Iron Wolf Capital backs UFORCE, a defence tech unicorn
UFORCE, a London-based startup founded by Ukrainians, has announced a $50 million seed round, backed by VC funds including Lakestar, Shield Capital, Ballistic Ventures, Lithuanian early-stage VC fund Iron Wolf Capital, and other leading American and European defence investors.
Now described as the first defence tech unicorn in both Ukraine and the UK, UFORCE develops autonomous land, sea and aerial systems built on technologies refined in Ukraine and designed to scale across allied markets. With an international team spanning Kyiv, London and Silicon Valley, the company now has a valuation of over $1 billion.
WALLESS advised Iron Wolf Capital as one of the investors in the round. The team was led by Partner Andrius Ivanauskas, with Associate Reda Stalioraitytė supporting the transaction.
Read more in the Bloomberg report: https://shorturl.at/A6b9d