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Ukrainian Defense Startups Raise $105+ Million in 2025

According to Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukrainian defense tech startups raised over $105 million in grants and investments in 2025. In 2024, the total was around $60...
Ukrainian Defense Startups Raise $105+ Million in 2025

Artem Yurkovskyi of Solcoa Industries Named to Forbes US 30 Under 30

Ukrainian innovator Artem Yurkovskyi has been included in the American edition of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Each year, the US editorial team selects 30 leaders in 20 different...
Artem Yurkovskyi of Solcoa Industries Named to Forbes US 30 Under 30

Fozzy Group Acquires The Village

According to Scroll.media’s sources, Fozzy Group has acquired the Kyiv-based publication The Village. The information has been confirmed by several market participants, as well as a team closely associated with...
Fozzy Group Acquires The Village

How Relevant Software Uses AI to Give Clients a Strategic Edge

When a new client comes to Relevant Software, the questions are almost always the same: what the project will require, where the risks are, and whether the idea is worth...
How Relevant Software Uses AI to Give Clients a Strategic Edge

Ukrainian-Founded Crypto Exchange WhiteBIT Officially Enters the US Market

Cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBIT, founded by Ukrainian entrepreneur Volodymyr Nosov, has officially launched in the United States. The company confirmed the news to Scroll.media. According to WhiteBIT, the company has established...
Ukrainian-Founded Crypto Exchange WhiteBIT Officially Enters the US Market

Ukrainian Startups Among Winners of the EIT Innovation Awards 2025

The winners of the EIT Jumpstarter program were announced at the EIT Innovation Awards 2025 ceremony in Budapest — and three Ukrainian startups made the list, according to an EIT...
Ukrainian Startups Among Winners of the EIT Innovation Awards 2025

Ukrainian Patreon Accounts Blocked for Supporting the Defense Forces of Ukraine

Director and podcaster Nariman Aliev reported that Patreon deleted the account of his project MINCULTPRYVIT. This marks the second of his accounts affected earlier — the Bromance podcast page was...
Ukrainian Patreon Accounts Blocked for Supporting the Defense Forces of Ukraine

Quantum Systems Raises €180M, Valuation Hits €B

German defense technology startup Quantum Systems is raising a new round of funding, with its valuation set to triple, according to Bloomberg. The latest round raised €180 million, bringing the...
Quantum Systems Raises €180M, Valuation Hits €B

How Fintech-IT Group Works — A Mono Developer with a $1B+ Valuation

monobank is, without exaggeration, a one-of-a-kind project. In just eight years, Ukraine’s first mobile-first bank has attracted 10 million customers, built an entire ecosystem of products and services, and recently...
How Fintech-IT Group Works — A Mono Developer with a $1B+ Valuation

Preply and Carmoola Join Endeavor Ukraine

Endeavor Ukraine has added two new companies to its network: Ukrainian edtech platform Preply and British-Ukrainian fintech Carmoola. Previously, the local Endeavor portfolio included Jooble, Headway, Fintech Farm, Ajax Systems,...
Preply and Carmoola Join Endeavor Ukraine

Ukrainian-Founded Coliving Platform Outpost Merges With Competitor

Outpost, a New York–based platform for finding coliving spaces, has announced a merger with June Homes to form the largest coliving operator in the United States. The company revealed the...
Ukrainian-Founded Coliving Platform Outpost Merges With Competitor

Day4Defenders: Ukrainian IT Companies Raise Nearly ₴10M for the Armed Forces in a Single Workday

Donating to the Armed Forces has become a daily norm — a foundation we all rely on. On October 1st, for the fourth year in a row, the Ukrainian IT...
Day4Defenders: Ukrainian IT Companies Raise Nearly ₴10M for the Armed Forces in a Single Workday

The Valley Is Turning Toward Defense: How the Network VC Group Operates and Invests

The American-Ukrainian Network VC has been a regular investor in Silicon Valley, and, more recently, in Ukrainian defense technology. The group of funds and syndicates was founded by Oleksandr Soroka,...
The Valley Is Turning Toward Defense: How the Network VC Group Operates and Invests

Revolut Is Worth $75B — Now It’s Official

On November 24, Revolut co-founder Nik Storonsky officially confirmed that the British fintech company is now valued at $75 billion. Bloomberg had previously reported the figure, but the company had...
Revolut Is Worth $75B — Now It’s Official

Plarium in Ukraine Is Downsizing: What Is Known

Plarium’s Ukrainian office is facing a new round of downsizing, GameDev DOU reports. The company has not disclosed how many specialists will be affected, but it is known that the...
Plarium in Ukraine Is Downsizing: What Is Known

ZAS Ventures Invests €1.1M in German-Ukrainian Startup Every Health

Investment company ZAS Ventures, founded by Ukrainians Andriy Zinchuk and Artem Volkhonskyi, has invested $100,000 in Every Health, a health-tech startup that is building Europe’s first virtual sexual health clinic...
ZAS Ventures Invests €1.1M in German-Ukrainian Startup Every Health

Respeecher to Teach AI Chatbots to Speak Natural Ukrainian

Ukrainian AI startup Respeecher plans to teach artificial intelligence to speak Ukrainian — not only in standard form but also in regional dialects and surzhyk, a widely used mixed form...
Respeecher to Teach AI Chatbots to Speak Natural Ukrainian

FRACTAL Acquires Fintech Company fint8. The Group Now Offers Financial Consulting

FRACTAL, a Ukrainian group of companies, has acquired fint8, a fintech company that provides financial consulting for businesses. The deal was announced by FRACTAL founder Artem Borodatiuk and fint8 co-founder...
FRACTAL Acquires Fintech Company fint8. The Group Now Offers Financial Consulting

NVIDIA to Help Build Ukraine’s LLM and AI Infrastructure

The Ministry of Digital Transformation has partnered with NVIDIA to develop both infrastructure and human capital for artificial intelligence, with the goal of making Ukraine an “agentive state.” The first...
NVIDIA to Help Build Ukraine’s LLM and AI Infrastructure

Star’s Kyiv Office Damaged in Russian Attack

Star’s office in Kyiv was damaged during a Russian attack on the city on November 14. Debris from the strike fell onto the roof of the business center, damaging the...
Star’s Kyiv Office Damaged in Russian Attack