Backing allied innovators to win and scale
Who we are
Founded by Ukrainians. Engineered to protect.
VICTORIA bridges allied innovation to the Defenders of Ukraine.
We invest in defense and dual-use companies, and arm them with an edge no accelerator can:
field testing, real units, real data.
What we do
01
Capital Deployment
Early checks with combat-tested edge.
02
Field Testing
Real-world validation in Ukraine, not in a lab.
03
Talent Discovery
Surfacing teams that decentralized DefTech efforts leave unseen.
04
Bridging R&D gap
Private capital closing the innovation gap between Ukraine and Western allies.
Projects
Defense Tech hackathon
The largest DefTech hackathon ever held - aboard the USS Hornet, convened to arm Ukraine’s Armed Forces - proved we got it right.
Ukraine’s First DefTech Showcase at SF TechWeek by a16z
On October 11, 2024, about 300 experts and entrepreneurs gathered for "Ukrainian Defense Tech Night: Protect & Innovate," an event focused on defense technologies.
Partners
Events
Ukraine Defense Tech: Ecosystem Night
October 13 · San Francisco
DefTech Showcase
November 2026
DEFTECH for Ukraine Hackathon
December 2026
Our Team keeps a low profile.
Our portfolio companies don’t.
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