{"id":21231,"date":"2026-01-28T17:28:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/?p=21231"},"modified":"2026-02-01T12:16:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T10:16:29","slug":"dealbook-of-ukraine-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/01\/dealbook-of-ukraine-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian defence tech startups raised $129+ million in investments and grants in 2025 \u2014 DealBook of Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investment firm <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/aventures-capital\/\">AVentures Capital<\/a> has published DealBook of Ukraine 2026, a study reviewing Ukraine\u2019s technology ecosystem over the past year. Defender Media has selected the most notable insights related to the defence tech sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to AVentures Capital, defence tech remains the fastest-growing sector in Ukraine\u2019s entire technology ecosystem. By the end of 2025, the fund recorded more than $129 million in investments and grants raised by Ukrainian defence startups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/eyjhkovqvqzycxx8xbh4-1024x527.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21215\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/eyjhkovqvqzycxx8xbh4-1024x527.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/eyjhkovqvqzycxx8xbh4-300x154.webp 300w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/eyjhkovqvqzycxx8xbh4-768x395.webp 768w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/eyjhkovqvqzycxx8xbh4.webp 1138w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Over the past two years, investment volumes in Ukrainian defence tech have increased 19-fold. Screenshot from the AVentures Capital study<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier studies assessed funding for defence tech projects more conservatively. In particular, the state defence technology cluster Brave1 estimated total funding raised at $105+ million in its <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/12\/brave1-investments-highlights-2025\/\">annual review<\/a>. A similar figure appears in a <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/01\/ucdi-investor-club-launch\/\">study by the UCDI Investor Club<\/a> of the Ukrainian Council of Defence Industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AVentures Capital adds that the number of deals in Ukrainian defence tech was 22% lower than in 2024. However, the average ticket size increased fivefold, indicating a maturing market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the fund\u2019s analysts, several companies in the sector have already reached profitability. The study lists <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/skyeton\/\">Skyeton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/ukrspecsystems\/\">Ukrspecsystems<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/fire-point\/\">Fire Point<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/skyfall\/\">SkyFall<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/athlon-avia\/\">Athlon Avia<\/a>, Antonov, <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/airlogix\/\">Airlogix<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/taf-industries\/\">TAF Industries<\/a>. At the same time, a significant share of the sector\u2019s companies remains outside the public spotlight, the authors note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1422\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/v8uqiiryn1zpmc7o1nmo.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21219\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/v8uqiiryn1zpmc7o1nmo.webp 1422w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/v8uqiiryn1zpmc7o1nmo-300x112.webp 300w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/v8uqiiryn1zpmc7o1nmo-1024x382.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/v8uqiiryn1zpmc7o1nmo-768x286.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1422px) 100vw, 1422px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Infographic of Ukrainian defence startups. Screenshot from the study.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to AVentures Capital, 49% of the total capital raised by Ukrainian defence startups in 2025 came from foreign investors, with a further 25% coming from deals involving both international and Ukrainian funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/01\/sky-hunter-closed-pre-seed\/\"><strong>Read more<\/strong>: The developer of the interceptor drone guidance app Sky Hunter closed a pre-seed round at a $4 million valuation<br><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, AVentures Capital estimates total investment in Ukrainian technology startups last year at $498 million \u2014 an 8% increase compared to 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over two years, investment in Ukrainian defence tech has increased nineteenfold<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21218,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_featured_category_order":0,"_article_badge":"featured","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[392,216,1728,298,386,229],"class_list":["post-21231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investments","tag-aventures-capital","tag-industry","tag-investments","tag-investors","tag-researches","tag-startups","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ukrainian defence tech startups raised $129+ in 2025<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Over two years, investment in Ukrainian defence tech has increased nineteenfold. 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