The NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) — the €1bn vehicle backed by 24 NATO allies to invest in deeptech startups and investors — has co-led a €25m Series A in Cambridge, UK-based photonics startup Camgraphic.
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March 24, 2025
Exclusive: NATO Innovation Fund co-leads €25m Series A in photonics startup Camgraphic
The money will be used to develop the startup’s R&D operations in Pisa and establish a pilot manufacturing line in Milan
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Maya Dharampal-Hornby is a reporter, covering UK tech for Sifted, based in London. She's also the producer of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast .

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