India, June 26 -- Om Malik, founder of Gigaom, the technology-focused analyst firm and media company, died on June 24, 2026, at the age of 60. An obituary for Malik, the Indian-American journalist and early-stage venture capitalist, noted that Malik passed away at Stanford Hospital.

Apart from Gigaom, which he founded in 2001, Malik also joined True Ventures as a Venture Partner in 2008. The Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm which mainly invests in early stage tech startups also penned a heartfelt note about Om Malik's passing.

"It is with profound sadness that we share the news of Om Malik's passing. It's difficult to state the impact that @om had on all of our lives at True. Om was the first Founder we funded when we started T...