Perhaps it's more useful then to consider what the value adds would be on top of your product. One obvious addition to build systems is security-related feature

Perhaps it's more useful then to consider what the value adds would be on top of your product. One obvious addition to build systems is security-related features like source code scanning. People are rightly a bit paranoid about that right now. Based on the use patterns you can decide whether it's better to run as a SaaS or as installed software. BTW if you are looking for VC funding for an open source product, the first question they will have is what is your adoption? The pattern VCs are looking for is to find something widely used and monetize the audience. If you can get a lot of people using it and telling their friends you are golden. The other common option is to figure out a service model and bootstrap the business. Feel free to contact me directly if you want to talk. My email is in my profile. Either way, good luck!