Mathias Madsen
CEO of Holepunch and a long-time peer-to-peer technologist focused on building serverless, privacy-preserving apps such as the Keet messenger and peer-to-peer tooling like Pears and Pear Pass.
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Jun 24, 2025 • 1h 6min
How Holepunch Is Redefining Peer-to-Peer Apps with Bare.js — A New Era for JavaScript Developers -JSJ 681
Mathias Madsen, CEO of Holepunch and a prolific open-source contributor, discusses how JavaScript is evolving with peer-to-peer technology. He shares his journey from discovering JavaScript in college to creating Bear.js, a minimalist runtime that simplifies app distribution across platforms. Mathias explains how Holepunch's Pair system enables direct application sharing without servers, revolutionizing app development. He highlights the flexibility of Bear.js, which allows seamless integration across devices, optimizing performance and developer experience.
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Jan 31, 2026 • 1h 15min
The Chat App that Can't Go Down (Holepunch + Keet Interview)
Mathias Buus Madsen, CEO of Holepunch and longtime peer-to-peer technologist, discusses serverless, privacy-first apps. He talks about how BitTorrent scaled without servers. He explains why Keet the messenger stays online under huge load, peer-to-peer password syncing, and how P2P can cut energy use and avoid central points of failure.
