NATO DIANA Estonian accelerator webinar for applicants

Wednesday 2. July at 14:00 - 15:00 EEST

Zoom

Calling all Estonian 🇪🇪 and other NATO-allied deep tech startups! 🌍📢

Join us for an informative webinar on July 2, from 14:00 to 15:00 (GMT+3) to learn about the current challenge call for batch #3 of the NATO DIANA accelerator. The 6-month programme will begin in January 2026.

In its first year, DIANA received over 1,300 applications, the stringent selection process allowed for one Estonian startup, GaltTec. The second year saw more than 2,600 applicants, with 74 companies selected to join the programme – 7 of them completed it in Estonia. Among these were two Estonian companies, Telearmy and Wayren.

This year, DIANA is seeking innovative deep tech solutions in ten focus areas:

*energy and power
*advanced communication technologies
*contested electromagnetic environments
*human resilience and biotechnologies
*critical infrastructure and logistics
*operations in extreme environments
*maritime operations
*resilient space operations
*autonomy and unmanned systems
*data assisted decision making

Selected companies will receive €100,000 in contractual funding, with top performers eligible for up to an additional €300,000 in the next programme phase. Participants will also gain access to over 180 test centres, a tailored programme bridging defence and commercial sectors, and a network of top-tier mentors from across the Alliance. DIANA offers support and connections to help civilian-sector companies enter the traditionally high-barrier defence market.

Speakers:
Sigrid Rajalo, Director of Innovation & Technology Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia
Andrea Bonelli, Project Manager, NATO DIANA
Ismael Alvarez, Project Manager, NATO DIANA
Karen-Maria Toomiste, Programme Manager, NATO DIANA Estonian accelerator
Sven Zagała, CEO, ResQuant (batch #2 of DIANA)
Tuuli Tolmats-Aia, COO and co-founder, Telearmy (batch #2 of DIANA)

The session will conclude with a Q&A to address your questions.

Event Details
Date: July 2
Time: 14:00 - 15:00 (Estonian time)
Platform: Teams

This event is organized by the NATO DIANA Estonian Accelerator, which is led by Tehnopol Startup Incubator in cooperation with Sparkup Tartu Science Park. Funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defence, and the city of Tallinn.

Don’t Miss Out! Seize this chance to discover how the NATO DIANA program can support your innovative solutions in both defence and civilian markets!

The Teams link of the webinar will be sent to you after registration.

For more information, visit the NATO DIANA Estonian accelerator website https://www.startupincubator.ee/en/nato-diana/

The DIANA open call is accepting applications until July 11. Learn more and apply at https://www.diana.nato.int/

We look forward to seeing you!

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