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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

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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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

Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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