NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) has named the first 24 investors joining its NATO DIANA Capital Network (NDCN), including Lockheed Martin, Bpifrance, and the NATO Innovation Fund.
- Launched in April 2026, the network is designed to connect NATO-aligned investors with companies developing technologies for defence and security. It will give DIANA-backed startups access to vetted investors as they move from testing toward commercialisation and scale.
- The inaugural members include Alpine Space Ventures, Archangel, Bpifrance, Business Development Bank of Canada, DTCP, EDT Ventures, Expansion Ventures, Expeditions, Inflection, Investinor, Lockheed Martin, MD One Ventures, METU70 Ventures, National Security Strategic Investment Fund, NATO Innovation Fund, NightDragon, OTB Ventures, Project A, SecFund Netherlands, Sunfish Partners, Tech Horizons, Twin Track VC, Vsquared VC, and WatchKeeper Ventures.
“By connecting NATO-aligned capital and promising innovators, the network helps the best technologies move to real-world capabilities in a secure and values-based ecosystem. We are proud to welcome the network’s first 24 investors and look forward to growing this community across the Alliance," claims Jyoti Hirani-Driver, Managing Director at NATO DIANA.
- NDCN members will be able to engage with DIANA companies whose technologies have been tested against NATO and Allied capability requirements.
- The network is also intended to provide a trusted investment channel for technologies relevant to the Alliance’s security priorities.
