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There was a Patreon linked to from the interview linked to in another comment, but it seems to be defunct: https://www.patreon.com/emacshelm/creators

However, sounds from that interview that being in the mountains is both his job and primary source of enjoyment, so I wouldn't be surprised if money isn't a factor.

I love helm but I've in the past years found ivy to work better in the ecosystem at large. I still miss some aspects of helm but it could be an option

It's a bit lighter on resources as well. Although with modern processors and memory sizes, helm really is nothing compared to some of the things that go on in vscode :)

It appears that you may have to travel to the alps and leave a very surprising tip.

The interview in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24450038 mentions there is a Patreon account https://www.patreon.com/emacshelm

I'm not at all sure whether that would be effective help today. Other ideas?

There were efforts of getting financial help ifyou check the README history. Sadly to no avail I guess.

I have spacemacs configured to use it, too.