Brave1 Invest Demo Day San Francisco (Menlo Park)
🚀Brave1 is Ukraine’s government-backed defense technology cluster connecting startups, investors, the military, government agencies, and international partners. With direct access to battlefield feedback, Brave1 helps scale combat-proven technologies. In just a few years, Ukraine has grown one of the world’s most advanced defense tech ecosystems—from ~10 to 2,000+ defense and dual-use startups—where solutions move from prototype to frontline deployment in weeks.
📌 Brave1 Invest Demo Day, part of the Ukrainian Defense Tech Valley USA Investment Roadshow, brings this ecosystem to San Francisco, connecting US investors, defense experts, and policy-makers with Ukrainian startups and scale-ups delivering combat-proven innovation. The companies presenting at Demo Day are expert-selected and validated by Brave1 based on real-world deployment and measurable impact, not lab pilots or theoretical use cases.
City Stop supported by OPPND
Organizational Partner: Deep Tech Security Accelerator
Legal Partner: Asters
VC Partners: Oedipus · MITS Capital · OPPND · Green Flag · UA1 · Defence Builder · Resist.UA
Government Partner: Embassy of Ukraine in the United States of America
Institutional Partner: Kyiv School of Economics
Information Partner: Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association
🕒 Agenda
10:00 am — Doors open
10:15-10:30 — Technology & Battlefield insights from Brave1
10:30-11:15 — Company Pitches (Part I): Battle-proven defense tech teams with solutions already scaled and deployed on the frontline
11:15-11:45 — Panel Discussion on Ecosystem & Market insights with Resist.UA and KSE
11:45-12:15 — Company Pitches (Part II)
12:15-1:00 pm — Networking & Matchmaking: Connect directly with founders and peer investors already investing in Ukraine
Why Attend
Discover high-ROI opportunities in the fastest-scaling and still underpriced defense tech ecosystem globally
Access combat-proven deal flow informed by real battlefield demand
Gain credible, first-hand insight into modern warfare innovation — beyond headlines and theory
Build long-term relationships with investors, founders, defense experts, and policy-makers shaping global security
📅 Date & Time: March 17, 2026, 10:00 – 13:00
📍 Location: San Francisco (Menlo Park)
🗣 Language: English