# Brave1

> Brave1 is a VC fund in Kyiv backing Aerospace and Manufacturing. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyiv, Ukraine
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brave1ukraine
- Website: https://x.com/BRAVE1ua
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Brave1ua

Brave1 is an entrance point for cooperation in the field of Ukrainian defense technology.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Brave1. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Brave1. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/brave1?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Grant | $49k–$50k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aerospace | 2 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 25% |
| Robotics | 1 | 13% |
| Software | 1 | 13% |
| Drone Management | 1 | 13% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 4 | 50% |
| Seed | 2 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ukraine | 2 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nataliia Kushnerska | COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nataliia-kushnerska |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MaXon Systems | MaXon Systems operates as a defense tech company. MaXon Systems develops an autonomous air-to-air defense system. |  | Seed | Feb 20, 2026 |  |
| MaXon Systems | MaXon Systems operates as a defense tech company. MaXon Systems develops an autonomous air-to-air defense system. | $300K | Pre-Seed | Aug 15, 2025 |  |
| Huless | The Tethered UAS "Highline-T" 
as part of the military 
communications development 
strategy |  | Grant | Jan 30, 2025 |  |
| Sky Hunter |  |  | Grant | Jan 01, 2025 |  |
| Frontline | Frontline is a defense technology developer working to establish new rules of battle in which robots would replace humans. Frontline specializes in the development and construction of robotic systems with their own communication platform for control and video transmission, allowing defense units to combat without the use of humans. | $48.7K | Grant | Aug 30, 2024 |  |
| Swarmer | Swarmer is an AI based mission control center for coordinated drones that acts as Firmware for video streaming, logging and monitoring. | $50K | Grant | Aug 28, 2024 |  |
| Rcam | Rcam is a military technology company specializing in battlefield surveillance cameras designed to detect and coordinate moving objects through object-type recognition. | $25K | Corporate Round | Aug 07, 2024 |  |
| Rcam | Rcam is a military technology company specializing in battlefield surveillance cameras designed to detect and coordinate moving objects through object-type recognition. | $25K | Seed | Aug 07, 2024 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Freedom Fund VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/freedom-fund-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Big Defence](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-defence) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Defence Builder](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/defence-builder) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Green Flag Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/green-flag-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Brave1 invest in?

Brave1 invests primarily in Aerospace, Manufacturing and Robotics startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ukraine. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Brave1's check size?

Brave1 typically joins rounds of $49k–$50k at Grant. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Brave1 participates in.

### How do I contact Brave1?

Public channels for Brave1 include LinkedIn, the website linked on this profile and Facebook. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Brave1?

The team at Brave1 includes Nataliia Kushnerska (COO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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