★ Strategic Europe

European defence & dual-use funding

Where European companies and startups find money to build defence and dual-use technology — 6 EU and NATO programmes, from the €8bn European Defence Fund to NATO DIANA and the EIC. Budgets, eligibility and deadlines.

EIC Accelerator

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Equity via EIC Fund
European Innovation Council💶 up to €17.5m blendedequity + grant

EUDIS — EU Defence Innovation Scheme

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Hackathons, matchmaking, equity facility
EU Commission💶 part of EDFgrant + accelerator

European Defence Fund (EDF)

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SME/cross-border bonus rates
EU Commission💶 €8bn (2021–27)grant

Horizon Europe (civil, dual-use spillover)

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Civil but defence-adjacent tech
EU Commission💶 €95.5bn (2021–27)grant

NATO DIANA

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Test centres + €100k+ grants
NATO💶 accelerator + grantsaccelerator

NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)

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First multi-sovereign VC fund
NATO💶 €1bnequity
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