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June 3, 2025

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 venture capital industry and deeptech startups, including robotics, spacetech and defence tech. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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