SFDY featured in the 2025 “Tough Tech by the Tough Ten” Report

We are proud to be included in the inaugural “Tough Tech by the Tough Ten” Report – the first cross-border mapping of defence, dual-use, cyber, and space innovation across the EU’s Eastern Flank.

Curated by six leading investors – including the Coinvest Capital, NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), Balnord, DEPO Ventures, ILTE Lietuva, BSV Ventures, and New North Ventures – the report highlights the technologies and companies shaping Europe’s future security and industrial resilience.

WHY THIS MATTERS

Europe’s Eastern Flank is rapidly becoming the continent’s most active #DefenceTech corridor.

The report outlines how these frontline nations are scaling mission-critical capabilities across autonomy, sensing, resilient communications, next-generation manufacturing, and space systems.

For SFDY, this mention underscores two strategic realities:

1. Our work is already embedded in ongoing defence programs. Our propulsion and orbital mobility technologies are advancing through several ongoing contracts, with more in preparation. The recognition in this report reflects our active role in Europe’s defence innovation landscape — not early interest, but real operational work already underway.

2. Our German–Baltic footprint fits the emerging geography of European defence innovation. As the Baltic region accelerates its investment in tough-tech and dual-use capabilities, our growing presence there positions us at the centre of a rapidly developing ecosystem that complements our operations in Germany.

A SIGNAL FOR WHAT IS COMING NEXT

This mention is not about visibility alone. It indicates where Europe is heading: toward greater sovereign capability, industrial resilience, and new operational concepts in orbit.

We thank the report partners for recognizing our contribution to this evolving landscape and look forward to supporting the next stages of European defence readiness.

"Being included in this report alongside so many other highly relevant and impactful #ToughTech innovators makes us extremely proud, yet also even more determined."

— Dr. Philipp Bauer, founder and CEO of SFDY.

See you up there! Your SFDY Team