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February 25, 2026

NATO tech accelerator's search for new chief drags on, sparking complaints

The accelerator has had three different managing directors in the last year

Anne Sraders

2 min read

Concerns have been raised with the board of NATO’s tech accelerator Diana as the organisation remains without a permanent managing director after eight months. 

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the venture capital industry and deeptech startups, including robotics, spacetech and defence tech. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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