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The €1bn NATO Innovation Fund loses third partner in a year

The fund has seen a lot of turnover at the top since launching in the summer of 2023

Anne Sraders

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The €1bn NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) has seen its third partner leave the firm in roughly a year. 

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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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