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TA Ventures and ICLUB in 2025: Portfolio Growth, Exits, and New Capital Ahead

The TA Ventures and ICLUB team shared with Scroll.media how 2025 unfolded for both organizations. By the end of the year, TA Ventures reported the following key performance indicators: 270...

Fire Point Sells 30% Stake to the UAE at a $2.5B Valuation

The United Arab Emirates defense group EDGE is acquiring a 30% stake in Ukrainian defense company Fire Point, valuing the business at $2.5 billion, BBC Ukraine reports. According to BBC...

Binance Suspends Card Withdrawals for Ukrainian Users

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has informed users in Ukraine that it is suspending card withdrawals, according to the Minfin. The changes took effect on December 29. Specifically, the...

The Swedish Institute Offers Grants to Ukrainian and Swedish Companies

Ukrainian and Swedish companies can apply for grants ranging from UAH 230,000 to UAH 4,600,000, the Ministry of Digital Transformation announced. The funding is provided by The Swedish Institute. Eligible...

Flyer One Ventures in 2025: New Fund, $160M Exit, and Portfolio Growth

The team at Ukrainian investment firm Flyer One Ventures shared its year-end results with Scroll.media. Investments. In 2025, Flyer One Ventures (F1V) invested in 10 new startups, including memoryOS, Limitless,...

Reducing Dependence on China: How Aeromotors Builds Motors for UAVs In-House in Ukraine

In December, Ukrainian startup Aeromotors announced it had raised $550,000 from Sweden’s Front Ventures at a $10 million valuation. The company manufactures electric motors for UAVs entirely in-house and has...

Careeo.tech Receives $25,000 from UMAEF at Mission Possible Demo Day

On December 19, Mission Possible hosted its demo day in Kyiv. At the event, the accelerator recognized the top startups from its third batch. Among the winners was careeo.tech, which received...

ZAS Ventures Invests €50,000 in Upwood to Accelerate Sustainable Forest Investment Platform

ZAS Ventures, a venture capital firm founded by Ukrainian entrepreneurs, has invested €50,000 at the pre-seed stage in Upwood, an ESG-focused fintech startup building a platform for regulated financial instruments...

Deutsche Telekom Invests in Defense Startup Quantum Systems

Deutsche Telekom AG has invested in Quantum Systems, a German drone developer that is actively operating in Ukraine. The company joined a €180 million funding round that had been announced...

Revolut to Close Ukrainian Accounts Within 60 Days

Revolut has notified Ukrainian users that their accounts will be closed within the next two months. This was reported to Scroll.media by readers who received an official notification from the...

Seeds of Bravery Results After Two Years: €12M in Grants and 37 Success Stories

On December 20, 2023, the Seeds of Bravery grant project marked two years since its official launch. Over this period, the initiative delivered measurable results in both funding and startup...

HIMERA Raises $2.5 Million in Seed Round

HIMERA, a Ukrainian developer of tactical communications systems, has raised a new investment round, Defender Media reports. The company secured $2.5 million in funding. Prior to this round, HIMERA had...

TOLOKA.vc Invests $1.2 Million in Forward Group

Ukrainian investment syndicate TOLOKA.vc has invested $1.2 million in Forward Group, a FreightTech company with Ukrainian roots, which has developed an AI platform for automating logistics processes for carriers, shippers,...

HOLYWATER Joins the Endeavor Global Community of Entrepreneurs

Ukrainian technology company HOLYWATER has joined Endeavor, a global community of high-impact entrepreneurs. HOLYWATER co-founders and co-CEOs Bohdan Nesvit and Anatolii Kasianov have been named Endeavor Entrepreneurs — a recognition...

Ukrainian Is the Fastest-Growing Language in AI Models

English continues to dominate large language models by a wide margin. However, Ukrainian has seen the fastest growth in representation, according to analysts at AI World, a platform that tracks...

Ukrainian Aeromotors Raises $550K From Sweden’s Front Ventures at $10M Valuation

Swedish investment firm Front Ventures has invested $550,000 in Aeromotors, a Ukrainian manufacturer of electric motors for drones. The deal was reported by Defender Media. Deal Details According to Front...

ZAS Ventures Invests $150,000 in LegalTech Startup Ranking Copilot

Ukrainian investment firm ZAS Ventures has announced a new investment in Ranking Copilot, a LegalTech startup building an AI-powered platform for law firms. The investment firm shared the news with...

Ukrainian IT Group FRACTAL Acquires Video Production Studio LOCATION

The FRACTAL group of companies has finalized a new acquisition: the video production studio LOCATION has joined the group’s hybrid venture studio, Tonti Laguna Group (TLG), transferring its business stake...

Tonik, a Filipino Neobank Founded by a Ukrainian, Raises $12M

Filipino neobank Tonik, founded by former CEO of Ukrainian Platinum Bank Greg Krasnov, has raised $12 million in a Pre-Series C round, according to a press release from the company....

Why AI Consulting Is Essential for Business And Why Most Projects Fail Without It

Штучний інтелект стрімко змінює правила гри в бізнесі. Компанії переосмислюють процеси, шукають нові способи працювати швидше та ефективніше. У західних ЗМІ тільки й заголовків про запуски AI-функцій, що драйвлять продажі,...