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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

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Concerns have been raised with the board of NATO’s tech accelerator Diana and the NATO secretary general 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 VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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