Cybersecurity & Defence Tech
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/ 01Capital · Cybersecurity & Defence Tech

Making Ukrainian defence technology investable in Europe.

We make Ukrainian-origin defence and cyber companies investable for European institutions — EU holding entities, an authorised Luxembourg AIFM, a regulated RAIF vehicle, and a direct line into the DACH industrial base.

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/ 02The integration corridor

From frontline validation to industrial scale.

A pathway built for institutional capital, linking Ukrainian frontline technology with European governance, industrial partners, and supply chains.

/ 01 — Source
Frontline validation
Relationships with Ukrainian founders, engineers and operators support sourcing and technical assessment. Field-user feedback is sought through permitted and documented channels.
/ 02 — Package
Governance and rights
Clear ownership, governance and reporting help technology businesses work with European capital and industrial partners.
/ 03 — Integrate
European industry pathways
Partnership opportunities across the European defence and dual-use ecosystem, including established manufacturers, specialist integrators, and commercial buyers.
/ 04 — Scale
Strategic scale & M&A
Exit pathways through industrial partnerships, strategic M&A, and dual-use commercial scale-out as European defence supply chains consolidate.
/ 03Strategic verticals

Three domains where defence demand and dual-use commercial markets converge.

We invest in resilient technologies, not conflict outcomes. The thesis is scenario-agnostic.

01 / Cognitive security
AI-driven cyber defence & information integrity.
Threat analytics, identity, situational awareness. Field-tested in one of the world's most contested electronic-warfare environments.
  • AI-driven threat detection
  • Identity & access integrity
  • Information-environment defence
02 / Autonomous systems
UAV, counter-UAV, sensor fusion, edge AI.
Operational feedback drives rapid iteration under contested networks and urgent demand. We focus on evidence of technical maturity and repeat field usage.
  • UAV / C-UAS platforms
  • Unmanned ground & maritime
  • Edge inference & mesh sensing
03 / Critical infrastructure
Resilient energy, communications, industrial durability.
Technology developed under sustained cyber and kinetic pressure on grids, networks and supply chains, with potential applications in European civilian infrastructure.
  • Grid & energy-system protection
  • Secure tactical communications
  • Industrial & logistics resilience
/ 04How we evaluate

Operational evidence. Commercial potential. Clear boundaries.

We assess operational evidence, commercial scalability and defensible intellectual property together, testing how each technology could serve European customers.

What we look for

  • Evidence from frontline or operational use.
  • A credible dual-use trajectory and route to European customers.
  • Technical maturity supported by documented user feedback.
  • Defensible IP and a credible founding team.
  • A credible path to European industrial integration.

Our boundaries

  • Lethal-decision autonomy without meaningful human control or human-in-the-loop safeguards.
  • Single-customer dependency without a credible second buyer.
  • Pre-validation R&D dressed as deployable product.
  • Hardware without a path to manufacturing scale-up.
  • Anything that does not pass formal export-control, sanctions, and dual-use review.
/ 05Team & architecture

Access, governance, and technical judgment — the Kyiv–Europe corridor.

Each stage of the value chain has a named lead, defined backup coverage, and an auditable decision path.

Legal & structuring
Dr. Alex Goetzinger
Senior legal and investment structuring expert.
EU & NATO
Dr. Wolfgang Penzias
Former high-level career diplomat.
Investment advisory
Jørgen Rauberg
Investment banking & portfolio management.
Investments
Stefan Rupp
VC and PE General Partner.
Regulatory & compliance
Thorsten Steffen
Structuring, AML & KYC expert.
Managing Partner
Franz Traussnig
VC and PE General Partner.
Venture partner
Uwe J. Umlauff
Technology transfer. Cyber & defence investor.
Technology lead
Christian Weichselbaum
Defence technology and cyber security expert.
Adviser · Ukraine
Confidential
Kyiv-based · introductions on request.
Adviser · Military
Confidential
Kyiv-based · introductions on request.
/ 06Field intelligence

Open-source signals. Operational clarity.

Weekly Briefs and Deep Field research on the technologies, markets and industrial developments shaping European security.

Cadence
Two series
Weekly Briefs · Deep Field research.
Sources
220+ feeds
Open-source intelligence, primary documents, field reports.
Format
Compact
Top signals · Weekly trends.
Audience
Public
Investors, industrial actors, and government decision-makers.
From the archiveDeep Field · earlier briefs
Deep Field 006 Funded, announced, unbuilt Ukraine’s first defence-tech unicorn is real; most of the announced co-production is not yet. Read ↗ Deep Field 005 Linz has the physics. Who captures the value? Upper Austria builds physical AI; Paris and Berlin book the spread. Read ↗ Deep Field 004 The first autonomous AI breach exposed Europe’s defensive-AI dependence Autonomous AI offence has arrived before a defensive AI stack Europe controls. Read ↗ Deep Field 003 Q-Day is a procurement date Where post-quantum security meets procurement: secure identity, certified hardware and the years of updates that follow. Read ↗ Deep Field 002 Private air defence: an emerging service market Military command, enterprise protection and the commercial questions behind Ukraine's air-defence pilot. Read ↗ Deep Field 001 An industrial corridor, still taking shape Agreements, finance and the evidence of commercial delivery across the Baltic–Ukraine corridor. Read ↗ 31 March 2026 Ukraine pivots from aid recipient to defence exporter with $1B+ Gulf partnerships 83 relevant articles · 225 collected Read ↗ 25 March 2026 NATO institutionalises Ukrainian defence tech funding I 67 relevant articles · 175 collected Read ↗ 17 March 2026 Ukraine opens battlefield AI datasets to international partners 70 relevant articles · 186 collected Read ↗
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/ Q&AQuestions

The essentials, stated precisely.

Structure, focus, boundaries and access in one place. The disclaimer governs.

What is Y7 Capital?

Y7 Capital makes Ukrainian-origin defence and cyber companies investable for European institutions.

How is Y7 structured and regulated?

The Y7 Cybersecurity & Defence Tech Fund is to be established in Luxembourg in Q4 2026 as a reserved alternative investment fund (SCA RAIF).

Which technologies does Y7 focus on?

Three domains where defence demand and dual-use commercial markets converge: cognitive security (AI-driven cyber defence and information integrity), autonomous systems (UAV, counter-UAV, sensor fusion and edge AI) and critical infrastructure (resilient energy, communications and industrial durability). Y7 invests in resilient technologies, not conflict outcomes; the thesis is scenario-agnostic.

What does Y7 look for, and what will it not back?

Y7 assesses operational evidence, commercial scalability and defensible intellectual property together. It looks for evidence from frontline or operational use, a credible dual-use trajectory and route to European customers, technical maturity supported by documented user feedback, defensible IP and a credible founding team, and a credible path to European industrial integration. It will not back lethal-decision autonomy without meaningful human control or human-in-the-loop safeguards, single-customer dependency without a credible second buyer, pre-validation R&D dressed as deployable product, hardware without a path to manufacturing scale-up, or anything that does not pass formal export-control, sanctions and dual-use review.

What is the integration corridor?

A pathway built for institutional capital, linking Ukrainian frontline technology with European governance, industrial partners and supply chains. It runs in four stages: source (relationships with Ukrainian founders, engineers and operators support sourcing and technical assessment), package (clear ownership, governance and reporting), integrate (partnership opportunities with established manufacturers, specialist integrators and commercial buyers across the European defence and dual-use ecosystem) and scale (industrial partnerships, strategic M&A and dual-use commercial scale-out as European defence supply chains consolidate).

What are the Weekly Briefs and Deep Field?

Y7’s open-source research on the technologies, markets and industrial developments shaping European security. The Weekly Briefs distil 220+ sources every Tuesday into the top signals on Ukraine, Europe and defence technology. Deep Field takes one question per issue on the integration corridor; brief previews are public and full issues are available by email on request.

How do I contact Y7?

For LP introductions, technical due diligence, co-investment or operational partnership, write to info@y7capital.com or use Contact us below; responses within 48 hours. Fund documents are available through the LP portal after login.

/ 07Start a conversation

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DomiciledLuxembourg
SourcedKyiv · Lviv
AdvisedGeneva
Response≤ 48h
StagePre-launch · 2026
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Cybersecurity & Defence Tech · Ukraine → Europe

Bridging operationally validated Ukrainian technology and the European industrial base.

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