Inside Nato's €1b bet on European defence startups

Patrick Schneider-Sikorsky, partner på Nato Innovation Fund. Foto: pressbild.
7 jan. 2025
12:00
NATO's venture capital arm has got €1 billion to invest in defence and security startups. Now, Patrick Schneider-Sikorsky, partner and deeptech investor, is heading to Gothenburg's GoWest conference in January to scout Swedish startups.

"We're seeking the most innovative and powerful technologies," Schneider-Sikorsky tells Impact Loop ahead of the major event.

This is a paid partnership with deeptech conference GoWest in Gothenburg, Sweden, 28-30 January. Read more in the box below the article.

Defence tech – that's technology for defence, security and resilience – has been pulling in serious VC money lately. It's even reshaping the impact sector, with some impact startups cottoning on to the benefits of pivoting their products toward "dual use" – applications in both civilian and military...

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