# Peter Steinberger
Building since 2011. Not reviewed by Peter.
Page: https://mrrmaker.com/@petersteinberger
Co-founded PSPDFKit (2011); created OpenClaw (2025)
In their words: "I made OpenClaw — the open-source personal AI agent that became GitHub’s most-starred software project, now stewarded by the independent OpenClaw Foundation" (steipete.me)

## Numbers
- Products: 7
- Building since: 2011

## Products
- OpenClaw (2026 →): running
- Nutrient (2011 →): running
- Peekaboo: dates not stated in any source
- stats.store: dates not stated in any source
- Vibe Meter: dates not stated in any source
- llm.codes: dates not stated in any source

## Timeline
- Sep 2026: On OpenAI DevDay 2026 [stated]
- Jul 2026: OpenClaw: OpenClaw became the OpenClaw Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit [stated]
- Jun 2026: On AI Engineer World's Fair 2026, opening keynote [stated]
- Apr 2026: On TED2026: How I Created OpenClaw [stated]
- Feb 2026: Launched OpenClaw [verified]
- Feb 2026: On Lex Fridman Podcast, episode 491 [stated]
- Feb 2026: Joined OpenAI to work on bringing agents to everyone [stated]
- 2026: OpenClaw: OpenClaw won GitHub's award for the fastest-growing open-source project of 2026 [stated]
- Sep 2025: On NSSpain 2025: You Can Just Do Things [stated]
- Jun 2025: Nutrient: Insight Partners acquired the majority of PSPDFKit, in his words [stated]
- Apr 2023: On Keynote at Deep Dish Swift 2023 [stated]
- Sep 2018: On try! Swift New York 2018: Hacking Marzipan [stated]
- Jan 2018: On dotSwift 2018, Paris [stated]
- Apr 2012: Became a full-time indie developer, working on PSPDFKit [stated]
- 2011: Launched Nutrient [verified]

## How sure
12 verified by someone other than Peter, 45 stated by Peter in public, 1 outdated. Read on 11 Oct 2026.

## Sources
- Peter Steinberger, steipete.me: https://steipete.me
- About | Peter Steinberger, steipete.me: https://steipete.me/about
- OpenClaw, OpenAI and the future | Peter Steinberger, steipete.me: https://steipete.me/posts/2026/openclaw/
- Shipping at Inference-Speed | Peter Steinberger, steipete.me: https://steipete.me/posts/2025/shipping-at-inference-speed/
- Finding My Spark Again | Peter Steinberger, steipete.me: https://steipete.me/posts/2025/finding-my-spark-again/
- Moving On... Or How Waiting For A Visa Was The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me. | Peter Steinberger, steipete.me: https://steipete.me/posts/2012/moving-on
- PSPDFKit Announces €100 Million Strategic Investment From Insight Partners to Fuel Growth | Insight Partners, insightpartners.com: https://www.insightpartners.com/ideas/pspdfkit-announces-e100-million-strategic-investment-from-insight-partners-to-fuel-growth/
- PSPDFkit raises $116M, its first outside money; now nearly 1B people use apps powered by its collaboration, signing and markup tools | TechCrunch, techcrunch.com: https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/01/pspdfkit-raises-116m-its-first-outside-money-now-nearly-1b-people-use-apps-powered-by-its-collaboration-signing-and-markup-tools
- PSPDFKit: The #1 PDF SDK for developers | Nutrient, nutrient.io: https://www.nutrient.io/about/pspdfkit/
- Transform your document experience today, nutrient.io: https://nutrient.io/blog/pspdfkit-rebrands-to-nutrient
- Nutrient — Document layer for agents | PDF SDKs and APIs, nutrient.io: https://www.nutrient.io
- OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI | TechCrunch, techcrunch.com: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/15/openclaw-creator-peter-steinberger-joins-openai/
- OpenClaw — Open-Source AI Assistant, openclaw.ai: https://openclaw.ai
- Introducing the OpenClaw Foundation - OpenClaw Blog, openclaw.ai: https://openclaw.ai/blog/introducing-openclaw-foundation
- Press — OpenClaw, openclaw.ai: https://openclaw.ai/press
- #491 – OpenClaw: The Viral AI Agent that Broke the Internet - Peter Steinberger | Lex Fridman Podcast, lexfridman.com: https://lexfridman.com/peter-steinberger
- raw.githubusercontent.com: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/steipete/speaking/master/README.md
- raw.githubusercontent.com: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/steipete/speaking/master/ARCHIVE.md
- VibeTunnel: Turn Any Browser into Your Mac's Terminal | Peter Steinberger, steipete.me: https://steipete.me/posts/2025/vibetunnel-turn-any-browser-into-your-mac-terminal/
- VibeTunnel's first AI-anniversary | Peter Steinberger, steipete.me: https://steipete.me/posts/2025/vibetunnel-first-anniversary/
- Peekaboo 2.0 – Free the CLI from its MCP shackles | Peter Steinberger, steipete.me: https://steipete.me/posts/2025/peekaboo-2-freeing-the-cli-from-its-mcp-shackles/
- Poltergeist: The Ghost That Keeps Your Builds Fresh | Peter Steinberger, steipete.me: https://steipete.me/posts/2025/poltergeist-ghost-keeps-builds-fresh/
- stats.store: Privacy-First Sparkle Analytics | Peter Steinberger, steipete.me: https://steipete.me/posts/2025/stats-store-privacy-first-sparkle-analytics/
- Vibe Meter 2.0: Calculating Claude Code Usage with Token Counting | Peter Steinberger, steipete.me: https://steipete.me/posts/2025/vibe-meter-2-claude-code-usage-calculation/
- llm.codes: Make Apple Docs AI-Readable | Peter Steinberger, steipete.me: https://steipete.me/posts/2025/llm-codes-transform-developer-docs/
- github.com: https://api.github.com/users/steipete
- Site checks on 2026-10-11, MRRMaker: https://mrrmaker.com/how-it-works#checks

Labels: "verified" means confirmed by someone other than the founder; "stated" means the founder said it in public. Method: https://mrrmaker.com/how-it-works