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(Left) Valeriy Omelchenko, Managing Partner for Ukraine and EU markets, and (Right) Olexandr Soroka, Managing Partner for the U.S., at Oppenheimer Acceleration.

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.

Vermeer CEO Brian Streem

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.

Co-founders of Gamow Tech Kostiantyn Hnennyi (left) and Max Slyzkouh (right)

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.

From left: Nicolas Dufourcq, Pierre Heilbronn, Mykhailo Fedorov, Kristina Mikulova, and Dominique Piotet.

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

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.