NATO’s start-up accelerator network kicks off its second six-month training bootcamp with 73 new companies
Wayren is an Estonian technology startup working on secure communications on battlefields. Photo credits: NATO
In the coming weeks, 73 start-ups will start a six-month training programme with NATO DIANA across 14 accelerator sites. They will experience an intense regime of training in dual-use innovation and financing, and take home €100,000 in funding, with no ties. Here’s a sneak peek into their world.
NATO DIANA chooses the winning start-ups based on the bloc’s defence technology needs and then assigns them to accelerator sites in charge of training. Five accelerators took part in last year’s pilot round, but the network has now grown to 14 accelerators.
In addition to one-on-one support, the accelerators organise master classes, workshops, local ecosystem events, matchmaking and mentorship activities for the start-ups. Each company is supported by three mentors. The first covers dual-use business development, the second help them understand the defence industry, and the third focuses on…
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