{
  "id": 14216161,
  "title": "Ukrainian Startup Zvook Secures Investment From Czech DEPO Ventures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ukrainian-startup-zvook-secures-investment-from-czech-depo-ventures",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-13T13:38:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/86941"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Czech venture capital firm DEPO Ventures has invested an undisclosed sum in Zvook, a Ukrainian defense startup. The technology developed by Zvook uses AI and passive acoustic sensors to detect aerial targets. DEPO Ventures' Co-founder and Managing Partner Petr Šíma announced the investment on October 12, through the firm's new Ukraine Fund. This is the first investment from the fund, which was launched on October 2 by National Development Investments and the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade. The fund aims to support innovative companies from the region, fostering skilled employment and strengthening the Czech innovation ecosystem. Defense technology has become the fastest-growing sector in the Czech tech industry, receiving over $129 million in investments since the start of the war, according to AVentures Capital's DealBook of Ukraine. Zvook is currently working on hydrophones for passive underwater acoustic monitoring, with potential applications in maritime security, shipping and port monitoring, and protection of critical underwater infrastructure. DEPO Ventures plans to allocate $4.25 million to Ukraine-based startups, with individual company investments capped at $559,000. The fund's total capital may expand to $6.5 million if certain conditions are met, as reported by The Recursive. The Czech venture capital firm has previously invested in several Ukrainian-founded companies, including $1.3 million in 2023 for Masthead Data and $1.1 million in 2024 for Talsec.",
  "summary": "Czech venture capital firm DEPO Ventures made the first investment from its new Ukraine Fund into Zvook, a Ukrainian defense tech startup. This critical funding will support regional technological innovation and help scale the company's AI-powered acoustic threat-detection sensors.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}