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Global HQ
Kyiv, Ukraine
Countries of investment
  • Ukraine
  • Estonia
  • Poland
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
  • Netherlands
  • France
  • Sweden
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Lithuania
  • Latvia
Investment stages
  • Pre-Seed
  • Seed
  • Series A
Industries
  • Defense Technology
  • Dual-Use
  • Autonomy
  • Drones
  • Cybersecurity
  • Communications
  • Robotics
  • Manufacturing
  • AI Defense
  • Battlefield Tech
About
Resist 2.0 is a Kyiv-based hybrid venture capital and private equity fund focused on backing Ukrainian defense technology founders. Their focus spans defense tech, dual-use, autonomy, drones, and cybersecurity across Ukraine, Estonia, Poland, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, France, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, and Latvia. The firm supports defense founders from pre-seed through Series A stages.
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$250K
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$3M
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Investment Thesis

Resist 2.0 is a pre-seed to Series A stage hybrid venture capital and private equity fund deploying capital across defense technology, dual-use technology, autonomy, drones, cybersecurity, communications, robotics, and manufacturing sectors. They invest in Ukrainian and European companies with Ukrainian roots developing battlefield-proven technologies validated in real combat conditions. The firm differentiates itself through military expertise, battlefield-tested innovation focus, hybrid VC-PE model targeting €50M in capital commitments, and reinvestment-first approach directing returns toward scaling companies and strengthening Ukraine's defense innovation ecosystem.
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Manager's Experience

Founded in 2023, led by Roman Sulzhyk (Founding Partner, former Wall Street finance veteran). First fund reviewed 600+ projects, backed portfolio worth $10M+ including Farsight Vision and M-FLY (much undisclosed for security). Second fund (Resist 2.0) launched July 2026 in Estonia targeting €50M from qualified international investors. Hybrid VC-PE model with reinvestment-first approach directing returns toward scaling companies and strengthening Ukraine's defense ecosystem.

Team

Roman Sulzhyk - Founding Partner

Portfolio

Farsight Vision

M-FLY

plus additional undisclosed portfolio companies from Fund I due to security considerations; Resist 2.0 Fund II just launched July 2026

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