Om Malik, a longtime technology writer, founder of Gigaom, and a partner at True Ventures, died on Wednesday at 59
Om Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey with his heart. He was surrounded by family and friends.
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- This is awful news. He was an extremely good human being, and had been doing the best writing of his life in recent months. What a loss. https://om.co/... @technologizer · Harry McCracken
- Om was one-of-a-kind and a true friend. Our corner of the world will not be the same without him. You will be deeply deeply missed, my friend. ❤️ @jw · Josh Williams
- Very sad to hear about the passing of @om. He shared two lasting lessons with me: the first when I was a cub tech reporter at the SF Chronicle; he interviewed me for a job but told me he didn't think I could hack it at GigaOm because newspaper writers were too slow. It taught me that I needed to get out of print media ASAP. … @crumbler · Casey Newton
- Incredibly saddened by this. I owe Om so much, and will forever remember his generosity https://om.co/... @jank0 · Janko Roettgers
- What an amazing pioneer in the tech reporting space and a very fine man. Huge sadness at this news. — RE: https://www.threads.com/... @karaswisher · Kara Swisher
- Om Malik, 1966-2026 Hacker News
- Om Malik taught Silicon Valley to read itself RuntimeWire · Ryan Merket
- Om Malik, 1966-2026 — Om Malik was a great tech blogger in the times when tech was fun. Boing Boing · Rob Beschizza
- Tech journalist Malik dies at 59 Talking Biz News · Chris Roush
- Only met @om a couple of times but he was a lovely man and not to mention an absolute legend of tech journalism. @martinsfp
- The passing of Om came as a shock. We kept in touch a little after Gigaom went under, but he never mentioned that he was waiting for a heart transplant — which has a cruel irony to it, because he had more heart than anyone I know. Rest in peace my friend. https://om.co/... @mathewi · Mathew Ingram
- So saddened to hear about @om. His writing was one of the reasons I went into tech journalism. Right out of college, I was working at a PR agency and started reading his site. It inspired me to start blogging. Years later, he tried to recruit me. Even after I went elsewhere, he'd send me notes telling me how proud he was of my work. … @joannastern · Joanna Stern
- Om hired, inspired, or just brought together a lot of the people that have made the internet better. He'll be missed. @gaberivera · Gabe Rivera
- Om Malik taught Silicon Valley to read itself Hacker News
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@alex_danco
Alex Danco
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Om was one of my first blog readers, when no one else did. I remember he invited me down to nyc for some conference once, just as a gift to come hang out and be in the mix. It was a small thing but it meant so much at the time
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@rrhoover
Ryan Hoover
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Way too soon but he certainly left a mark. Appreciate you, @om. ❤️🙏🏼 [image]
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@howardlindzon
Howard Lindzon
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saddened to hear that my pal and mentor @om has passed. a legend and beautiful soul. missing him already.
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@scottbelsky
Scott Belsky
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the world has lost a tremendous human - someone I always looked up to for his taste, perspective, and wisdom. for some reason, I often captured a profile shot of Om when we got together, like this one from a few yrs ago. whenever he popped up on my camera roll, i'd remember our […
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@stevesi
Steven Sinofsky
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Sharing this wonderful tribute on the passing of a friend to so many. This is very sad and a great loss for many in the community. Om warmly welcomed me to SV and we met quite a few times and often exchanged perspectives. His long history of thoughtful and provocative writing [im…
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@chrismichel
Christopher Michel
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I've known Om Malik for 26 years. We built companies during the first internet boom. We discovered photography together. We wandered Greenland, Svalbard, Wyoming, Idaho, and plenty of places in between. During COVID, he was part of my tiny bubble. We spent far more time talking
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@alexrkonrad
Alex Konrad
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A legend of tech media who was always kind, generous and patient with the younger generation. RIP. https://om.co/...
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@gregjoz
Greg Joswiak
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Heartbroken to hear about the passing of Om Malik. He was an incredibly talented and thoughtful person who understood technology deeply, and who always saw it through a human lens. He will be missed. 🙏
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@kantrowitz
Alex Kantrowitz
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Rest in peace, @om. One of the best to ever do it. https://om.co/...
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@trueventures
@trueventures
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It is with profound sadness that we share the news of Om Malik's passing. It's difficult to state the impact that @om had on all of our lives at True. Om was the first Founder we funded when we started True. In our Presidio office, Om discussed his idea for a new type of
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@nbaschez
Nathan Baschez
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RIP Om Malik A legend of our industry, one of the kindest people I ever met, gone far too soon 💔 I owe Om so much and am so grateful for his mentorship and friendship [image]
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@adambain
Adam Bain
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So sad - one of the sweetest souls, someone who thrived on the optimism of ideas, and who everyone called “friend.” https://om.co/...
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@sriramk
Sriram Krishnan
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I have been in shock ever since I heard the news of Om Malik's passing. Om was one of the nicest people I met when I first came to the Bay Area. Everyone has a story of Om doing them a favor - I have several. He is someone to emulate and look up to. I had fallen out of touch [ima…
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@naveen
@naveen
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Om Malik, 1966-2026 https://om.co/...
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@martinsfp
@martinsfp
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Oh god! An absolute legend and a really lovely person. [embedded post]
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@ramez
Ramez Naam
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Oh no. Just heard that Om Malik passed away. So consistently thoughtful and generous. He should have had another couple decades ahead. https://om.co/...
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@mamoonha
Mamoon Hamid
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You were one of a kind. You lived with heart and soul. You wrote with heart and soul. But more than anything, you had an uncanny ability to make everyone you met feel special. You were a best friend to so many because you showed up. You listened. You cared. You gave so much of
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@masnick.com
Mike Masnick
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Oh no. Very sad to learn that @om.co has passed. He and I started tech reporting (and blogging) around the same time, and we used to compare notes frequently back in the day. — om.co/2026/06/24/1...
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@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social
Jeff Jarvis
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Oh, no. We've lost a great soul. Om Malik has passed. https://om.co/...