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Nazar Bigun, Co-Founder and CEO of Norda Dynamics

NORDA Dynamics Raises $1M to Scale GPS-Free Autonomous Drones

The Lviv-based startup develops autonomous drone systems that operate without GPS or comms, now expanding with new funding led by Sweden’s Varangians.

Brave1 Defense Tech Valley 2025 summit in Lviv, Ukraine, where global investors announced over $100 million in defense technology investments.

European and American Investors Pledge $100 Million to Ukraine’s Defense Tech at Brave1 Summit

At Lviv’s Brave1 forum, four global funds and U.S. investors committed over $100 million to Ukraine’s fast-emerging defense-tech sector, marking a milestone for wartime innovation and foreign capital inflows.

Founder and CEO of Swarmer, Serhiy Kuprienko

Swarmer Raises $15 Million in Series A Led by U.S. Investor — the Largest Defense-Tech Deal in Ukraine Since 2022

The funding will scale Swarmer’s AI-driven autonomy across diverse drones while reinforcing Ukraine’s role as a global center for defense innovation.

Pop-art style portrait of Offset Labs founders, from left: Borys Nadykto, Andrii Yakovyna, and Denys Budnyk, against a bold colorful background.

Offset Labs Raises Pre-Seed Funding to Build UK–Ukrainian AI Defence Lab

The Kyiv–London startup, founded by three Ukrainian engineers, aims to create Europe’s first dedicated AI lab for defence and national security.

Illustration of Mykhailo Fedorov (left) and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal (right) speaking separately at a Brave1 event in Kyiv

Brave1 Launches ₴2.7B Grant Program for Ukraine's Defense Startups Developing AI, Missiles, Explosives, and Air Defense

Ukraine’s largest defense technology fund is accelerating its wartime innovation pipeline with grants up to ₴150 million for frontline-ready projects.

A collage featuring fifteen Ukrainian startup founders arranged together against a bright, multicolored background.

Ukrainian Startup Fund Awards $475,000 to 13 Early-Stage Startups

As global venture capital tilts heavily toward AI, Ukraine’s state-backed fund is filling a critical gap for early-stage founders navigating a war-disrupted market.

Pop-art style illustration of Contera.ai co-founders Emin Aliekpierov (left) and Danylo Ohurtsov (right) standing side by side against a yellow background with white rays.

Contera.ai Becomes First Ukrainian Startup in Techstars Tokyo Accelerator

The Kyiv-founded marketing automation startup has joined Techstars Tokyo’s 2025 class, securing $120,000 in funding as it builds on early traction and prepares for global growth.

Stylized illustration of four engineers working on drone hardware and electronics at a workshop table, surrounded by tools, laptops, and equipment.

Dropla Tech Secures €2.4M to Scale AI-Powered Battlefield Threat Detection

A Danish-Ukrainian defense startup is advancing edge-based AI that can spot mines and ambush drones in real time, addressing NATO’s critical requirement for offline battlefield intelligence.

Kyivstar Debuts on Nasdaq, Becoming the First Ukrainian Listing on the Market

Ukraine’s largest telecom operator raised $178 million in New York, marking Ukraine’s first step onto Wall Street and giving global investors direct access to the country’s recovery.

The four co-founders of Uspacy wearing traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirts, illustrated in a collage-style cutout against a blue-purple gradient background

Uspacy Secures €420K Pre-Seed to Scale Its All-in-One Platform for SMEs

The Kyiv-based startup has drawn investor and grant backing to strengthen its product and marketing in Ukraine and Poland, while preparing for international expansion.

Mykhailo Fedorov speaking into a microphone, depicted in a hyper-realistic pop-art style with an abstract blue and yellow background.

Ukraine Launches AI Factory and National LLM to Secure Digital Sovereignty

Ministry of Digital Transformation builds domestic computing capacity and partners with Kyivstar to develop Ukraine's own large language model as part of 2030 AI leadership ambitions.

Five Uniot team members smiling and waving at the camera in pop-art illustration style

Ukrainian IoT Startup Uniot Wins $25K at YEP Accelerator Demo Day

The Kyiv-based company’s low-code platform for smart devices beat eight other startups to take home a $25K grant and entry into two high-profile founder networks.

Illustration featuring a bionic prosthetic arm, human eye with digital scan overlay, solar panel blinds, drone, warehouse robot, and tablet displaying heart rate data.

Ukrainian Startups Backed by State Fund Attract $50.9M in Foreign Capital

A wartime funding chain is emerging in Ukraine: small state grants at the start, followed by larger rounds from private investors as products gain traction.

Pop-art style collage of the EU and Ukrainian flags cut out and pasted onto a beige background, with textured halftone shading and a white torn-edge border.

EU Commits €20M to Boost Ukraine’s Deeptech Startups

A new European Innovation Council program aims to bridge Ukraine’s most promising tech ventures with EU markets — offering capital, visibility, and acceleration to civilian startups tackling critical deeptech challenges.