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Om Malik

Writer, On my Om

  • Writer, On my Om1
  • Partner emeritus, True Ventures1

Om Malik writes about technology, science, and photography on On my Om (om.co), through the lenses of technology and humanism to understand the present and future. Om founded GigaOm, which grew from a technology blog started in 2001 into a media company and research firm, and earlier held editorial roles at Business 2.0, Forbes.com, and Red Herring. Om is the author of Broadbandits, a book about the telecom industry, and joined the venture firm True Ventures in 2008, where Om is now partner emeritus.1

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Career

Malik worked as a reporter and writer in editorial roles at Business 2.0, Forbes.com, Red Herring and Quick Nikkei News, and wrote Broadbandits, a book about the telecom industry. In 2001 Malik started GigaOm as a one-person technology blog and built it into a media company and research firm.1

Malik became a venture partner at True Ventures in 2008 and a full-time partner in 2014, and has since become partner emeritus. In that role Malik focuses on technology trends and on encouraging the True team to take on larger technology market risks.1

Channel and publications

On my Om, subtitled "Technology & Change: Field Notes From The Present Future," carries Malik's writing on technology, science, photography and general observations, which Malik approaches through the lenses of technology and humanism. Malik's writing has also appeared in The New Yorker, Fast Company, Wired and The Wall Street Journal.1

Work and contributions

  • On my Om Show, channel or publication

    Writes this site's essays and notes on technology, science, and photography.1

Timeline

  1. Started the GigaOm technology blog, later built into a media company and research firm.1
  2. Became a venture partner at True Ventures.1
  3. Became a full-time partner at True Ventures.1

Other documented roles

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  • Founder, GigaOm1

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References

1 sources · profile reviewed Oct 21, 2026 · data updated Oct 21, 2026

  1. About Om Malik – On my OmOm Malik · Official page · accessed Oct 21, 2026