WildField Ventures Invests $750,000 in 2 Ukrainian Startups

The Ukrainian venture fund WildField Ventures, а pre-seed and seed fund investing in dual-use technology, has invested approximately $750,000 in two defense-tech startups at the pre-seed and seed stages. The fund is not yet disclosing the names of the startups. One company received an estimated $250,000, while the other received about $500,000. WildField Ventures plans to publicly announce these investments by the end of 2026.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Over the past four weeks, the Ukrainian fund WildField Ventures has received about 40 applications from defense-tech startups, but 80% do not meet the fund’s investment strategy and will be rejected, fund partner and Dwarf Engineering Chief Growth Officer Maksym Zubenko said in an interview with AIN. In early 2027, the fund plans to begin active negotiations with three to five more startups. Launched in October 2026, WildField Ventures is an early-stage fund with a target size of $10 million to $15 million. It prioritizes dual-use technologies, focusing specifically on specialized software, sensors, navigation and communication systems, and data processing solutions. As of September 2026, the fund had already invested in three companies. Its first publicly disclosed deal is with DOD Solution, an Estonian-Ukrainian developer of onboard artificial intelligence (AI) modules for unmanned platforms. DOD Solution’s flagship product, the AURA AI platform, integrates the AURA SBC onboard computer with the AURA OS autonomy software stack to provide navigation, perception, target recognition and tracking, and terminal guidance for FPV drones, fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and interceptors. The system is designed to maintain autonomous operation even when GPS signals are jammed and communication links with the operator are cut. Other Topics of Interest Germany Threatens EU Budget Veto Over Ukraine Funding Merz links Germany’s approval of the EU’s 2028-2034 budget to shared support for Ukraine, which faces a €70 billion funding gap in 2027.