International funderBased in Germany

Sovereign Tech Fund

Berlin, GermanyWebsite

About Sovereign Tech Fund

Sovereign Tech Fund is a German government-backed funder that supports the open source technologies and maintainers underpinning digital sovereignty, cybersecurity, and resilient digital infrastructure. It tends to back critical, widely used software components rather than end-user apps, with a strong emphasis on maintenance, security hardening, standards participation, and long-term ecosystem sustainability. Its distinctive approach combines strategic grants, fellowships, challenge prizes, and resilience-focused technical support to strengthen the public-interest layer of the internet and software stack.

Annual Giving$18.7M

Focus Areas

Open Source Digital InfrastructureCritical Software Component MaintenanceSoftware Supply Chain SecurityCybersecurity and Vulnerability RemediationOpen Standards and InteroperabilityOpen Source Maintainer Support

Giving Approach

Makes strategic, high-dollar grants and fellowships to individuals and projects that maintain critical open digital infrastructure; also uses challenge-based funding, standards participation support, and targeted security interventions such as audits, bug bounties, and direct engineering work.

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Sovereign Tech Fund

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