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What Lessons Should NATO Learn from Ukraine’s War? — An Interview with the CEO of Granta Autonomy

Lithuanian startup Granta Autonomy, which specializes in manufacturing EW-resistant UAVs, has delivered thousands of FPV and reconnaissance drones to Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion. According to the...

How Relevant Software Built an AI-powered Analytics Platform for AstraZeneca

Medical Affairs teams rarely struggle with data scarcity. They struggle with data that arrives in the wrong shape for decisions. Field notes sit in free text, clinical documentation lives in...

Ukrainian-founded Principle Raises $2M for AI Forecasting Platform for Businesses

Principle, an AI-powered strategic forecasting platform, has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by SMRK VC and SMOK Ventures, with participation from RideHome AI Fund, a16z...

“I Want to Be Digital McKinsey” — How Andriy Sambir Is Building Linkup ST

Andriy Sambir wasn’t particularly lucky with one of his first clients. In the client’s view, the brand-new website was supposed to immediately appear on the first page of Google search...

MacPaw Turns to AI: How the Company’s Strategy Is Changing and Why

In September 2025, MacPaw founder Oleksandr Kosovan announced that his 17-year-old company, long known for macOS utilities, was being restructured into an AI-first business. At the center of this shift...

Revolut Co-Founder Vlad Yatsenko Joins Endeavor Community

Vlad Yatsenko, the Ukrainian co-founder and CTO of Revolut, has become an Endeavor entrepreneur, the organization announced. “Vlad is joining the Endeavor network with a strong desire to pay it...

How Relevant Software Helped a Fintech Client Save $100,000 and Improve Platform Performance

At the end of 2023, Relevant Software received an email from a potential client. The industry was familiar, fintech, but the geography came as a surprise: the inquiry came from...

From Earth to Orbit: The Ukrainian Tech Behind NASA’s New Space Cooking Innovation

Can you imagine cooking pizza in space? Or making an omelet or a lemon pie? What sounded like science fiction not long ago has become reality. And the team of...

Liki24 Returns to the Polish Market

Anton Avrynskyi, founder of Liki24, announced that the company is returning to the Polish market after a long hiatus. Liki24 first entered Poland in 2020, marking its initial experience with...

Ukrainian Defense Startup Sky Hunter Raises $4M In Pre-Seed Round

Ukrainian defense startup Sky Hunter has raised a pre-seed round, according to Defender Media, citing the company’s founder and CEO, Sergiy Nazarov. What’s known The exact amount of the deal...

Ukraine’s Nibble Becomes App Of The Day In The US App Store

On January 21, the Ukrainian educational app Nibble, created within the ecosystem of the well-known startup Headway, was featured as “App of the Day” in the US App Store. The...

Preply Raises $150M At $1.2B Valuation — Another Ukrainian Unicorn

Preply, a global marketplace for language learning, has secured $150 million in a Series D round, doubling its valuation to $1.2 billion since its previous raise. The round was led...

How Much Do Ukrainian Testers Earn: $2,250 Median (Winter 2026)

DOU has released the results of its winter salary survey of Ukrainian QA specialists. In December 2025, the median salary for testers rose by $50 compared with six months earlier,...

“Is Arms Export Open? Unfortunately, No.” Hetmantsev on What Is Holding Back Defence City

At the beginning of 2026, a special regulatory regime for Ukrainian defense industry manufacturers, Defence City, officially came into force. The initiative was intended, among other things, to resolve the...

TA Ventures’ Portfolio Reaches 17 Unicorns as Cast AI Raises $108M

Ukrainian venture capital firm TA Ventures now counts 17 unicorns in its portfolio. The milestone follows a $108 million investment round that valued Cast AI, a startup co-founded by Odesa...

Ukrainian MacPaw to Shut Down Setapp Mobile iOS App Store in the EU

Setapp Mobile, the iOS app store launched by Ukrainian product company MacPaw, will shut down in the European Union on February 16, 2026, according to MacRumors. The service was launched...

HOLYWATER Leads Western Micro-Drama Market With $22M Investment

Ukrainian technology company HOLYWATER has closed a $22 million investment round — the largest confirmed deal in the micro-drama niche outside Asia. According to Scroll.media, the round cements HOLYWATER’s position...

“Simple Things That Work Every Day Matter Most” — Jooble Co-Founder Roman Prokofiev

Roman Prokofiev is the co-founder of Jooble, one of the world’s largest job aggregators, and an active angel investor in Ukrainian projects. He shared his experience during the fireside chat...

Horizon Capital’s Catalyst Fund to Receive €80M from IFC and EBRD

In the summer of 2025, investment company Horizon Capital announced the launch of the Horizon Capital Catalyst Fund SCSP (the Catalyst Fund), a vehicle focused on investing in infrastructure, energy,...

Ukrainian EdTech Choice31 Acquires IAMPM

Ukrainian educational platform Choice31, part of the FRACTAL group, has acquired online school IAMPM. The parties did not disclose the financial terms of the transaction. The entire IAMPM team will...