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.
195critical technologies worthy of investment identified
75technologies supported since October 2022
29.5m € invested in commissioned work
Current Investments
More about: Scala
Securing and modernizing the standard library and infrastructure of a modern multi-paradigm programming language
Learn moreMore about: Fedify
Simplifying the creation of ActivityPub-powered federated web applications within the Fediverse
Learn moreMore about: chatmail
Improving the efficiency and security of email, and improving open, secure, end-to-end encrypted instant messaging
Learn moreMore about: Servo
Improving accessibility, embedding support, and maintainability for a web rendering engine written in Rust
Learn moreMore about: Open Web Docs (2025)
Expanding developer documentation with security and privacy guidance on the leading resource platform for core web technologies
Learn moreMore about: phpseclib
Modernizing cryptographic libraries to improve efficiency, clarity, and compliance across widely adopted PHP applications
Learn moreMore about: PHP (2025)
Modernizing and improving security, reliability, and collaboration in the web’s most widely used programming language
Learn moreMore about: conda
Establishing standards, systematizing documentation, and coordinating maintenance in a multi-stakeholder, cross-platform, language-agnostic packaging ecosystem
Learn moreMore about: R Project
Unifying and modernizing the core infrastructure of a leading language and environment for statistical computing and graphics
Learn moreMore about: systemd (2025)
Extending the Linux OS core infrastructure to improve security, integrity and robustness for multi-user systems
Learn moreMore about: Apache Arrow
Improving the CI, build and supply chain infrastructure for a major scientific computing project
Learn moreMore about: OpenSSL Foundation
Strengthening global Internet security and privacy by fixing vulnerabilities and accelerating a future-proof backlog management
Learn moreMore about: wondermagick
Building a drop-in alternative for imagemagick in memory-safe Rust
Learn moreMore about: Babel
Streamlining the JavaScript ecosystem by advancing version 8 migration and support and infrastructure updates
Learn moreMore about: rustls
Developing a high-performance memory-safe TLS library to provide security, privacy and integrity in Internet communication
Learn moreMore about: Package-URL (PURL)
Enhancing the open standard for universal package identifiers to strengthen security, compliance, and long-term resilience
Learn moreMore about: Rust Foundation
Investing in the development and release infrastructure that enables the memory-safe programming language Rust
Learn moreMore about: Incus
Extending release and tooling infrastructure for a next-generation system- and application container, and virtual machine manager
Learn moreMore about: Apache Maven
Modernizing and securing a vital component of critical supply-chain infrastructure in Java
Learn moreMore about: OpenSSF Scorecard
Implementing supply-chain security checks, addressing technical debt, and enhancing documentation to automatically assess the security health of FOSS projects
Learn moreMore about: Pipewire
Providing accessibility support for ASHA hearing aid technology and addressing technical debt within the framework
Learn moreMore about: Rosenpass
Building quantum-safe, resilient encryption for internet infrastructure with enhanced stability and supply chain protection
Learn moreMore about: GFortran
Advancing an open source Fortran compiler, to enable modern, efficient capabilities for high-performance computing and scientific research
Learn moreMore about: Eclipse Foundation
Strengthening the Eclipse Foundation open source ecosystem by introducing SBOM generation and improved vulnerability management processes
Learn moreMore about: Arch Linux Package Management
Rigorous modernization of the foundational package management layers with reusable and memory-safe implementations
Learn moreMore about: OpenStreetMap
Ensuring the stability, growth and modernization of the core software powering the global open mapping ecosystem
Learn moreMore about: FreeBSD
Improving the infrastructure, security, regulatory compliance, and developer experience of an open source operating system
Learn moreMore about: GNU libmicrohttpd
Building high-performance HTTP servers in applications reliably, securely, and efficiently
Learn moreMore about: JUnit
Making automated testing for the Java ecosystem and JVM more reliable, efficient, and sustainable
Learn moreMore about: Samba
Enhancing the security, scalability, and functionality of an essential implementation of SMB and IAM protocols
Learn moreMore about: GNOME
Improving accessibility, tooling, and security for the Linux desktop ecosystem
Learn moreMore about: FFmpeg
Maintaining the sustainability, security, and innovation of a leading multimedia processing framework
Learn moreMore about: Prossimo
Securing critical and vulnerable internet infrastructure by moving it into memory-safe code
Learn moreMore 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
More about: OpenPGP documentation for application developers
Providing up-to-date OpenPGP documentation for application developers
Learn moreMore about: Securing Apache Airflow
Enhancing the security model of a pivotal workflow orchestration component in the Python ecosystem.
Learn moreMore 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
Learn moreMore about: RuntimeTypeInspector.js
A tool that allows JavaScript projects of any kind to enable runtime type checking
Learn moreMore about: Haskell Cabal
Build system and package manager for the Haskell programming language
Learn moreMore 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
Learn moreMore 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
Learn moreMore about: Open Web Docs
Documenting accurate compatibility data for web technologies and maintaining tools that support this documentation
Learn moreMore about: conda-store
An open source tool for managing data science environments in collaborative teams.
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Past Investments
More about: Python Package Index
Improving Python ecosystem security in collaboration with Trail of Bits
Learn moreMore about: The Yocto Project
Creating flexible, custom operating systems for embedded and IoT devices
Learn moreMore about: ActivityPub Test Suite
Strengthening interoperability in the ecosystem of decentralized, federated social networks
Learn moreMore about: GStreamer
Re-implementing a multimedia framework’s low-level network protocol for increased security, maintainability, and sustainability
Learn moreMore about: Fortran
Modernizing an established programming language to become more performant and user-friendly for scientific communities
Learn moreMore about: Reproducible Builds (2023)
Ensuring the security and integrity of open source software throughout its lifecycle, from source to binary code
Learn moreMore about: Bundler & RubyGems (2022)
Package management for a popular programming language
Learn moreMore about: Mamba
Enabling secure software package management for science and industry on major operating systems
Learn moreMore about: OpenBLAS
Keeping high performance linear algebra computation accessible and open for all
Learn moreMore about: Pendulum
Providing accurate time on millions of devices and networks fundamental to the internet and other critical infrastructure.
Learn moreMore about: PHP (2023)
Improving the long-term sustainability and security of the PHP ecosystem
Learn moreMore about: RubyGems & Bundler (2023)
Package management for Ruby, a popular programming language
Learn moreMore about: Sequoia PGP (2022)
Secure communication, signatures and authentication, in Rust
Learn moreMore about: Sequoia PGP (2023)
Secure communication, signatures, and authentication, in Rust
Learn moreMore about: Drupal (2023)
Advancing software production security and enhancing developer tools of a widely used content management system
Learn moreMore about: systemd (2023)
Improving the development and release testing infrastructure of a component used in many Linux distributions
Learn moreMore about: Domain
Expanding a comprehensive, memory-safe library for building privacy and security-conscious DNS applications
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