Reface Secures $18M Revenue-Share Deal for User Acquisition
The PvX Partners financing uses a revenue-share model to fund marketing without equity dilution, highlighting a growing shift in how mature consumer apps finance growth.
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HIMERA Raises $2.5M+ Seed to Scale Secure Military Communications
The Ukrainian defense tech firm said the round will fund production growth, wider coverage and expansion in Ukraine and overseas.
Ukrainian Drone Motor Maker AeroMotors Raises $550K from Sweden’s Front Ventures
The funding will help the Ukrainian manufacturer triple production capacity for non-Chinese drone motors as demand for locally manufactured defense components grows.
Sky Spy Raises $1.6M to Scale Battle-Tested Portable SIGINT Payload
Sky Spy’s Agent 001 module turns small drones into autonomous spectrum hunters, tackling the signal overload that has crippled traditional battlefield intelligence.
M-Fly Raises $1.4M From Brave1 to Scale Drone Stabilization and Targeting Systems
The investment strengthens Ukraine’s growing defense-tech sector as M-Fly expands production of high-precision gimbals and autonomous guidance modules.
Thermopylae Aerospace Raises $1.6M to Build Low-Cost Interceptor Drones for Ukraine’s Air Defense
The startup, founded by a 21-year-old Ukrainian engineer, is building sub-$10,000 interceptors and plans to move operations to Ukraine for frontline testing
AI Startup MyChatBot Raises $500,000 Seed Round from Ukrainian VC Fund SMRK
MyChatBot will use the funding to scale its AI-powered CommerceOS platform for retailers and online sellers and expand into new markets.
Ukrainian-American Startup Haiqu Achieves Quantum Data-Processing Milestone on IBM’s Heron Chip
The startup encoded more than 500 features on 128 qubits, advancing anomaly detection and strengthening its position as one of Ukraine’s most globally connected deep-tech companies.
Y Combinator Opens Remote Access to Ukrainian Defense Startups for Winter 2026
The Silicon Valley accelerator will allow Ukrainian founders to join its next batch remotely — a landmark exception granting $500,000 investments and global mentorship to defense-tech innovators unable to leave the country.
Oppenheimer Acceleration Launches Syndicate With First $500K Investment in Ukraine’s Swarmer
The Silicon Valley-based fund opens a new gateway for defense-tech investors, launching its first syndicate with a $500,000 deal in AI drone startup Swarmer.
American-Ukrainian Startup Vermeer Raises $10M to Scale GPS-Free Drone Navigation
The startup will scale its GPS-free visual navigation platform as deployments expand across defense and dual-use applications.
ZAS Ventures Backs Gamow Tech to Boost AI-Powered IVF Treatment
Gamow Tech’s AI system for assessing egg-cell health aims to make IVF more effective and affordable, positioning a Ukrainian-founded team for global scale.
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Ukraine Phoenix Tech Fund Launches €50 Million VC to Back Early-Stage Ukrainian Startups
The first institutionally backed VC focused solely on Ukraine aims to invest in roughly 50 startups and funnel global capital into the country’s innovation economy
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.