Om Malik, Silicon Valley tech journalist, GigaOm founder, dies

Om Malik, the veteran technology journalist, entrepreneur and founder of GigaOm, has died at the age of 59. According to a statement on his personal website, Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a prolonged heart-related illness.

Born in New Delhi, and having studied at St Stephen’s College, Malik built a distinguished career covering the technology industry and was among the pioneering voices of Silicon Valley journalism.

He founded GigaOm in 2001, a technology news and analysis publication that became one of the most influential voices in tech media before being sold to Knowingly in 2015. He subsequently joined venture capital firm True Ventures as a partner.


Tributes poured in from across Silicon Valley following news of his death.

Apple marketing chief Greg Joswiak called him “an incredibly talented and thoughtful person who understood technology deeply, and who always saw it through a human lens.”


Salesforce founder and CEO Marc Benioff described him as “a pioneer, a deep thinker, and a truly original voice who shaped the soul of Silicon Valley.”


Investor Sriram Krishnan remembered him as one of the kindest and most generous people he met after moving to the Bay Area.


Bloomberg host Emily Chang credited Malik with shaping her as a journalist, writing that he taught her “not just to cover companies, but to understand the people behind them, question the hype, and never lose sight of the bigger picture.”


True Ventures, where Malik was a partner emeritus, called him “one of the rare people who could see around corners,” crediting him with helping entrepreneurs understand major technological shifts while remaining a trusted friend and advisor.


Kleiner Perkins partner Mamoon Hamid said Malik’s advice, encouragement and friendship had a profound impact on founders and investors across the technology ecosystem.