NATO Innovation Fund
EUR 1bn multi-sovereign deep-tech VC backed by NATO allies; backed Aquark Technologies and Uplift360
- Venture capital
- Type
- Venture capital
- Based in
- Outside the UK
- Stages
- Seed, Series A, Series B+
- Sector focus
- Deeptech, AI & Data, Cybersecurity, Hardware & Robotics
- Fund size
- EUR 1 billion
- Founded
- 2023
- Website
- nif.fund
The NATO Innovation Fund is a EUR 1 billion venture capital fund backed by 24 NATO member states, described as the first multi-sovereign venture fund. Headquartered in the Netherlands with regional offices planned for London and Warsaw, it invests in early-stage deep-tech companies working on defence, security and resilience, including quantum, AI, autonomy, advanced materials, energy and space. It can lead or co-invest and also commits to other deep-tech funds across the Alliance. UK portfolio companies include Aquark Technologies, whose EUR 5 million seed round it led in 2024, and Uplift360, which it joined in a EUR 7.4 million seed round in 2026.
Team
- Andrea Traversone, Managing Partner
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