Boing Boing, Daring Fireball, and kottke.org were among the major outlets that published obituaries and personal remembrances
- Malik served as a partner at True Ventures, bridging his journalism career with the venture capital world
Why it matters: Om Malik's death removes one of the rare figures who operated credibly on both sides of Silicon Valley as both an independent tech journalist (founder of Gigaom) and a venture capitalist (partner at True Ventures). The sheer volume of tributes from across the ecosystem — VCs, founders, and journalists — reflects how unusual and valuable that dual role was.
