Signal's initial funding were $50 million from one of the founders, and "Between 2013 and 2016, the project received grants from the Knight Foundation, the Shut

Signal's initial funding were $50 million from one of the founders, and "Between 2013 and 2016, the project received grants from the Knight Foundation, the Shuttleworth Foundation, and the Open Technology Fund."[0] They are not in the game to make money. As long as they can cover costs, and given they are tax-exempt as a non-profit they can't 'get rich' off of it, the work can continue. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software)#Developers_and_funding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software)#Developers_a...