🚀 Are you a deep-tech company looking to enter the high-barrier defence industry market? DIANA (Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic) offers a unique opportunity to do just that!
🔹 Application deadline: 11 July 2025
🔹 The program runs for 6 months, starting January 2026
🔹 All dual-use deep-tech companies registered in NATO member countries are eligible to apply
🔹 Funding: initial €100,000, with up to an additional €300,000 for top performers
🔹 Access to: 180+ test centres, a world-class mentor network, and defence sector contacts across the Alliance
🎯 Focus areas for 2025:
Energy, communications, electromagnetic environment, biotechnology and human resilience, logistics solutions, extreme operational environments, maritime and space operations, autonomy, and data-driven decision-making.
💡 Estonian companies have already made an impact – previous rounds featured participants like GaltTec, Telearmy, and Wayren, the latter recently signing a strategic €7.9 million investment deal with EFA Group.
📅 Interested parties are encouraged to join the final online info session on 19 June – register here: https://lnkd.in/egWpUFan
👉 Register and learn more about the accelerator: www.diana.nato.int
