How to find the needle in the startup haystack in Ukraine: observations from an early-stage VC
After an investor demo day in early 2022, Roman Sulzhyk, head of investment at early-stage venture capital firm Resist.UA, found himself staring at a vat of solid rocket fuel brewing in a garage in a Kyiv suburb. The tech was impressive, and so was the team — a handful of...
Rivan raises €28.7M to increase synthetic fuel production in Europe
UK-based startup Rivan has raised €28.7 million to expand domestic synthetic fuel production across Europe. The round was led by...
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Nowhere to hide
"All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our...
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The UK is on the precipice of geopolitical and military irrelevance
Imagine the headline next week: “Trump seizes Cyprus, Chagos and Gibraltar from the UK.” Such is the ambiguity of Britain’s...
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Is defence tech a ‘proper’ VC-backable vertical?
Several months ago, on a famous VC podcast, I heard an idea that I consider heresy: defence tech is not...
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The dangerous economics of drone warfare
Modern air defence is entering a dangerous economic inversion: in many cases, it now costs far more to destroy a...
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Munich Security Conference got the urgency right. The hard part comes next
A few weeks on from the Munich Security Conference, something many of the Resilience Media community no doubt attended, I...
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