Technologies and Projects
Since October 2022, we have invested in the following technologies and projects. They exemplify digital infrastructure that we aim to strengthen with our mission.
195 critical technologies worthy of investment identified
60 technologies supported since October 2022
23.50 m € invested in commissioned work
Current Investments
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More about: Rosenpass
Building quantum-safe, resilient encryption for internet infrastructure with enhanced stability and supply chain protection
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More about: GFortran
Advancing an open source Fortran compiler, to enable modern, efficient capabilities for high-performance computing and scientific research
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More about: Eclipse Foundation
Strengthening the Eclipse Foundation open source ecosystem by introducing SBOM generation and improved vulnerability management processes
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More about: Arch Linux Package Management
Rigorous modernization of the foundational package management layers with reusable and memory-safe implementations
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More about: OpenStreetMap
Ensuring the stability, growth and modernization of the core software powering the global open mapping ecosystem
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More about: FreeBSD
Improving the infrastructure, security, regulatory compliance, and developer experience of an open source operating system
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More about: GNU libmicrohttpd
Building high-performance HTTP servers in applications reliably, securely, and efficiently
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More about: JUnit
Making automated testing for the Java ecosystem and JVM more reliable, efficient, and sustainable
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More about: Samba
Enhancing the security, scalability, and functionality of an essential implementation of SMB and IAM protocols
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More about: GNOME
Improving accessibility, tooling, and security for the Linux desktop ecosystem
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More about: Domain
Expanding a comprehensive, memory-safe library for building privacy and security-conscious DNS applications
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More about: Reproducible Builds
Ensuring the security and integrity of open source software throughout its lifecycle, from source to binary code
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More about: systemd
Improving the development and release testing infrastructure of a component used in many Linux distributions
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More about: FFmpeg
Maintaining the sustainability, security, and innovation of a leading multimedia processing framework
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More about: coreutils
Creating memory-safe replacement for GNU coreutils
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More about: ActivityPub Test Suite
Strengthening interoperability in the ecosystem of decentralized, federated social networks
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More about: GStreamer
Re-implementing a multimedia framework’s low-level network protocol for increased security, maintainability, and sustainability
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More about: Log4j
Enhancing security, stability, and confidence in Java logging
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More about: Drupal
Advancing software production security and enhancing developer tools of a widely used content management system
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More about: OpenJS Foundation
Improving Javascript ecosystem infrastructure and security
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More about: Fortran
Modernizing an established programming language to become more performant and user-friendly for scientific communities
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More about: Prossimo
Securing critical and vulnerable internet infrastructure by moving it into memory-safe code
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More about: Python Package Index
Improving Python ecosystem security in collaboration with Trail of Bits
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More about: The Yocto Project
Creating flexible, custom operating systems for embedded and IoT devices
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More about: Varnish-Cache
Advancing web content delivery with better documentation, accessibility, community engagement, and built-in TLS/HTTP3
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Contribute Back Challenges
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More about: OpenPGP documentation for application developers
Providing up-to-date OpenPGP documentation for application developers
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More about: Securing Apache Airflow
Enhancing the security model of a pivotal workflow orchestration component in the Python ecosystem.
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More about: Nix ecosystem supply chain security
Reinforcing the security framework of an an open source build and configuration management system across the full software development life cycle
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More about: RuntimeTypeInspector.js
A tool that allows JavaScript projects of any kind to enable runtime type checking
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More about: Haskell Cabal
Build system and package manager for the Haskell programming language
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More about: Rusty SBOMs
cyclonedx-rust-cargo is emerging as the standard for creating Software Bill of Materials for the Rust ecosystem and the CycloneDX standard
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More about: p5.js Documentation Organization & Accessibility
A free, open source JavaScript library for creative coding, with a focus on making coding accessible and inclusive for artists, designers, educators, and beginners
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More about: Open Web Docs
Documenting accurate compatibility data for web technologies and maintaining tools that support this documentation
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More about: conda-store
An open source tool for managing data science environments in collaborative teams.
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Past Investments
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More about: Bundler & RubyGems (2022)
Package management for a popular programming language
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More about: curl
Powering data transfers
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More about: OpenMLS
A new standard for better encryption in group chats
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More about: WireGuard
Better protected internet access
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More about: OpenPGP.js/GopenPGP
Secure emails and secure signatures in the browser
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More about: OpenSSH
Secure connections for administrators
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More about: Sequoia PGP (2022)
Secure communication, signatures and authentication, in Rust
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More about: OpenBGPd
Making internet routers independent
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More about: Sequoia PGP (2023)
Secure communication, signatures, and authentication, in Rust
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More about: Pendulum
Providing accurate time on millions of devices and networks fundamental to the internet and other critical infrastructure.
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More about: OpenBLAS
Keeping high performance linear algebra computation accessible and open for all
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More about: PHP
Improving the long-term sustainability and security of the PHP ecosystem
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More about: Mamba
Enabling secure software package management for science and industry on major operating systems
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More about: Logback
Maintaining, improving, and securing a Java logging library
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More about: RubyGems & Bundler (2023)
Package management for Ruby, a popular programming language
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