Mastodon23h ago

We’re happy to share that Mastodon has been awarded a service agreement from the Sovereign Tech Fund @sovtechfund 🎉

This covers five major initiatives through 2026 and 2027. We are very grateful for this support. Read about the details in our blog post.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/sovereign-tech-agency-funding/

Sovereign Tech Agency funding

Announcing a service agreement for new work to improve Mastodon and the broader ecosystem.

Mastodon Blog
Show threadJohn Poole23h ago
@Mastodon @sovtechfund Who owns or controls the Sovereign Tech Agency? In other words, where is the money coming from?
Show threadPaul-Vincent Roll (he/him)16h ago
@VogueLaGalere @Mastodon @sovtechfund why not simply go to the website and check? ;) https://www.sovereign.tech/faq
FAQ | Sovereign Tech Agency

Sovereign Tech Agency
Show threadJohn Poole15h ago
@paul @Mastodon @sovtechfund Because I am completely unfamiliar with what the institution is, hence my question. I do know of a Saudi Arabian fund that is referred to as "sovereign" and that concerned me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Investment_Fund So your response assumes I have knowledge of which fund, which I did not.
Public Investment Fund - Wikipedia

Show threadPaul-Vincent Roll (he/him)15h ago

@VogueLaGalere @Mastodon @sovtechfund „The Sovereign Tech Agency is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation and is a subsidiary of SPRIND, the Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation.“ first paragraph of the link I send which can be found on the account Mastodon mentions.

It’s funded my German tax payers like me.

Show threadPaul-Vincent Roll (he/him)
@VogueLaGalere @Mastodon @sovtechfund more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_Tech_Agency
Sovereign Tech Agency - Wikipedia

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