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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.