We back local entrepreneurs who dare to build exciting global ventures.
Our focus:
- Ambitious founders from Ukraine and Moldova
- Targeting global markets
- Scalable product with competitive edge
- Developed conviction or insight about the target market
- Our investments range from 100,000 to 2M USD.
About UMAEF
Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund (UMAEF, formerly Western NIS Enterprise Fund) is a $285 million regional fund, a pioneer in Ukraine and Moldova with over 29 years of successful experience in investing in small and medium-sized companies. UMAEF was funded by the U.S. government via the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Since its inception, UMAEF’s cumulative investments total over $190 million to 143 companies employing 27,000 people and made it possible to unlock $2.4 billion for companies in Ukraine and Moldova.
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How it all started?
With more than two decades of successful experience investing in small and medium-sized companies in Ukraine and Moldova, in 2017, Western NIS Enterprise Fund established u.ventures to invest in early stage technology startups with world-class teams and a global potential for growth.