Fund profile / Ukraine

F1V Fund V

Geography: Ukraine
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: €50M
Focus: AI/ML, EdTech, E-Commerce and SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About F1V Fund V

F1V Fund V is a venture capital firm based in Ukraine, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, E-Commerce, Digital Education Consumer, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUkraine

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

EdTech

E-Commerce

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Ambitious CEE/Ukrainian founder, global software, pre-seed/seed

CEE & Ukraine founders

pre-seed & seed

application layer

global software

up to €1.5M

Bullish Signals

€39M deployed, 95 portfolio cosexternal

Unicorn Fintech Farm in portfolioexternal

Operator-led fund, CEE tech backgroundexternal

Exited co VOCHI (AI video app)website

Diverse verticals: EdTech, Fintech, AI, Logisticswebsite

Portfolio spans B2B & B2Cwebsite

Wright Bros ethos: bold doerswebsite

Portfolio grows monthly, active deploymentwebsite

Multiple exits: Sidekick, VOCHI, Greenscreenswebsite

ConstructionTech & AI text-to-video exitswebsite

Field Materials & Higgsfield AI in portfoliowebsite

Sidekick acquired by Perplexity AIwebsite

Greenscreens acquired by Triumph Financialwebsite

Contrarian Signals

CEE/Ukraine geo focus onlyexternal

Small ticket max €1.5Mexternal

No GP profiles publicly listedwebsite

Founder Do's

Be CEE or Ukrainian founder

Build global software products

Target pre-seed or seed stage

Show bold, doer mentality

Focus on application layer

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch infra or deep tech

Don't seek >€1.5M at entry

Don't lack global ambition

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€50M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Oleksii Yermolenko, Vitaliy Laptenok, Elena Mazhuha

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