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+# Sponsors & Backers
+
+PostgREST ongoing development is only possible thanks to our Sponsors and Backers, listed below. If you'd like to join them, you can do so by supporting the PostgREST organization on [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/postgrest).
+
+## Lead Backers
+
+- [Christiaan Westerbeek](https://devotis.nl)
+
+## Backers
+
+- Tsingson Qin
+- Michel Pelletier
+- Jay Hannah
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 ### Thanks
 
-The PostgREST organization is grateful to the generous project
-[contributors](https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/graphs/contributors)
-who have improved PostgREST immensely with their code and good
-judgement.  See more details in the
-[changelog](https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md).
+The PostgREST organization is grateful to:
+
+- The project [sponsors and backers](https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/blob/master/BACKERS.md) who support PostgREST's development.
+- The project [contributors](https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/graphs/contributors) who have improved PostgREST immensely with their code
+  and good judgement. See more details in the [changelog](https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md).
 
 The cool logo came from [Mikey Casalaina](https://github.com/casalaina).