NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA)
NATO DIANA Accelerator
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Six-month accelerator with non-dilutive grant funding. DIANA has provided EUR 100,000 at the start of the programme with a further EUR 300,000 available to selected companies on completion; amounts have varied by cohort.
NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA)
public · supranational
Deadline: annual_call — Annual challenge-based call, historically opening in the spring or summer for a cohort starting the following year.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: deeptech, ai, space, energy
- Stage: pre_seed, seed, series_a
- Locally registered entity required
Companies must be incorporated in a NATO member country. Dual-use technology focus; DIANA runs a network of accelerator sites and test centres across the alliance.
Source. https://www.diana.nato.int/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked