NIF partner Patrick Schneider-Sikorsky. Courtesy of NIF

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December 13, 2024

The kinds of VCs the €1bn NATO Innovation Fund wants to back in 2025

The fund, backed by 24 NATO allies, has announced six VC fund investments so far

Anne Sraders

3 min read

The NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) — the €1bn vehicle backed by 24 NATO allies to invest in defence and deeptech startups and investors — has recently seen some turmoil at the top. In the last several months, two of its five founding partners left the fund, just about a year after it launched. 

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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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