August 18, 2026
"We are particularly excited about the combination of deep technology, real-world utility and European engineering, with manufacturing capabilities in both Poland and the US. Great to be joining a strong international group of investors, including NovaCapital, IQT, Hard2beat and Sunfish. Congratulations to James Buchheim and the entire DefendEye team — looking forward to helping you scale globally. 🚀 More great technology coming out of Poland and CEE, with the potential to make a very tangible difference globally. 🇵🇱🇺🇸🇯🇵" — Maciej Skarul - Partner, ff R&W VC
July 27, 2026
We're proud to share that our portfolio company Pstryk has closed a Series A funding round worth €7 million. The round was led by Future Energy Ventures, with strategic investor Axpo also participating. Among the existing investors joining the round was our own fund — ffVC. The new capital will fuel Pstryk's continued technology development and scale-up, bringing dynamic, real-time electricity pricing to more households across Poland. With this round, Pstryk's total funding raised to date has grown to nearly €13.8 million. Read more about the round and the company's growth plans.
June 14, 2026
Our partner spoke as a panelist at HIKARI – Light of Japan in Łódź, the Polish–Japanese Business Summit hosted by Łódzka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna, reinforcing our commitment to building bridges between European startups and Japanese corporates.
March 15, 2026
Our team joined the 3rd JSCCP Seminar in Singapore, hosted by IGPI and JETRO, discussing how European deep tech founders can build the local credibility and partnerships needed to scale successfully into Japan.
February 27, 2026
The company designs, manufactures, and supports its unmanned aerial systems entirely in-house, using exclusively NATO-aligned components 🛠️ Its platforms are battlefield-tested in Ukraine and are actively used by both the Polish and Ukrainian Ministries of Defence — a strong validation of operational credibility and a clear commitment to European technology sovereignty 🇪🇺. FlyFocus represents a new generation of European defence tech: vertically integrated, combat-proven, and built with sovereignty at its core. "FlyFocus is, in our view, the most exciting upcoming drone company in Poland. We are proud to support the FlyFocus team as they scale Europe’s UAV capabilities " - Mariusz Adamski, Partner, ff R&W VC.
September 16, 2025
We are excited to announce our participation in Microamp’s latest strategic funding round, alongside Balnord. This investment will help accelerate Microamp’s mission to scale its cutting-edge 5G mmWave technology for enterprise, industrial, and mission-critical applications.
April 23, 2025
We're excited to announce our investment in DBR77 Robotics, a Polish startup building an all-in-one platform for industrial automation. DBR77 integrates IoT, digital twin technology, and robotics to help manufacturing and logistics companies optimize their operations and gain a sustainable competitive edge. We're proud to help Polish-made industrial technology reach global markets and tackle real-world challenges in manufacturing and logistics.