NATO Innovation Fund Fund I

NATO Innovation Fund

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Countries of investment

Netherlands
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Italy
Spain
Poland
Estonia
Sweden
Finland
Norway
Denmark
Belgium
Czech Republic
Portugal
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Iceland
Luxembourg
Slovakia
Türkiye

Investment stages

Seed
Series A
Series B

Industries

Deep Tech
AI
Autonomy
Quantum
Biotechnology
Hypersonic
Space
Defense Tech

About
NATO Innovation Fund is an Amsterdam-based VC focused on deep tech startups strengthening NATO defence, security, and resilience. Their focus spans AI, autonomy, quantum, biotechnology, hypersonic systems, space, and defense across all 24 NATO Allied nations. The firm supports founders from Seed through Series B.

Min check size: $1M
Max check size: $10M
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Investment Thesis

NATO Innovation Fund is a multisovereign venture capital firm deploying capital across deep tech, AI, autonomy, quantum, biotechnology, hypersonic systems, space, and defense technology sectors. They invest in cutting-edge science and engineering startups strengthening defence, security, and resilience across NATO member nations. The firm differentiates itself through its €1B+ AUM as the world's first multisovereign fund, backing from 24 NATO Allies, demand signals informed by NATO and national ministries of defence, and Chair Andrea Traversone's leadership across European deep tech ecosystem.

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Manager's Experience

Andrea Traversone (Chair & Managing Partner) leads NATO Innovation Fund bringing deep European venture capital expertise across deep tech investing. The founding team brings together six decades of collective experience in deep tech across government, venture capital, innovation, and defence. The team operates from Amsterdam with dedicated focus on supporting cutting-edge science and engineering startups strengthening defence, security, and resilience across 24 NATO Allied nations, leveraging demand signals from NATO and national ministries of defence to inform thesis-driven investments across AI, autonomy, quantum, biotechnology, hypersonic systems, and space.