The NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) today announced the appointment of Erin Hallock as Partner, reinforcing the Fund’s mission to accelerate the industrial adoption of deeptech and frontier technologies that are critical to the Alliance’s security, resilience, and long-term innovation capacity.
The NIF is the world’s first multi-sovereign venture capital fund, established by NATO Allies to invest in early-stage startups and deep tech companies whose innovations can enhance operational readiness, resilience, and technological sovereignty.
Through its investments, it aims to build the Alliance’s long-term capacity to adopt and scale critical technologies, ensuring they are available when and where they are needed most.
Erin joins NIF from bp Ventures, where she led the full investment lifecycle in digital technologies, deep tech, and exploratory ventures as a Managing Partner.
Her portfolio work included guiding companies through regulatory, operational, and market integration challenges — skills directly aligned with the Fund’s focus on enabling dual-use technology adoption across the defence, security and commercial sectors.
“We are thrilled to welcome Erin to the partnership,” said Professor Dame Fiona Murray, Chair of the Board of the Directors of the NATO Innovation Fund.
“Her track record in deep tech investing, combined with her operational acumen, will help the innovators we are backing move beyond proof-of-concept to industrial-scale deployment.
This is necessary to close the innovation-to-adoption gap and deliver technologies that strengthen the Alliance’s technological edge.”
“Joining the NATO Innovation Fund is an extraordinary opportunity to help shape the future of NATO's technological edge,” said Erin Hallock, Partner, NATO Innovation Fund.
“Deep tech holds the power to redefine what’s possible - strengthening our collective security, unlocking new engines of economic growth, and safeguarding the Alliance. I’m excited to work with visionary founders and investors to turn breakthrough innovations into lasting impact.”
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