Secretive VC firm Hedosophia has hired a former NATO Innovation Fund partner as it mulls a new defence tech fund, according to sources.
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Hedosophia recruits ex-NATO Innovation Fund partner, mulls new defence fund
Chris O'Connor left the NATO Innovation Fund earlier this year
Anne Sraders and Kai Nicol-Schwarz
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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
Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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