July 22, 2026August 5, 2026 8 min reading Defense Tech Investor Playbook From idea to investment: How NETWORK.VC Defense selects promising defence startups NETWORK.VC Defense Managing Partner explains how the fund selects its portfolio companies
July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 1 min reading Startups Thirty $50,000 grants for Ukrainian defence startups: VD Accelerator accepts applications until the end of the week Teams can apply to VD Accelerator 2.0 until 12 July. The programme’s total grant fund amounts to $1.5 million
June 25, 2026June 25, 2026 2 min reading Startups Finnish accelerator 17Tech to open R&D centre in Kyiv Concurrently, 17Tech has opened applications for a new accelerator programme on 1 September
June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 4 min reading Events, Startups Third Defence Builder accelerator batch completes programme, with top teams receiving $65,000 Nine Ukrainian and European startups completed the programme. What are they building?
May 19, 2026August 5, 2026 14 min reading Defense Tech Investor Playbook “Demand for Ukrainian defense technologies is systemic and growing in both the US and Europe” — Oleksandr Soroka, Network VC A big interview with the investment manager overseeing a portfolio of 27 defense startups, including Swarmer and Bavovna.AI
April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 2 min reading Investments MITS Capital launches largest cohort in the accelerator’s history Teams completing the programme are eligible for funding starting from $100,000
March 16, 2026March 17, 2026 1 min reading Ecosystem Defence Builder accelerator launches third batch: what the teams are focusing on The ultimate goal of the acceleration is investment readiness and a production scaling plan
February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 2 min reading Startups SRI Deep Tech Security Accelerator is recruiting its second cohort and invites Ukrainian defence tech startups to apply The previous cohort included Swarmer, Himera, Airlogix, Farsight Vision, TAF Industries and others
