Anton Chepurda
About Anton Chepurda
Anton Chepurda is the Founder and CEO of DWG Holdings. He describes himself as an Industrial Architect and an early mover in IAaaS (Industrial Architecting as a Service). Crunchbase lists his location as Kyiv, Ukraine. His LinkedIn profile lists V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University under education. It also lists certifications in Alternative Investments (Harvard Business School Online), Economics and International Business (IBMI), PMP and Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP).
DWG Holdings is a multi-industry group. Its profile describes activity in automotive, aerospace, advanced R&D, alternative energy, smart manufacturing, semiconductors, robotics, AI infrastructure and industrial development. The group has developed the DWG Industrial OS, built on IAaaS. It is described as an asset-light framework for validating technology, demand, engineering, supply chains, infrastructure and capital before a major deployment. DWG's stated principle is that capital follows validation rather than preceding it.
Crunchbase credits Chepurda with founding 9 companies. It also lists 7 current board and advisor roles. These include General Partner at DWG Venture Capital Fund, Founder and Program Director at DWG Alternative Energy Hub, and Founding Board Member and Chief Corporate and Global Marketing Officer at DWG AeroSpace Engineerings. His LinkedIn projects section dates DWG Aerospace Engineerings to 2017 and the DWG Alternative Energy Hub to June 2018.
Crunchbase records 4 investments, 4 portfolio companies and 3 lead investments. It records no exits and no IPOs. The round dates and amounts are not visible in the public view of the profile.
All four recorded investments are in DWG-affiliated entities: DWG Holdings, DWG Motors, DWG AeroSpace Engineerings and DWG Alternative Energy Hub. Crunchbase tags three of them as angel rounds led by him. The fourth, DWG Alternative Energy Hub, is tagged as a seed round and is his most recent listed investment. This is a founder backing his own group's companies. It is not a record of angel checks into independent startups. We found no public record of him investing in outside founders.
We found no public record of Chepurda investing in AI startups as an angel. None of the four Crunchbase investments is an AI company.
AI appears in his work at the platform level. His DWG biography lists AI infrastructure among the sectors the group covers, and the group has a venture arm, DWG Venture Capital Fund, where Crunchbase lists him as General Partner. Founders should not read this as evidence of a track record in AI seed investing.
Chepurda's public materials describe an industrial and deep-tech focus, not a software-startup one. DWG says it is building export-oriented industrial ecosystems across the US, Europe, the G7 and growth markets. Its centre is in Central and Eastern Europe and Ukraine. The stated aim is a non-China alternative for manufacturing and R&D.
DWG's published capital architecture has three tiers: $75M to $150M for industrial venture capitalization, $200M to $500M for industrial expansion and platform deployment, and $500M to $3B+ for major infrastructure and industrial investment cycles. It states a total ecosystem allocation capacity of $1.5B to $5B+, subject to validated opportunities. These are DWG group figures, stated by DWG. They are not personal angel check sizes.
DWG also says it aims to enable early-stage investment into industrial and deep-tech ventures. It has not published a personal angel check size, a stage preference for outside startups or a list of criteria for pitches. A founder with a fit in industrial AI, robotics, semiconductors, energy or smart manufacturing could reasonably approach him. They should confirm directly whether he invests personally or through DWG's venture arm.
- DWG Holdings: the industrial group Chepurda founded and leads. Crunchbase lists an angel round that he led. The date is not public.
- DWG Motors: a DWG automotive entity. Crunchbase lists an angel round that he led. The date is not public.
- DWG AeroSpace Engineerings: the group's aerospace unit, covering aircraft, space and propulsion systems. Crunchbase lists an angel round that he led. His LinkedIn dates the project to 2017.
- DWG Alternative Energy Hub: an R&D and production platform for renewable and hydrogen energy. Crunchbase lists it as a seed round and his latest investment. His LinkedIn dates the project to June 2018.
Investing activity
Anton Chepurda has made 4 investments according to Crunchbase across 4 portfolio companies, and has led 3 rounds and founded 9 companies.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Anton Chepurda
Is Anton Chepurda an active angel investor in AI startups?
We found no public record of AI startup investments. His four Crunchbase investments are all in DWG-affiliated companies.
What is Anton Chepurda's check size?
No personal check size is public. DWG publishes group-level capital tiers from $75M to $150M up to $500M to $3B+, but these are not angel checks.
What does Anton Chepurda invest in?
His public materials point to industrial and deep-tech areas. These include automotive, aerospace, alternative energy, smart manufacturing, semiconductors, robotics and AI infrastructure. The emphasis is on Europe, especially CEE and Ukraine.
What is DWG Holdings?
DWG Holdings is the multi-industry group Chepurda founded and leads as CEO. It describes the DWG Industrial OS, an IAaaS framework for validating technology, demand, supply chains and capital before major deployment.
How can founders contact Anton Chepurda?
He has a public LinkedIn profile, which is the clearest route. No personal website or verified X account was found.
Where is Anton Chepurda based?
Crunchbase lists Kyiv, Ukraine. His LinkedIn profile lists the Greater Chicago Area.
Is Anton Chepurda an angel investor?
Yes. Anton Chepurda invests personally as an angel and is Founder, CEO at DWG Holdings. Crunchbase counts 4 investments.
How can founders reach Anton Chepurda?
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