Demo Day: NATO DIANA Estonian Accelerator & Defence Estonia

Please note, this event is publicly listed for informational purposes; attendance is by invitation only.

The event brings together 12 companies from the 2026 cohort of the NATO DIANA Estonian Accelerator, representing 10 NATO countries, alongside 10 Estonian defence and dual-use companies from Defence Estonia.

The NATO DIANA companies will present solutions across areas highly relevant to current operational needs, including AI-supported intelligence and decision-making, behavioural modelling, deepfake detection and media verification, data fusion, geospatial intelligence, digital twins, airspace management, secure operational communications, maritime navigation and threat detection, autonomous systems, and subsea power and data infrastructure.

The participating NATO DIANA Estonian Accelerator companies are:
Aereus, CulturePulse, Datambit, Hightek, Blue Team Intelligence, SkyFi, Datifex, VIG-SEC DRONE S.L., MAPS Messaging, Eye2Drive, Quantum Quest and Unplugged.

The participating Defence Estonia companies are:
Lendurai, Crystalspace, Thistle, Towerhouse, Galttec, 5.0 Robotics, Tempterno, VAAL Airship, Rollo Robotics and Vegvisir.

Together, the Defence Estonia companies add further capability areas including drone autonomy, sensing and imaging, counter-UAS, radar simulation and training technologies, energy solutions, robotics, long-distance high-altitude delivery, and situational awareness.

The programme will include brief opening remarks, followed by company demos and time for direct conversations with the participating teams.

Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Light refreshments and coffee will be available on site.

NB: This is an invitation-only event and registration is mandatory.

If you believe an additional relevant stakeholder should be invited, please send their details to [email protected] and we may consider extending an invitation.

The DIANA accelerator in Estonia is led by the Tehnopol Startup Incubator together with Sparkup Tartu Science Park. It is supported by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defence, and the City of Tallinn.

This event is partly co-funded by Invest Estonia.

The agenda is subject to change.