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NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 16 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $1.1B, Aug 2023VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BDeep TechNovel MaterialsEnergy

Deploying now
100%of best year11cheques in 12 months, 16 on record
Since the last cheque38days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$17MRounds led10 of 16Mostly inUnited Kingdom, 38%
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NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) highlights

  1. 01

    11 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 73% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 10 rounds

What they do

A standalone venture capital fund backed by 24 NATO allies deploying €1 billion+ in deep techFrom their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Up to $17M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Deep TechNovel MaterialsEnergy
Based in
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first16 appearances

  1. 2026

    11 rounds

  2. Sept
    Basecamp ResearchSeries C · GB · Ventureburn$140MWith 17 others
  3. Sept
    TERASiSeed · SE · Firms' own news pages$13MLed
  4. Sept
    Laki PowerSeries A · IS · NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)$6.9MLed
  5. Aug
    Kraken TechnologySeries B · GB · Ventureburn$175MWith 13 others
  6. Jul
    GreenjetsSeries A · GB · Firms' own news pages$40MWith 3 others
  7. Jun
    Isar AerospaceSeries D · DE · Ventureburn$312MWith 8 others
  8. May
    RevEng.AISeries A · GB · NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)$15MLed
  9. Apr
    KelluuSeries A · FI · NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)$18MLed
  10. Apr
    InbiomeSeries A · NL · NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)$16MLed
  11. Feb
  12. Feb
    Uplift360Seed · LU · NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)$8.7MWith 4 others
  13. 2025

    2 rounds

  14. Jul
  15. May
    Space ForgeSeries A · GB · TechCrunch$30MLed
  16. 2024

    3 rounds

  17. Nov
  18. Nov
    TekeverSeries B · PT · TechCrunch$74MLed
  19. Sept

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 14 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Funds they back

3 fund commitments on record

Managers
2

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 1 we have independently watched raise

Cbwebsitedesign

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as NATO Innovation Fund (NIF). A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) put money into.

Quick answers about NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)

What does NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) invest in?

NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) invests most often at Series A and Seed (73% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Deep Tech, Novel Materials and Energy.

How active is NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)?

16 investments on record, 11 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 10. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Basecamp Research (Series C, Sept 2026), TERASi (Seed, Sept 2026) and Laki Power (Series A, Sept 2026).

How big are NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)'s cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M.

Does NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) lead rounds?

Yes: it led 10 of its 16 investments on record (63%).

Where does NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (38%), Germany (13%) and Sweden (6%).

Is NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 11 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) invest alongside?

Most often British Business Bank (2 rounds together), D3 (2 rounds together) and Lakestar (2 rounds together).

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