Soverin has been selected as a finalist for the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2025, an award that ranks the fastest-growing technology companies in the Netherlands based on revenue growth over the past four years. Our growth tells a story that extends far beyond Soverin. It signals a fundamental shift in how European businesses think about their digital infrastructure: a market actively choosing digital sovereignty over dependency.

The Market is Speaking

When we started building privacy-first email infrastructure over a decade ago, the conventional thinking was clear:

“You can't compete with hyperscalers.”

“Big Tech owns the market.”

“Users don’t care; they will always choose convenience over privacy.”

We disagreed. And the numbers prove we were right.

The European privacy-focused tech market has grown significantly over the past five years. Businesses are migrating away from hyperscalers not because regulators told them to, but because they've realized that data breaches carry reputational costs. And those costs multiply when your data sits in foreign jurisdictions where you have limited control and conflicting legal obligations. What seemed like a convenient trade-off five years ago now looks like an unacceptable strategic vulnerability.

Although Europe has made digital sovereignty a policy priority through regulations like NIS2 and the Data Act, our Fast 50 nomination proves something crucial: businesses aren't waiting for legislation to force their hand. They're making sovereign infrastructure choices right now because it makes strategic sense.

Our nomination isn't just about Soverin's performance. It's a data point in a larger trend showing that privacy and digital sovereignty aren't niche concerns anymore. They're becoming baseline requirements for serious businesses - and those businesses are voting with their budgets by choosing sovereignty.

Every percentage point of our growth represents businesses moving critical communications infrastructure away from foreign hyperscalers and back to European providers. It represents organizations recognizing that where your data lives and who controls it isn't a technical detail. It's a strategic decision made daily: Which email provider? Where do servers run? Who has access to data? These operational choices either strengthen or weaken European digital sovereignty with every contract signed.

"We're not competing on features or price," Diana Krieger, CEO of Soverin, explains. "We're competing on trust. And in an increasingly unstable geopolitical landscape, trust in your infrastructure provider is worth paying for."

What Comes Next

The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 awards ceremony takes place on November 6, 2025, where winners will be announced. But the nomination itself already validates what matters most: the market is choosing European digital sovereignty. Not as a political slogan, but as working infrastructure built by companies who refused to compromise on European values by prioritizing trust over convenience from day one.

"We're proving that European tech can win by being European," Diana adds. "But that only works if Europe doesn't legislate away its own competitive advantages."

The question isn't whether Europe can build its own digital infrastructure. We're already doing it.

The question is whether Europe will support that infrastructure - or regulate it out of existence.

About the Deloitte Fast50 nominations

Every year, the Technology Fast 50 awards the fastest-growing technology companies in the Netherlands. The winner is determined based on percentage revenue growth over the past four years.

The fifty fastest-growing technology companies in the Netherlands are being recognized for their exceptional growth performance. Given their crucial role as drivers of future growth, these companies deserve special recognition and support.

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