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December 22, 2025

NATO Innovation Fund reduces salaries from €677k a year to ‘fair market rate’

NIF declined to comment on how much it now pays its partners


Freya Pratty

3 min read

Exterior view of the new NATO headquarters ©NATO

The NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) says it has reduced the salaries it pays to its investment partners to align with the wider market. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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