National Security Strategic Investment Fund
nssif.gov.uk Direct + LP
NSSIF is the UK Government's deep tech venture capital fund for National Security and Defence, a partnership between the NS&D community and the Department for Business Innovation Science and Trade. It makes direct equity investments in early-stage dual-use technology companies and invests indirectly through a fund-of-funds programme with aligned venture capital funds.
National Security Strategic Investment Fund is a public fund headquartered in United Kingdom, founded in 2018. It invests both directly in companies and in funds as a limited partner, from seed to growth, in AI, Data & Autonomy, Quantum, Semiconductors & Advanced Compute, space & Comms and emerging Technology.
“We invest in early-stage start-ups developing dual-use technologies with potential to transform National Security and Defence (NS&D).”
— National Security Strategic Investment Fund, own website
- Layer
- Direct + LP
- Type
- Public fund
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom
- Invests in
- UK, global
- Sectors
- AI, Data & Autonomy, Quantum, Semiconductors & Advanced Compute, Space & Comms, Emerging Technology, dual-use technologies, National Security and Defence
- Founded
- 2018
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page National Security Strategic Investment Fund publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://www.nssif.gov.uk/name, hq_country, people, status
- https://www.nssif.gov.uk/about-us/what-we-dois_investor, invests_in_geographies, stage_max, thesis_quote, description, founded
- https://www.nssif.gov.uk/about-us/your-questions-answeredlayer, stage_min
- https://www.nssif.gov.uk/about-ustype
- https://www.nssif.gov.uk/about-us/our-prioritiessectors
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