1991 Ventures
Venture capitalLondon · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
Investment thesis
1991 Ventures is a £15M seed fund that invests up to £400,000 in early-stage startups from CEE and Ukraine working to rebuild Europe's tech sector across strategic industries such as security, defense, AI infrastructure, fintech, logistics, energy, and healthcare. Alongside the fund, the 1991 Accelerator runs equity-free investment readiness programs built on a decade of accelerating Ukrainian startups, helping high-potential early-stage founders prepare for global expansion and fundraising.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 11 of 18 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×5Enterprise Software ×3Future of Work ×3GovTech ×3SaaS ×3Cybersecurity ×2Defense Tech ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1
HQs:United Kingdom×1Ukraine×1United States×1
Investments · 18 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathLetsData develops Vantage, a platform for detecting coordinated disinformation and information operations by monitoring the infrastructure and machinery behind narratives rather than just keywords or content.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechGovTech
Ksenia Iliuk(Co-founder)Andriy Kusyy(Co-founder)
Ability.ai is an applied AI lab that builds Trinity, an open-source (Apache 2.0) agent runtime, and Cornelius, a self-improving cognitive core, so organizations can run governed, audited AI agent fleets inside their own infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Deus Robotics offers a system combining AI, robotics, and software to automate warehouse and fulfillment operations, integrating multi-vendor robot fleets into one platform.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Thymia builds AI models that assess mental health conditions by combining voice, video, and behavioral data for a multi-modal evaluation.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthFuture of WorkMental HealthSaaS
SocialBoost develops technology products for governance and democracy and runs acceleration programs, hackathons, and camps to support startups working on social impact.
CybersecurityGovTechImpact & Social GoodKyiv, UA
Battlefield-tested autonomous UAV systems, named best last-mile autonomy system by an independent Ukrainian military evaluation.
A strategic partnership between the UK Government and Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation and Ministry of Foreign Affairs to connect UK and Ukrainian tech ecosystems.
GovTech
Zibra AI develops ZibraVDB, a GPU-accelerated compression and real-time decompression technology for volumetric VFX (smoke, fire, fog, explosions) that integrates into tools like Unreal Engine, Houdini, and Gaffer via plugins and an SDK.
AI & Machine LearningGamingMedia & Entertainment
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSlack · stocktitan.net · Jul 13, 2026
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘLLP designated member · since 2023
LLP designated member · since 2023
LLP member · since 2023
Corporate LLP member · since 2023
Corporate LLP member · since 2023
Denys Gurskyy — 25–50% of voting rights, right to share surplus assets 25 to 50 percent limited liability partnership, right to appoint and remove members limited liability partnership
Viktor Hurskyi — 25–50% of voting rights, right to share surplus assets 25 to 50 percent limited liability partnership, right to appoint and remove members limited liability partnership
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does 1991 Ventures invest at?
- 1991 Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is 1991 Ventures's typical check size?
- 1991 Ventures typically writes checks of $504K.
- What sectors does 1991 Ventures focus on?
- 1991 Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Defense Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is 1991 Ventures located?
- 1991 Ventures is headquartered in London, GB.
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