In early March 2026, the Ukrainian-Estonian Defense Tech Firm Black Forest Systems (BFS), which develops unmanned systems and tactical drone platforms for infantry and Special Operation Forces, secured $400,000 in investments. The Kyiv-based company announced in a  statement that the investment from Front Ventures and Hede Capital Partners AB would “accelerate the development and industrialization of our infantry-first  unmanned systems , designed based on the requests of Special Operation