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Farsight Vision
IndustryDefense technology
Incorporated
Founded2023; 2 years ago (2023), Ukraine
Headquarters
Ukraine
Key people
  • Viktoriia Yaremchuk
  • Volodymyr Nepiuk
ProductsSoftware and hardware for UAV data processing, geospatial analysis, and 3D terrain modeling
Websitewww.farsightvision.com

Farsight Vision is a Ukrainian-Estonian defense technology company founded in 2023 that develops software and electronic hardware for battlefield intelligence and situational awareness, with a focus on geospatial analysis and 3D terrain modeling from UAV data.[1] The company is a member of several defense technology clusters, including Brave1,[2] IRON Cluster [uk],[3] and Techosystem Defense.[4]

Since 2024, its technologies have been used by Ukraine's Security and Defense Forces [uk] — including the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard of Ukraine, the National Police of Ukraine, and the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine — in the context of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War.[5][6]

History

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Viktoriia Yaremchuk and Volodymyr Nepiuk — co-founders of the company, at a Brave1 meetup in Kyiv, May 2025

Farsight Vision was founded in 2023 by Viktoriia Yaremchuk and Volodymyr Nepiuk, who met while studying at the Lviv Business School of UCU [uk] (part of the Ukrainian Catholic University). The original concept focused on 3D modeling and mapping enemy trenches, based on requests from the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine [uk] to better understand the structure of Russian fortifications for operational planning.[6] By February 2024, the company's solutions were already being deployed on the front lines,[7] and by May 2024, it had completed its first sales.[6] The company is officially registered in both Estonia and Ukraine.[8][6]

In the summer of 2024, Farsight Vision participated in the five-day Extreme Bootcamp program that the investor coalition Darkstar organised for defense technology startups.[9] According to Ragnar Sass, co-founder of the coalition, Farsight Vision was highly regarded among the participants of the bootcamp.[10] In September 2024, the company secured €600,000 in investment from Darkstar.[11][12][13] This funding followed earlier backing from the Freedom Fund VC and a pair of angel investors.[14][6]

Viktoriia Yaremchuk (CEO) at the Resilience Conference 2024 in London, September 2024

In late September 2024, the company was represented at the Resilience Conference in London.[15] Later, Farsight Vision signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Ukrainian Humanitarian Demining Center [uk].[6] In May 2025, the company presented its solutions at the DSEI Japan defense technology exhibition in Japan,[16] as part of cooperation between the Brave1 defense tech cluster and the Japanese company Rakuten, which supports the entry of Ukrainian startups into the Japanese market.[17][18]

In June 2025, the company's products were included in the online military training course "Using Technology in Wartime," developed by the Ukrainian project Victory Drones.[19]

Products

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The company develops hardware and software for collecting, processing, and analyzing media data obtained from drones, including in electronic warfare environments. FSV Mapper is an autonomous device that pre-processes media files and transmits them to the situational awareness platform; it's designed to work in environments with unstable connectivity. FSV Navigator is a navigation module mounted on a drone, designed to aid route stability in GPS-denied conditions.[6][20][21]

FSV Platform

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FSV Platform is a geospatial analytics and situational awareness platform that converts photo and video materials captured in electronic warfare environments into precise orthophotos and 3D models of terrain (so-called "digital twins")[10][22], with an accuracy of 5–7 cm per pixel.[2] The results are displayed as layers on a digital map and available through a VR application.[22][20]

The platform automatically detects objects and changes in terrain and integrates with situational awareness and battlefield management systems such as Delta, Kropyva [uk], Combat Vision, MilChat, and TacticMap.[2][5]

References

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  2. ^ a b c Shumlianskyi, Dmytro (2025-05-16). "Ukrainian company creates technology for building 2D and 3D terrain maps". Militarnyi. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  3. ^ "IRON Cluster". IRON. Archived from the original on 2025-07-17. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  4. ^ Олійник, Віра (2024-07-31). "В Україні створили новий кластер для розвитку оборонних технологій – AIN" (in Ukrainian). AIN.UA. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  5. ^ a b "Farsight Vision — цифрові двійники для розвідки та планування операцій" (in Ukrainian). Brave1. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Dziuba, Oleksiy (2025-02-04). ""Maximize drone situational awareness to reduce losses." How startup Farsight Vision helps the military plan missions using terrain analysis". dev.ua. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  7. ^ "Founder Stories: Viktoriia Yaremchuk, CEO of Farsight Vision". Resilience Media. 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  8. ^ Ihnatenko, Oleksandr (2025-02-24). "Growing in spite of everything: The main challenges of Ukrainian defense tech in 2025". AIN.UA. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  9. ^ "Darkstar будує зв'язки між Україною та європейським defence tech" (in Ukrainian). Militarnyi. 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  10. ^ a b Kryzhnyi, Artur (2024-09-20). "Ukrainian platform for reconnaissance on battlefield receives €600,000 of investment". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  11. ^ Сідєльнікова, Альона (2025-07-09). "Новий фонд для оборонних стартапів: запуск Darkstar на €15 млн — Forbes.ua" (in Ukrainian). Forbes Ukraine. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  12. ^ Сабадишина, Юлія (2024-09-20). "Українсько-естонська платформа для розвідки на полі бою Farsight Vision залучила €600 тисяч інвестицій" (in Ukrainian). DOU. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  13. ^ Bilousova, Olena; Omelchenko, Emir; Makarchuk, Maksym; Mylovanov, Tymofiy (2024-10-04). Ukraine’s drones industry: Investments and product innovations (PDF) (Report). KSE Institute, Brave1. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  14. ^ Butcher, Mike (2025-02-24). "Three years on, Europe looks to Ukraine for the future of defense tech". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  15. ^ Thornhill, John (2024-10-03). "The conflicted investment case for defence tech". Financial Times. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  16. ^ Japanese exhibitors out in force at defense trade show (video). NHK. 2025-05-27. Event occurs at 1:48–2:24. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  17. ^ "Brave1 collaborates with Japanese tech leader Rakuten to support Ukrainian defense tech innovations". brave1.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Brave1. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  18. ^ Осіпова, Вікторія (2025-05-21). "Rakuten допоможе українським дефенс-компаніям вийти на японський ринок" (in Ukrainian). DOU. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  19. ^ "Farsight Vision у курсі "Застосування технологій в умовах війни" від Victory Drones". Facebook. Victory Drones. 2025-06-18.
  20. ^ a b Згурець, Сергій (2025-02-05). "Технології, які пропонують ЗСУ українські новатори. Колонка Сергія Згурця" (in Ukrainian). Еспресо TV. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  21. ^ "Rakuten and Ukraine's Brave1 Collaborate to Support Ukrainian Startups". Rakuten Group, Inc. 2025-05-20. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  22. ^ a b "Українська зброя як бренд: технології, що змінюють гру". RFI (in Ukrainian). Radio France Internationale. 2025-05-13. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
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