Update: Tencent Group Account has become the top sponsor of OpenClaw and is ranked first, with Tencent Cloud also entering the top sponsorship tier.

According to 1M AI News monitoring, the OpenClaw GitHub Sponsors page was updated today. Tencent entered the Featured Sponsors list, occupying the top position in the featured section. Tencent Cloud simultaneously entered the top list, tied with OpenAI and Baidu.

It is important to note that Tencent Cloud, newly featured today, is not the same entity as Tencent Lightweight Cloud, which appeared yesterday. These belong to different brands under Tencent. Within a few days, three different Tencent accounts have appeared on the sponsor list.

Previously, Tencent sparked community controversy by massively migrating OpenClaw skill packs on the SkillHub platform. When founder Peter Steinberger retweeted the Tencent Lightweight Cloud sponsorship message, he commented, "love a good redemption arc."