Peter Steinberger
Also known as steipete
Austrian developer who made OpenClaw and PSPDFKit; joined OpenAI in February 2026.
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- Peter Steinberger is an Austrian software developer.
- He bootstrapped PSPDFKit, now Nutrient, to a nine-figure exit, then retired.
- He came back to build OpenClaw, an open source personal AI agent run through messaging apps.
- In February 2026 he joined OpenAI to work on agents.
Key facts
- PSPDFKit
- Bootstrapped the PDF company, now Nutrient, to a nine-figure exit1
- OpenClaw
- Developed it; first published in November 2025 as Warelay, renamed Moltbot on 27 January 2026 and OpenClaw three days later2
- OpenClaw Foundation
- An independent non-profit announced on 14 February 2026 to steward the project2
- OpenAI
- Announced on 14 February 2026 that he was joining OpenAI2
- Lives
- San Francisco1
- At OpenAI
- Joined in February 2026 to work on bringing agents to everyone1
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