The world's first multi-sovereign venture capital fund, backed by 24 NATO member nations. Investing in deep tech companies that protect and strengthen the alliance.
Launched in 2023, the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) is a EUR 1 billion fund with a 15-year mandate to invest in deep tech startups across NATO member nations. The fund targets companies in strategic sectors including AI, quantum computing, space, biotechnology, and advanced materials.
DIANA operates a rigorous multi-stage selection and acceleration process:
Open call across NATO nations. Typical acceptance rate: 3-5% (150 selected from 3,600+ applicants).
Access to 11 accelerator sites across Europe and North America. Mentorship, testing, and market access support.
90+ test centers across NATO nations for technology validation in defense-relevant environments.
Top performers receive investment from the EUR 1B NATO Innovation Fund. NIF invests alongside private capital.
Novel energy generation, storage, and distribution technologies for military and critical infrastruc...
Quantum-safe, jam-resistant, and resilient communication systems for NATO forces and allied critical...
Unmanned platforms, swarm technologies, counter-drone systems, and autonomous decision-making for de...
Technologies for navigation, communication, and sensing in environments where the electromagnetic sp...
Technologies protecting and maintaining NATO's critical infrastructure, supply chains, and logistics...
AI, data fusion, and decision support technologies that accelerate command decisions across all oper...
Medical countermeasures, field diagnostics, human performance enhancement, and biotechnology for NAT...
Undersea, surface, and maritime domain awareness technologies for naval and coastal defense operatio...
Technologies enabling NATO forces to operate effectively in Arctic, desert, high-altitude, and other...
Space domain awareness, satellite resilience, orbital servicing, and space-based capabilities for NA...
Interested in co-investing, piloting, or partnering with a DIANA company? We facilitate introductions between investors, operators, and DIANA companies across the portfolio.