Sovereign Tech Fund Invests in FreeBSD Development

By Amber Ankerholz

Supported work will focus on security and infrastructure improvements.

The FreeBSD Foundation announced that Germany’s Sovereign Tech Fund (STF) is investing €686,400 (around $750,000) in the FreeBSD project “to drive improvements in infrastructure, security, regulatory compliance, and developer experience.”

“We are deeply grateful for this significant investment from the Sovereign Tech Fund, which will further enhance security and infrastructure for FreeBSD developers and users,” says Deb Goodkin, Executive Director of the FreeBSD Foundation.

The announcement states that supported work will begin in August 2024 and continue through 2025, focusing on the following areas:

Zero Trust builds
CI/CD automation
Reduced technical debt
Security controls
SBOM improvements

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