NATO DIANA 2024 Cohort
44 companies selected from 1,300+ applicants for the 2024 Cohort. Each selectee receives a €100,000 non-dilutive grant; outstanding performers advance to Phase 2 for an additional €300,000.
10 companies from this cohort advanced to Phase 2 with an additional €300,000 each.
Challenge areas
Countries represented
All 44 tracked companies
DynoRotor Inc. (AquaGen.blue)
USUnited States · 2024 cohort
Develops wind and hydro-turbine technologies for location-independent power generation.
Enevate b.v. (Kitepower)
NLNetherlands · 2024 cohort
Develops airborne wind energy systems using kite technology to generate power at remote locations.
GaltTec OÜ
EEEstonia · 2024 cohort
Develops small, high-performance fuel cells for portable and off-grid defence applications.
Goldilock
GBUnited Kingdom · 2024 cohort
Develops a cybersecurity remote-isolation technology that physically disconnects critical assets from networks on demand.
IceWind
ISIceland · 2024 cohort
Develops micro wind turbine technology designed for harsh, icy environments and remote sites.
IONATE
GBUnited Kingdom · 2024 cohort
Develops smart grid technology using power electronics to enhance energy resilience for defence and civilian infrastructure.
McGuire Aero Propulsion Solutions Inc.
CACanada · 2024 cohort
Develops compact, mobile power generation solutions for aerospace and defence applications.
Ore Energy B.V.
NLNetherlands · 2024 cohort
Develops iron-air battery energy storage technology for long-duration, resilient power storage.
SPACELIS Space Technologies Inc.
CACanada · 2024 cohort
Develops space-based technologies for energy and communications applications.
Texavie
CACanada · 2024 cohort
Develops flexible, wearable sensing technology integrated into textiles for health monitoring and energy applications.
WPE Research & Development s.r.l.
ITItaly · 2024 cohort
Develops wireless power energy systems for cable-free power transmission to remote or mobile platforms.
Zelestium Technologies S.L.
ESSpain · 2024 cohort
Develops energy storage and conversion technologies for resilient power in defence and dual-use applications.
Zepher Flight Laboratories, Inc.
USUnited States · 2024 cohort
Develops advanced propulsion and flight systems for unmanned aerial vehicles with energy-resilient designs.
Aquark Technologies
GBUnited Kingdom · 2024 cohort
Develops plug-and-play cold-atom quantum sensors for precision navigation, gravity mapping, and subsurface detection.
aRobotics Company
ILIsrael · 2024 cohort
Develops autonomous underwater robots for maritime surveillance and intelligence gathering.
CalWave (Dolphin Labs)
USUnited States · 2024 cohort
Develops wave energy converters and underwater power systems for persistent unmanned maritime sensing platforms.
dotOcean NV
BEBelgium · 2024 cohort
Develops software platforms for controlling maritime robots used in civil and security industries.
ELWAVE
FRFrance · 2024 cohort
Develops electro-sensing technology giving subsea robots 360-degree detection and navigation in turbid waters.
Grayscale AI
USUnited States · 2024 cohort
Develops neuromorphic computing and AI enabling fully autonomous robots in complex environments.
HGPartners (SEADAR)
NLNetherlands · 2024 cohort
Develops a maritime radar system for seabed mapping and underwater situational awareness.
Lobster Innovations
NLNetherlands · 2024 cohort
Develops underwater inspection and surveillance robots for subsea infrastructure monitoring.
Marine Thinking Inc.
CACanada · 2024 cohort
Develops AI-driven maritime decision support systems for naval situational awareness.
OWL Integrations
CACanada · 2024 cohort
Develops electro-optical and infrared sensor integration platforms for surveillance and reconnaissance.
Phantom Photonics
CACanada · 2024 cohort
Develops single-photon LiDAR sensors for long-range, high-resolution 3D imaging and detection.
PING DSP
NONorway · 2024 cohort
Develops sonar and digital signal processing technology for underwater acoustic sensing and positioning.
Skarv Technologies
NONorway · 2024 cohort
Develops autonomous underwater vehicles and subsea robotic platforms for environmental and security sensing.
SOTIRIA Technology
GRGreece · 2024 cohort
Develops advanced radar and sensing materials for enhanced surveillance and threat detection.
Water Linked AS
NONorway · 2024 cohort
Develops underwater GPS and acoustic positioning systems for subsea vehicles and divers.
Anzen Technology Systems
GBUnited Kingdom · 2024 cohort
Develops hardware security modules and trusted computing solutions for secure military communications.
Astrolight
LULuxembourg · 2024 cohort
Develops optical inter-satellite links for high-speed, secure free-space data transfer.
AVoptics Limited
GBUnited Kingdom · 2024 cohort
Develops photonic integrated circuits and optical components for high-bandwidth, secure communications.
Dronetag
CZCzechia · 2024 cohort
Develops drone identification and tracking modules for secure, transparent airspace management.
Ephos
CHSwitzerland · 2024 cohort
Develops photonic computing chips using light to process data at ultra-low power for secure edge computing.
g2-Zero
GBUnited Kingdom · 2024 cohort
Develops quantum-secure communications technology for resilient defence and government networks.
GIM Robotics
FIFinland · 2024 cohort
Develops robotic solutions for mapping, inspection, and logistics in defence and industrial environments.
Hushmesh Inc.
USUnited States · 2024 cohort
Develops a zero-trust, end-to-end encrypted mesh network for secure information sharing across untrusted channels.
levelQuantum s.r.l.
ITItaly · 2024 cohort
Develops quantum key distribution protocols based on optical quantum communications for satellite-based secure links.
Neuromorphica Ltd.
BGBulgaria · 2024 cohort
Develops secure RISC-V SoCs with multi-band radio and neuromorphic AI for communication in EW environments.
QuadSAT
DKDenmark · 2024 cohort
Develops drone-based satellite antenna testing systems using unmanned aerial vehicles as satellite simulators.
Qubitrium
TRTürkiye · 2024 cohort
Develops quantum cryptography and nanosatellite- based quantum communication systems using quantum entanglement.
REVOBEAM
PLPoland · 2024 cohort
Develops smart, electronically-steerable antennas for unmanned platforms to mitigate jamming.
SECQAI LTD
GBUnited Kingdom · 2024 cohort
Develops SoC solutions combining post-quantum cryptography with quantum random-number generators for secure IoT.
VanWyn Inc.
CACanada · 2024 cohort
Develops ultra-directional radio systems providing narrow, high-frequency beams for covert military communications.
Vistareader, UAB
LTLithuania · 2024 cohort
Develops optical reading and identification technology for secure access control systems.
Source
DIANA 2024 cohort announcement (official PDF)Data reviewed 2026-08-23. Figures reflect the current tracker dataset; see the methodology for how counts are maintained.