As part of the Defense Tech Valley 2025 event, four companies from Europe and the United States announced their readiness to invest more than $100 million in the Ukrainian defense industry, and also announced the first closed rounds. The event was attended by more than 300 investors from Europe and North America—double the number of Brave1’s previous major forum in February 2025, the Defense Tech Innovation Forum. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Digital Transformation.
Ukrainian company Swarmer announced the largest public investment deal in the history of the Ukrainian defense technology sector, attracting $15 million from American investors.
The Dutch company NUNC Capital announced its intention to invest 20 million euros in the creation and scaling of promising defense companies in Ukraine. The main focus will be on the newest defense technologies of NATO, in particular, innovative materials, means of radio-electronic warfare and “smart” production, which can give quick results.
The German-Luxembourg venture fund Verne Capital, which specializes in investments in European defense, security and cyber security companies, announced its intention to invest up to 25 million euros in Ukrainian defense innovations. The Swedish Varangians Fund announced large-scale investment plans in Ukraine and confirmed the closing of the first deal, the details of which will be made public later.
Also, it became known about the creation of the first fund in Europe with permanent capital, which will specialize exclusively in defense technologies – Oedipus. Its founders have many years of experience investing in autonomous technologies developed in Ukraine, and in the near future plan to present ambitious initiatives for cooperation in the field of defense.
