Learn about the NATO DIANA accelerator’s 2027 cohort challenge call and find out how your company can apply for €100,000 in funding and access to a global defence network.
This year is NATO DIANA seeking innovative deep-tech solutions across six priority areas:Human Survivability, Multidomain Autonomy of Uncrewed Systems, Multidomain Sensing and Advanced Data Processing for Intelligence and Surveillance, Operational Resilience in Contested Environments, Responsive Logistics, and Scalable and Adaptable Countermeasures for Air Defence
Application deadline: 3 July 2025.
Join us for an informative webinar on 19 June, from 13:00 to 14:30 (GMT+3) to learn about the current challenge call for the 2027 cohort of the NATO DIANA accelerator. The session will conclude with a Q&A to address your questions.
NB! The Teams link of the webinar will be sent to you after registration.
- Teams Webinar
- Free to attend
- 6-month programme
- €100,000 funding
- 200+ test centres
The aim of the NATO DIANA (Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic) accelerator is to support deep technology startups that contribute to national security and defence by bringing together talented innovators and end-users of new technologies. The accelerator focuses on developing dual-use technologies, meaning they can be used for both civilian and defence purposes. The NATO accelerator in Estonia primarily enables startups from Estonia and the nearby region to develop their products and business models, and to find collaboration partners in the Alliance-wide defence market, which is typically closed and has high entry barriers.
The accelerator in Estonia is led by the Tehnopol Startup Incubator together with the Sparkup Tartu Science Park. The funding to start the accelerator in Estonia comes from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defence, and the city of Tallinn. Estonian contributors to building the pan-Alliance network of testing centres include among others TalTech, the University of Tartu, Foundation CR14, the National Defence College, the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, and the Estonian Aviation Academy.
