About “Tools for document creation should feel empowering”

With all the technology our civilization has developed, one would expect document creation to be a solved problem. Yet, little has changed since the 1980s. Document editing software remains either very manual or cryptic to use, with so much potential for automation untapped.

A new foundation

Since 2019, we have been building a new technology stack for document creation from scratch. Rethinking digital editing from the ground up, Typst reshapes document workflows around a great user experience and rich automation for content, formatting, and graphics.

Typst incorporated in 2023 in Berlin. Today, thousands of users rely on Typst each day to create, automate, and collaborate on documents.

Our team

Each member of our team is committed to their craft. With love and appreciation for design and computing, print and the web, we have what it takes to rethink document writing and typesetting from scratch.

1. 

   Martin Haug

   Founder, CEO

   Martin is a web developer, designer, and the first point of contact for our Enterprise customers. He has a deep background in technologies around desktop publishing and accessibility.
2. 

   Laurenz Mädje

   Founder, CTO

   Laurenz is the main language designer and author of much of the Typst compiler. With a love for consistent and useful systems, changes to our software only make it past him when we can be sure they will be great for our users.
3. 

   Ana Gelez

   Software Engineer

   As the first hire at Typst, Ana naturally is a brilliant technologist. Skilled in both Rust and web development, Ana is building productive and delightful experiences in the Typst web app and compiler. With a Fediverse background, she knows what goes into building ecosystems, which makes her the perfect steward of the package ecosystem on Typst Universe.
4. 

   Tobias Schmitz

   Software Engineer

   Tobias built race cars before joining Typst, so he knows what goes into making reliable software. And as his GitHub shows, he also knows how to get things done. Having joined us in 2025 as a software engineer focused on Rust, he is already a driving force in the compiler.
5. 

   Gabriel Moreira

   Freelance Software Engineer

   Even before becoming part of our team, Gabriel made the impossible possible with Typst. As the original author of the tablex and elembic packages on Typst Universe, he has a clear vision for Typst’s future. Joining the team from Brazil, he realizes this vision in the compiler. Gabriel is also one of the team members most active in and around the community.

If you want to join our team, regularly check our jobs page where we post about new positions as they open or follow Typst on LinkedIn. We believe that diversity improves our team and products and encourage candidates with diverse backgrounds to apply.

Creating a new digital commons

Documents are the cornerstone to success: Be it a dissertation, a patent, or a report to a customer. We believe that the best way to create documents should be open to everyone.

This is why we invest in free, open source software, most notably the Typst compiler. Furthermore, with Open Source Support, we offer help to organizations building on it. Our new, open stack lies at the core of our commercial software: The Typst web app adds an intuitive editing experience to the compiler to create a productive, vertically integrated document automation platform.