Ukrainian startup MyChatBot has raised a $500K seed round from SMRK. The team is developing CommerceOS, an AI-driven platform that moves online sales into WhatsApp, Instagram, and website chats. Already used by 1,000+ retailers.

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Haiqu has reached a notable quantum milestone on IBM’s Heron processor, loading 500+ features into 128 qubits and boosting anomaly detection performance. The US–Ukrainian startup was founded by CTO Mykola Maksymenko and CEO Richard Givhan.

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Y Combinator says it’s ready to make exceptions for Ukrainian defense-tech founders accepted into its Winter 2026 batch.

The statement came after Ukrainian entrepreneur Oleg Kostour noted that founders can’t leave the country under martial law.

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Oppenheimer Acceleration, a Silicon Valley venture fund led by Oleksandr Soroka and Valeriy Omelchenko, made its first investment: $500K in Ukrainian defense-tech startup Swarmer.

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U.S.-Ukrainian startup Vermeer raised $10M Series A led by Draper Associates.

Its GPS-free Visual Positioning System (VPS) keeps drones flying when GPS is jammed — tech now used by U.S. and Ukrainian defense forces.

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Gamow Tech, a Ukrainian medtech startup using AI to improve IVF outcomes, has raised funding from ZAS Ventures at a €2.4 M valuation.

The team’s software analyzes egg cells to detect chromosomal abnormalities using a non-invasive methodology.

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Offset Labs has raised €600K pre-seed to launch Europe’s first AI lab for defence and national security.

The Kyiv–London startup, founded by Ukrainian engineers, is backed by Archangel, Amadeus & Seven Capital.

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Ukraine’s Brave1 unveiled ₴2.7B ($65M) in new grants — the largest fund yet.

Projects in AI, missiles, explosives, and air defense can receive up to ₴150M. Announced in Kyiv by Mykhailo Fedorov and Denys Shmyhal, the program aims to fast-track frontline tech.

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The Ukrainian Startup Fund has awarded $475K to 13 early-stage startups, with support from UMAEF.

Winners include SYLA (bionic prosthesis), VITA325 (rehab app), JobAtlas (career planning), Josti (rentals), and Dots Platform (delivery tech).

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Contera.ai has secured $120K and a spot in Techstars Tokyo — the first Ukrainian startup in the program.

The SaaS platform automates up to 60% of marketing work for e-commerce, from ads to SEO. Demo Day takes place Nov 11 in Japan.

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Dropla Tech has raised €2.4M to scale its edge-based AI for battlefield threat detection and humanitarian demining.

Its BLUE EYES system works entirely offline with sub-15cm accuracy — backed by Maj Invest, EIFO, and Final Frontier.

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Kyivstar has become the first Ukraine-based company to go public on a U.S. exchange. The mobile operator raised $178M on Nasdaq under ticker KYIV, valuing it at ~$2.6B. With acquisitions like Uklon and Helsi, the firm is betting big on Ukraine’s recovery.

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Kyiv-based SaaS startup Uspacy has raised €420K pre-seed at a €5M valuation to expand its SME-focused business platform.

Investors include Startup Wise Guys, angel investors, & grants from Google for Startups, Seeds of Bravery, Glovo Startup Lab, and the Ukrainian Startup Fund with UMAEF support.