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1991 Ventures

33 Handley House 19 Glenthorne Road, London, Greater London, W6 0EF, United Kingdom

Overview

1991 is a Venture Capital Fund and Accelerator that backs early-stage startup founders (from CEE and Ukraine) and helps to fulfill their potential through growth and funding opportunities. 1991 Ventures invests in mission-driven founders from CEE and Ukraine, providing pre-seed and seed funding of up to $500,000.

Total investments
2
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
0

Sector focus

  • Venture Capital
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Investment portfolio

  • LetsData

    Participated · Seed · Jan 2025

    LetsData processes open-source data across more than 100 million websites and social media outlets, covering over 50 languages and regions to detect and flag misinformation. It analyses text and video metadata from platforms including Telegram, YouTube and TikTok. The company's technology uses semantic understanding to group and link content across sources and to identify intent and coordination behind information operations. LetsData plans to integrate actionable threat intelligence into organizations' workflows so clients can mitigate risks before reputational damage, cyberattacks or operational disruption. Its tech is already used by UK embassies, the armed forces of NATO member states, and corporations across the US, UK and Europe. The business was started in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and was bootstrapped to profitability prior to this raise. The founders aim to become an industry standard for InfoOps detection and to disrupt the market by delivering actionable intelligence.

  • Deus Robotics

    Participated · Seed · Jan 2025

    Deus Robotics offers an end-to-end warehouse automation solution built around a unique AI platform that integrates, manages, and optimises robots from any manufacturer alongside an advanced fleet of AI-enhanced robots. The platform addresses siloed robot deployments by enabling warehouses to add or switch robots without extra integration costs. The company has launched five robotic automation projects with two leading logistics giants and reports a 300% improvement in operational efficiency from its solution. Headquartered in Kyiv with UK and US offices, Deus Robotics aims to make flexible automation accessible to mid-sized warehouses, not just large enterprises. The company closed a $3 million Seed round and is valued at $20 million. It plans to use the funding to refine its product and expand into the UK market in 2025. Deus Robotics develops versatile automated robots for warehouse sorting and rack organisation, aimed at preparing products for picking and shipping. The company raised $1.5 million in seed funding from Ukrainian VC SMRK.vc to help attract US and European customers and to invest in R&D. It plans to dedicate more manpower to custom-built warehouse robot deployments with specialised integrations and to launch a US-based sales office for overseas expansion. Deus Robotics also aims to scale manufacturing through partnerships with leading logistics and e-commerce companies. The startup ran a pilot with Ukraine’s Nova Poshta, deploying over 40 robots and achieving a 200% increase in parcel processing speeds versus manual workflows. The team has grown 25% in the past year and the company reports a five-fold spike in customer orders, while operating in a robotics market estimated at $7.5 billion.

Team

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