WASHINGTON, March 24 - A U.S.-Ukrainian reconstruction investment fund plans to make its first allocation to Sine Engineering, a Ukrainian firm developing dual-use military technology, according to a source familiar with the plans. Further investment opportunities remain under review, the source said.
The anticipated deal is expected to be formally announced on Wednesday by the Ukrainian government and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). The DFC created the U.S.-Ukrainian Reconstruction Investment Fund as part of a broader critical minerals agreement signed in April 2025.
Plans to invest in Sine Engineering were first reported by the Kyiv Independent. Senior U.S. officials travelled to Kyiv this week for the third meeting of the fund, which began operations in December. Officials involved with the fund expect it to reach approximately $200 million in commitments by the end of the year.
Ukrainian authorities have indicated they hope to announce three initial investment projects this year, with the Sine Engineering transaction representing the first of those planned disclosures. Specific terms and additional details of the Sine Engineering investment were not available at the time of reporting.
Sine Engineering is a startup based in Lviv that focuses on navigational software used for drones. Beyond that description, no further public information about the planned investment terms or structure has been provided.
The DFC declined to comment on the planned investment, and representatives of the company were not immediately available for comment.
Context and next steps
The fund, established through cooperation between the DFC and Ukrainian authorities, convened its third meeting in Kyiv this week as it moves from initial operations toward deploying capital. Officials are reviewing additional projects, and the fund’s backers aim to present a group of early investments during the current year.
At this stage, the public information on the Sine Engineering investment is limited to its status as the first planned investment and the company’s specialization in drone navigational software.
Contact and comment status
Requests for comment received no immediate response from the DFC, and the company named in the planned investment did not provide a statement when contacted.