"Anyone looking for a similarly life-changing experience should absolutely take it seriously and give it a try. It offers more than I could have ever expected in life." - This is how Glen Kelp, CEO of GaltTec, describes his experience with this year’s NATO DIANA Estonian Accelerator. A heartfelt welcome to the 7 dual-use innovators joining our accelerator in 2025: Scaleout (Sweden) Factiverse (Norway) ResQuant, IS-Wireless, Microamp Solutions (all from Poland) Telearmy, Wayren (both from Estonia). Tehnopol Startup Incubator together with Sparkup Tartu Science Park are honoured to be part of your NATO DIANA journey over the next 6 months and beyond! Read more about the Estonian accelerator and one of the local companies, Wayren in the (Estonian-language) Delfi article below. Link to the English language translation of the article in the comments. #NATODIANA
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Today Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN), Timo Ahopelto from Suomen startup-yhteisö, Keith Bonnici from Tesi and Riku Asikainen from FVCA - Pääomasijoittajat met the Commander of Puolustusvoimat - Försvarsmakten - Finnish Defence Forces General Janne Jaakkola. We discussed how to create and develop collaboration models between the Defense Forces' innovation functions and startups. And indeed, we had ideas 😁. We support that the Defence Forces could receive separate experimental funding allowing quick, low-threshold experimentation with startups. #startup #funding #defence #dualuse #collaboration
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The task ahead is huge and therefore the only route to #spacesustainability is through international collaboration creating the relevant experience and expertise globally. It requires a joint security and sustainability approach across civil and military Space to ensure access for all and that the domain remains #space4everyone
Please find the presentation by Ralph "Dinz" Dinsley, Founder and Managing Director at 3S Northumbria Ltd. With over 25 years of experience in military, civil, and commercial space surveillance and tracking (SST) and space situational awareness (SSA), Ralph is a true expert in his field. His career highlights include 18 years of UK military SST and SSA operations, support for the EU SST Framework, and the successful establishment of the UK's only commercial SSA venture, Northern Space and Security Ltd (NORSS), which was acquired by Raytheon UK in 2022. Ralph's latest venture, 3S Northumbria Ltd., focuses on supporting a truly circular economy for space, making him a pioneer in sustainable space practices. Link to the presentation: https://lnkd.in/dseNqWyP Stay tuned for more insightful presentations from industry leaders. Do not forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel!
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NATO DIANAn teemat tällä kertaa: - Energy and Power - Data and Information Security - Sensing and Surveillance - Human Health and Performance - Critical Infrastructure and Logistics Hakuun tarvitaan suomalaisia yrityksiä!
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Apply to NATO’s Innovation Accelerator in Espoon kaupunki - Esbo stad - City of Espoo! This is a great chance to be a part of creating a more peaceful and resilient future with NATO and bring your innovations to life. NATO DIANA is a forefront in high-tech innovations, and it's looking for companies with dual-use technologies in civil and defense sectors to join their accelerator program. VTT is part of DIANA network and is hosting the accelerator and test centre here in Espoo. This year’s themes are the following: - Energy and Power - Data and Information Security - Sensing and Surveillance - Human Health and Performance - Critical Infrastructure and Logistics The accelerator has great benefits: - High-quality 6-month training program with top mentors and actors from defence and business - 100 000€ grant for admitted companies - Additional 300 000€ for top performers - Program includes spending one week a month in Espoo, so the companies from here have a unique advantage Apply before 9.8.2024 and check out more information on the application from DIANA's website. Together with its partners, VTT will organise a sparring event for Finnish companies planning to apply for DIANA accelerators on 31.7. Read more from VTT's website and apply before 21.7. Apply before 9.8.2024. Finnish partners helping with the applications: Business Finland, Tesi, Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN), Digital Defence Ecosystem & Defence Innovation Network Finland (DEFINE). This is a very unique opportunity to boost your business development, meet experts, customers and key partners. Take the challenge and contribute to tackling complex and pressing technological challenges for global impact! https://lnkd.in/duf6R8Ei
NATO DIANA launches five new challenges to allied innovators
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#Finnish #defence #industry growing strongly, investors eyeing dual-use products in particular! Tesi has today released Defence - Market study on Finnish military product and dual use companies! Key findings: - The Finnish Defence industry is a mix of well-known traditional #manufacturing firms and emerging #startups – #AR / #VR and #robotics quickest growers. - There are only a handful of pure #miltech startups in Finland, and most emerging ventures are dual use firms whose applicability is mostly in #support, #logistics and #C4I 1 activities. The most prominent subcategory of startups is #Sensing, #connectivity and #cybersecurity. - Although the #Finnish #Defence #Forces are experienced in arctic warfare, #arctic #knowledge isn’t visible in most Defence firms’ offering. The clear exception is firms targeting #Naval customers, where over 60% of the identified firms possess significant arctic experience. - The five different categories used in this report have very different financial characteristics: the dual use technology category has by far the highest revenue growth rates around 30-40%, whereas Established defence, basic manufacturing and professional services are profitable but mostly lack double-digit growth rates. Miltech firms, by far the smallest category, typically display moderate growth rates and positive but weak profitability. - Dual use technology and miltech firms’ sales development has been strong, and accelerating, in recent years. With total sales around €235m in 2022, they have grown at a median CAGR of 5-8% in recent years. VC investments in these emerging firm categories have similarly grown, with a peak year in 2022 due to large investment rounds in a few notable dual use technology firms. - Most Defence firms are privately held by Finnish owners, and VC funding is notable only in Dual use technology and Miltech firms. The Finnish government is also a notable investor through its’ investment firms. - Most board members are Finnish males. The share of newly appointed foreign board members increased gradually between 2014-22, but retracted in 2023. The current share lies at 21% (with a further 2% being dual citizens). The share of female board members has also increased in recent years, with 18% of current Defence firm board members being female. - Investor syndicates are typically quite diverse in terms of investor nationalities. Deals below €2m are typically done solely with Finnish investors, but in later rounds cross-border syndicates are the norm. #defence #dualuse #newdefence #NATO #NIF #growth #funding #airforce #simulation #deeptech #innovation #drone #export #ESG #EU #EIB #comprehensivesecurity #VC #investment #space #quantum #biotechnology #Diana #autonomous
Good news from Finnish defence industry: new startups and growth companies are being founded at an accelerating pace while the sector’s more traditional companies are scaling up. Dual-use companies, offering solutions for both civil and military use, are growing fastest and they are also attracting investors’ interest. Read more from here: https://lnkd.in/dYhzwF5n
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The ecosystem is not geographically limited and the need is not focused on specific regions it is worldwide 🌍 Many of my posts describe the occurrence in the US 🇺🇸, UK 🇬🇧, Germany 🇩🇪, NATO 🇪🇺 Japan 🇯🇵 and other big countries, but when it comes to dual-use and defense tech it is not limited to specific areas, on the opposite, it is a worldwide increasing need. 💫 Why it matters: This total addressable market (TAM) will continue to grow, fueling the ecosystem with more innovation, technology, elite personnel, and capital 💰. 💫 Lithuania 🇱🇹 for example is an hub of innovation which stimulates the development of defense tech capabilities with the support of VCs. 💫 Deep Dive: The Baltic Times, Linas Jegelevicius interviews former deputy defense minister Edvinas Kerza now managing partner at Vilnius-based ScaleWolf - https://lnkd.in/d7XtkAYe #innovation #defenstech #startup #dualuse #vc
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Japan and the United States are currently engaged in discussions to enhance their military collaboration in response to the escalating threat they perceive from China #JapanUSAlliance #China #StrategicPartnership #BreakinNews #Moscow #CurrentAffairs #ISIS #HappyHoli #Ukraine #CurrentAffairs #BreakingNews #innovation #digitalmarketing #technology #futurism #startups #marketing
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Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) with a regional hub in #Tallinn. Announcement for innovators and startups - NATO DIANA Innovation Accelerator has launched its new open call and challenges! Inviting Estonian and other NATO-allied #deeptech startups to seize this chance and discover how the DIANA program can support your solutions in both defense and civilian markets! The new challenges are: - Energy and Power - Data and Information Security - Sensing and Surveillance - Human Health and Performance - Critical Infrastructure and Logistics DIANA is inviting innovators with ground-breaking dual-use technologies to apply. Deadline August 9. Hybride programme with part of it in Tallinn and companies selected will receive a very nice grant package.😊 Phase 1 funding €100,000, and those selected for a second six-month phase receive up to an additional €300,000. More info in the comments👇 Tehnopol, NATO DIANA, NATO, Kadri Tammai, Martin Gorosko
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In a move to accelerate the commercialization of early-stage technologies critical to U.S. national and economic security, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) selected SRI as its Silicon Valley-based Commercial Accelerator. SRI is teaming with the Naval Postgraduate School Foundation & Alumni Association and NewLab to create a comprehensive commercial accelerator team, harnessing the expertise of the three organizations to guide #DARPA performers on their journey to market, speed up #techtransition and scale DARPA-funded technologies. "Driving the adoption of new technologies is how we win. The current global security landscape demands that we accelerate the pace of innovation and deliver defense and security solutions that give our service members a competitive edge. The NPS Foundation in partnership with SRI and our unique network of defense and industry experts, is driving the adoption of capabilities under DARPA’s Commercial Accelerator Program. Together we can bring next generation capabilities to the warfighter today." - Todd Lyons, Vice President, NPS Foundation 🗞️: https://lnkd.in/eDeSSGJV #emergingtech #dualusetech #innovation #economicsecurity #nationalsecurity #partnerships
SRI selected as DARPA’s Regional Commercial Accelerator
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Wasa is a Swedish warship. It sank after sailing roughly 1,300 m (1,400 yd) into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. The ship was built on the orders of the King of Sweden Gustavus Adolphus as part of the military expansion he initiated in a war with Poland-Lithuania. Richly decorated as a symbol of the king's ambitions for Sweden and himself, upon completion she was one of the most powerfully armed vessels in the world. However, Wasa was dangerously unstable, with too much weight in the upper structure of the hull. Despite this lack of stability, she was ordered to sea and sank only a few minutes after encountering a wind stronger than a breeze. The order to sail was the result of a combination of factors. The king, who was leading the army in Poland at the time of her maiden voyage, was impatient to see her take up her station as flagship of the squadron. At the same time, the king's subordinates lacked the political courage to openly discuss the ship's problems or to have the maiden voyage postponed. An inquiry was organized by the Swedish Privy Council to find those responsible for the disaster, but in the end, no one was punished. I think we can all learn a few things from this story. My three are: First, the client is not always king. Even if he actually is. 😊 We don’t have to blindly fulfil his every demand, just because he has money or power. Second, when you hire experts let them do their job. Don’t help them with advice. And don’t pressure them with impossible demands or deadlines. Third, there has to be at least one person in the team who isn’t afraid to tell us what we’re doing wrong. Or even if we’re not wrong, they just think we are. It’s still useful, right? What would you add? P.S. At APIDNA, we use multiple AI agents to automate API integrations, eliminating complex and labor-intensive tasks, reducing costs, and accelerating product launches for software companies. We can help you with this. And we’ll happily tell you when you’re wrong. 😊 #APIDNA, #api #innovation, #technology, #digital, #saas, #digitaltransformation, #vc, #startup, #venturecapital #entrepreneurship #Investors, #Software, #Luxembourg, #eu #ai #autonomousagents
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#DefenceTech 🚀 Tech-Park Kaunas with partners Ekonomikos ir inovacijų ministerija Innovation Agency Lithuania | Global invites startups and innovators to join NATO DIANA and solve the challenges! This year, DIANA has expanded the number of challenge topics from three to five. These are: ➡️Energy and Power ➡️Data and Information Security ➡️Sensing and Surveillance ➡️Human Health and Performance ➡️Critical Infrastructure and Logistics Seeking innovative ideas for both defense and civilian markets to help solve critical defense and security challenges! 🔍 Find out more https://lnkd.in/eXJ-7brc #startups #nato #diana
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English translation of the article by Delfi (with their permission): https://www.tehnopol.ee/en/on-the-battlefield-in-space-or-at-rally-estonia-the-estonian-companies-chosen-by-the-nato-innovation-accelerator-are-developing-multifunctional-technologies/