David Kohnstamm
Co-founderCo-founded LeafCloud, a cloud provider. Builds the company and talks to the people we’re building for. Also a nerd. The meetings haven’t cured it.
Our company
Your software.
Hosted on your terms.
Running your own web apps should be within reach. We’re building an app store, OS and appliance that make software independence practical for people and small teams.
Choose where your software lives.
Nextcloud, WordPress and local AI on a machine you control.
Make hosting manageable.
An app store, guided setup, updates and recovery in one place.
Keep making it yours.
Improving software and hardware you can repair and upgrade as your needs grow.
Keep it in the building.
Files and customer data stay on your premises, on a machine you own, with no provider’s account in between. Built in the Netherlands.
More independence.
Less server admin.That’s what we’re building for.
The founders
Two nerds.
One shared quest.
We love open source, hardware you can fix, self-hosting and a good game. Together we co-founded LeafCloud, a cloud provider, so we know renting from the inside. Somewhere between “we could host that ourselves” and “why is this still so much work?”, OurGrove happened.
Our OS wizard
Technical co-founderBuilds the OS, runs local AI and goes deep down the self-hosting rabbit hole. Co-founded LeafCloud with David, after years of designing the internet, telephony and hardware setups for hundreds of small businesses and business parks. His main quest: making sure you don’t have to.
Where we are · September 2026
Already taking shape.
The OS works. The cabinet exists. We’re preparing for first pilots.
Working beta
An OS and app catalogue
Guided app setup, local AI and release-tested recovery.
Prototype
A physical Grove
Rack Alpha brings standard ITX hardware into a compact wooden cabinet.
Next
Real-world pilots
Learn from everyday use and prepare for public release.
The business we’re building
Software people can run.
Services they can choose.
Hardware, parts and services.
A free, open-source OS is the plan. Grove appliances, parts and optional backup, remote access and support services fund the business. Grove Oak, the first appliance, is €2,500 including VAT. Service prices follow before launch.
A business worth building.
Making self-hosting approachable is the opportunity. Improving software, repairable hardware and optional support make it useful for the long run.
Build this with us
Ready for
more independence?
Bring a use case, a hard-won lesson, or the conviction that this should exist.
Back the company.
See a business in making independence accessible? Let’s talk.
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