NATO DIANA

Accelerator, Incubator, FellowshipActive
Type: AcceleratorNon-Dilutive: EUR 100,000Applications: ClosedFormat: CohortLocation: England, United KingdomWebsiteApply

Facilities: 16 accelerator sites and 200+ affiliated test centres across NATO Allies

Support: Mentoring from scientists, engineers and procurement specialists; dual-use technology validation; Alliance procurement access

NATO's dual-use deep tech accelerator, selecting startups and SMEs through annual Challenge Calls plus periodic Dynamic Challenges. Selected companies receive EUR 100,000 in contractual grant funding, with up to EUR 300,000 more available through the Mission Track, and join a six-month accelerator delivered across 16 accelerator sites throughout the Alliance. Participants get mentoring from scientists, engineers and procurement specialists, and access to more than 200 affiliated test centres for de-risking and validating dual-use technologies. Aimed at companies with limited prior defence experience; universities and non-profits are ineligible.

Deep Tech (Generalist)Defense TechAI and Machine LearningQuantum ComputingSpace TechAdvanced Materials and Nanotechnology

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