Wiseboard Defense solutions map

The full set of Wiseboard Defense's capabilities, solutions and expertise for a defense company and a foreign partner.

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Defense

Raise capital, prepared for the round

Best fit

A company with a combat-proven product and early traction (~$1M+ revenue) going for an international round, but without a clean structure or data room.

Diligence & checks04

Run due diligence

Across legal, financial, technical & investment streams.

Build the data room

With an embedded DD questionnaire and risk-marking.

KYC the investors

Background-check the investor before they come in.

KYC the owners

Background-check the owners / founders.

Legal & structure04

Build the legal corporate structure

Cross-border holding, clean cap table.

Settle IP & share swap

Relocate / formalize IP into the structure.

Structure the round via an SPV

A co-investing vehicle for multiple investors.

Structure a non-dilutive raise

Dividend / revenue-share format.

Finance03

Value the company

Tech / financial / legal / security lenses; raise & stake band.

Normalize the P&L

Audit-ready books.

Build / improve the financial model

A defensible model.

The raise05

Prepare the investment deck

Investor pitch + traction narrative.

Prepare the term sheet

Structure the terms and support negotiations.

Match investors

Warm intros to investors who actually fund defense.

Close the deal

From term sheet to the wire.

Provide escrow

A deal-security mechanism at closing.

Become eligible to sell abroad

Best fit

A company with a ready product but unformed / unregistered IP and structure, aiming for NATO / allied pipelines; a dual-use maker.

Permits & certification04

Secure the export license & dual-use clearance

Navigate export controls (new 30-day permit route).

Get NATO codification

NCAGE + NSN.

Get quality certifications

AQAP, ISO, SOC 2.

Run independent validation

As an eligibility step.

Legal & structure02

Relocate IP into a clean foreign holdco

Estonia / US / UK.

Create a foreign corporate structure

To unlock foreign capital and export.

Documentation & readiness03

Prepare supply-chain & security

Privacy / continuity, ready for a buyer's review.

Deliver export-control training

Webinars for manufacturers.

Assemble tech specs, codification & BOM

Put product documentation in order.

Enter target markets, then build to deliver

Best fit

A funded / export-ready company with a real order book it can't fill from Ukraine.

Market & sales05

Build the target-market entry strategy (GTM)

US, Nordic, Europe, UK.

Run business development in-market

Outsourced BD / in-market presence.

Form the BD department

An in-house BD function.

Build the marketing strategy & function

Positioning, narrative, demand funnel.

Build PR & presence

Defense PR without OPSEC harm.

People03

Set up HR

Recruiting, people ops, retention.

Recruit the team

Recruitment-as-a-service for scale.

Vet candidates during hiring

OSINT background-check on hires.

Operations & production03

Improve operations

Efficiency, second line, quality.

Update structure, processes & roles

Org design.

Set up production abroad

Allied-market base / JV.

Go get wins in a target market (US)

Best fit

An export-ready company with product fit for a Western contract or license (strongest — EW, gimbal / guidance tech).

Build US presence

US entity + a sales team (regional director).

Apply to tenders & contests

DoD / DIU / NSTXL / xTech; grants (R&D) vs contracts.

Run local BD in the US

Exclusive-license / integrator / direct bizdev.

License the tech for royalty

IP licensing into the US.

Deploy capital into vetted UA deal-flow

Best fit

A fund / family office / strategic with a clear thesis wanting exposure to combat-proven UA companies.

Provide a pipeline of prepared, vetted companies

To the investor's mandate.

Run investment due diligence

Legal / financial / technical / investment pack.

KYC the owners

Background-check the owners / founders.

Structure the deal

Legal foreign ownership + a clean exit.

Co-invest via shared attributed deal-flow

Shared deals with attribution.

Battle-test your own system in Ukraine

Best fit

A prime / OEM / foreign maker — IP-containment is the differentiator.

Run independent testing

Combat-condition T&E with IP-containment + a white paper.

Open access to ranges, units & training centers

Including building test ranges.

Take Ukraine's combat experience and tech into your force

Best fit

An allied military / agency / prime-integrator.

Capability02

Adopt the capability

FPV / strike, C-UAS / EW, ground & maritime robotics.

Plan the capability rollout

Unit structure, roles, fielding plan from combat experience.

Training03

Run training / train-the-trainer

Operators and instructors.

Transfer TTPs & playbooks

Combat-proven tactics, codified.

Run a training course / certification

A 5-module program.

Buy the product, run the export path

Best fit

Ministries / agencies, primes & integrators, allied programs.

Source & vet suppliers

Vetted suppliers, not a catalog.

Clear the export path

Buyer eligibility, end-use, permits.

Stand up contract, quality & logistics

Off-take to acceptance.

Produce in-country or own the asset

Best fit

A prime / OEM (localize) or a strategic / buyout fund (acquire).

Localize production

JV / footprint under Defence City (Croatia / Germany / Ireland).

Run buy-side M&A

Source → prep → structure the foreign acquisition.

Map the market's ownership & patronage

Who really owns each maker, and who protects them.