Vercel acquires the Gel Data team, bringing Python core developers Yury Selivanov and Elvis Pranskevichus to lead Python support on Vercel's AI Cloud. The company commits to ecosystem investment through PSF sponsorship, funding Python core maintainer Serhiy Storchaka, and supporting key Python conferences.
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Investing in the Python ecosystem
Vercel acquires core Python developers (Selivanov, Pranskevichus) via Gel Data to build native Python support for its AI Cloud, coupled with PSF sponsorship and funding for Python maintainers.
Monday, April 6, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Vercel BlogBY sys://pipeline
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