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October 13, 2026

NATO Innovation Fund Deepens Presence in Poland to Accelerate Technology Adoption Across Central and Eastern Europe

New on-the-ground team reflects the Fund’s commitment to building defence, security and resilience capacity on NATO’s eastern flank The NATO […]

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October 7, 2026

NATO Innovation Fund and Finland’s DEFINE launch partnership to advance Nordic defence

The NATO Innovation Fund and Defence Innovation Network Finland (DEFINE) today announced their collaboration to accelerate the innovation, testing and […]

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September 24, 2026

NATO Innovation Fund participates in Basecamp Research $140M Series C to advance AI-designed therapeutics

The NATO Innovation Found is backing Basecamp Research, a frontier AI company developing AI-designed medicines, as part of a $140M […]

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NIF October 13, 2026

NATO Innovation Fund Deepens Presence in Poland to Accelerate Technology Adoption Across Central and Eastern Europe

New on-the-ground team reflects the Fund’s commitment to building defence, security and resilience capacity on NATO’s eastern flank The NATO […]

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NIF October 7, 2026

NATO Innovation Fund and Finland’s DEFINE launch partnership to advance Nordic defence

The NATO Innovation Fund and Defence Innovation Network Finland (DEFINE) today announced their collaboration to accelerate the innovation, testing and […]

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Portfolio September 24, 2026

NATO Innovation Fund participates in Basecamp Research $140M Series C to advance AI-designed therapeutics

The NATO Innovation Found is backing Basecamp Research, a frontier AI company developing AI-designed medicines, as part of a $140M […]

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TERASi RU1 tactical communications device

Portfolio September 22, 2026

NATO Innovation Fund makes first investment in Sweden to help TERASi deliver unjammable and undetectable communications for Europe’s defence and resilience

The NATO Innovation Fund announced today that it has co-led an €11 million seed round alongside JOIN Capital to back […]

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Portfolio September 17, 2026

NATO Innovation Fund leads €6 million Series A round in Laki Power to advance grid monitoring, communications and security

The NATO Innovation Fund led Icelandic tech company Laki Power’s €6 million Series A round, with participation from existing shareholder […]

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Portfolio July 29, 2026

NATO Innovation Fund portfolio company Kelluu expands to Canada, bringing persistent airship surveillance to the Arctic

Kelluu, the Finnish company behind the world’s largest autonomous airship fleet, is expanding into Canada. The new location is at […]

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Portfolio July 17, 2026

NATO Innovation Fund backs Greenjets to supercharge performance of Autonomy, and Intelligence and Surveillance tech across the Alliance

Greenjets, which develops propulsion systems, aircraft platforms and launch technologies for the next generation of aviation, today announced a $40 […]

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Insight July 15, 2026

NIF Insights: Scaling from the frontier – fund strategies for DSR startups in emerging NATO markets

Emerging NATO markets are generating some of the most operationally relevant defence and resilience startups in Europe – yet capital, […]

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Portfolio July 13, 2026

NATO Innovation Fund backs €197M Expeditions Fund II to champion defence tech founders early & support scaling

Warsaw-based Expeditions has announced the final close of its second fund at €197M, with continuous backing from the NATO Innovation […]

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What’s happening across the NIF

The latest on deep tech for defence, security and resilience

NATO Innovation Fund Deepens Presence in Poland to Accelerate Technology Adoption Across Central and Eastern Europe

NATO Innovation Fund and Finland’s DEFINE launch partnership to advance Nordic defence

NATO Innovation Fund participates in Basecamp Research $140M Series C to advance AI-designed therapeutics

NATO Innovation Fund Deepens Presence in Poland to Accelerate Technology Adoption Across Central and Eastern Europe

NATO Innovation Fund and Finland’s DEFINE launch partnership to advance Nordic defence

NATO Innovation Fund participates in Basecamp Research $140M Series C to advance AI-designed therapeutics

NATO Innovation Fund makes first investment in Sweden to help TERASi deliver unjammable and undetectable communications for Europe’s defence and resilience

NATO Innovation Fund leads €6 million Series A round in Laki Power to advance grid monitoring, communications and security

NATO Innovation Fund portfolio company Kelluu expands to Canada, bringing persistent airship surveillance to the Arctic

NATO Innovation Fund backs Greenjets to supercharge performance of Autonomy, and Intelligence and Surveillance tech across the Alliance

NIF Insights: Scaling from the frontier – fund strategies for DSR startups in emerging NATO markets

NATO Innovation Fund backs €197M Expeditions Fund II to champion defence tech founders early & support scaling

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