# John Ridge

> John Ridge is a startup investor at NATO Innovation Fund (Royal Tunbridge Wells). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [NATO Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nato-innovation-fund)
- Location: Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-r-2535a317

John Ridge is a startup investor at NATO Innovation Fund in Royal Tunbridge Wells. John Ridge is the Chief Adoption Officer at NATO Innovation Fund. He was the Director of Innovation at UK Ministry of Defence. John attended the University of Leeds.

## About NATO Innovation Fund

VC Fund

The NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) was created to supercharge the Alliance’s unique innovation ecosystems. Allied talent and research in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are world-leading, but the market to support deep tech innovation is underfunded. With the NIF, the fund is creating a commercialization machine in both theprivate and public sectors, backing innovators to secure the future for the Alliance's 1 billion citizens.

5 contacts available at NATO Innovation Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrea Traversone | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrea-traversone |
| Chris O'Connor | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-o-connor-6a0b |
| John Ridge | Chief Adoption Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-ridge-43fc |
| Kelly Chen | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kelly-chen |
| Kusti Salm | Member of the Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kusti-salm |

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