ClawPool
To pool idle subscriptions for affordable premium AI access and provide autonomous personal AI assistants that run locally.
Founding Story
Originally built as a one-hour weekend project called Clawdbot (later renamed OpenClaw), the tool went viral for its autonomous agent capabilities, leading to the creation of the ClawPool subscription service and the founder eventually joining OpenAI.
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Leadership
Founders
Peter Steinberger
Founder of PSPDFKit (B2B document SDK company founded in 2011, received €100M investment from Insight Partners in 2021). Serial entrepreneur from Vienna, Austria.
Executive Team
Peter Steinberger
Founder
Previously founded PSPDFKit; built OpenClaw as a viral solo project in 2025-2026 before joining OpenAI.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Subscription-based ($8-$10/mo) with revenue sharing for providers.
Pricing Tiers
Access premium AI models by pooling tokens.
Add ClawPool as a provider to existing apps like Cursor or Windsurf.
Target Markets
- Developers
- AI Power Users
- Solo Entrepreneurs
- Personal AI assistance
- Cost-effective AI development
- Workflow automation
- Monetizing idle AI subscriptions
- Independent developers
- Small business owners using OpenClaw agents
History & Milestones
Clawdbot is renamed to OpenClaw and goes viral on GitHub.
ClawPool is launched on Hacker News as a subscription pooling service.
OpenClaw reaches over 316,000 GitHub stars, becoming the fastest-growing open-source AI project.
Founder Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI to lead the company's personal agent strategy.
Peter Steinberger builds the first prototype of Clawdbot (later OpenClaw) in one hour.
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