Preply
A global marketplace for live, AI-enhanced language learning with human tutors.
- Focus
- Edtech · Language learning
- Based
- New York · London · Kyiv · Barcelona
- Stage
- Series D ↗
- Hiring
- Hiring ↗
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22 companies · Defense, AI, fintech, media, and deep tech · Reviewed August 8, 2026 · Methodology →
Startups with Ukrainian founders
UFORCE
Combat-proven autonomous systems spanning sea, air, land, and counter-UAS missions.
- Focus
- Defense · Autonomous systems
- Based
- London · Washington, D.C. · Ukraine
- Stage
- Seed ↗
- Hiring
- No public openings ↗
- Founders
- Oleg RogynskyyOleksiy Honcharuk
Quo
An AI-powered business phone and front-office platform for small and growing companies.
- Focus
- AI · Business communications
- Based
- San Francisco
- Stage
- Growth financing ↗
- Hiring
- Hiring ↗
- Founders
- Daryna KulyaMahyar Raissi
Swarmer
Collaborative autonomy software that coordinates large groups of unmanned systems.
- Focus
- Defense · Drone swarms
- Based
- Austin · Kyiv
- Hiring
- Hiring ↗
- Founders
- Serhii KupriienkoAlex Fink
HOLYWATER TECH
A mobile-first entertainment platform for vertical series, books, and AI-generated streaming.
- Focus
- Media · AI entertainment
- Based
- Kyiv
- Stage
- Series A ↗
- Hiring
- Hiring ↗
- Founders
- Bogdan NesvitAnatolii Kasianov
Farsight Vision
Geospatial intelligence software for drone teams operating in GPS-denied environments.
Carmoola
A mobile-first direct lender that simplifies and accelerates UK car financing.
- Focus
- Fintech · Car finance
- Based
- London
- Hiring
- No public openings ↗
EARTH AI
AI-driven mineral exploration and low-disturbance drilling for critical metal deposits.
- Focus
- AI · Critical minerals
- Based
- Sydney · Los Angeles
- Stage
- Series B ↗
- Hiring
- Hiring ↗
- Founders
- Roman Teslyuk
Infisical
Open-source security infrastructure for secrets, certificates, and privileged access.
- Focus
- Security · Developer infrastructure
- Based
- San Francisco
- Stage
- Series A ↗
- Hiring
- Hiring ↗
The Fourth Law
Autonomy modules and terminal guidance for drones operating through jamming and signal loss.
- Focus
- Defense · Autonomous targeting
- Based
- Kyiv
- Stage
- Strategic round ↗
- Hiring
- Hiring ↗
- Founders
- Yaroslav Azhnyuk
Frontline Robotics
Battlefield-proven robotic and unmanned systems co-produced in Ukraine and Germany.
Haiqu
A hardware-aware operating system that makes quantum experiments repeatable and practical.
- Focus
- Quantum computing · Infrastructure
- Based
- New York · London · Lviv · Waterloo
- Stage
- Seed ↗
- Hiring
- Hiring ↗
- Founders
- Mykola MaksymenkoRichard Givhan
9 Mothers
Counter-drone systems and AI mission software built for modern defense operations.
- Focus
- Defense · Counter-UAS
- Based
- Austin, Texas
- Hiring
- Hiring ↗
Prox
Multimodal AI support for companies that make complex physical products.
- Focus
- AI · Technical support
- Based
- San Francisco
- Hiring
- Hiring ↗
- Founders
- Dima YanovskyGregory Makodzeba
AiSDR
AI sales agents that handle prospecting, follow-ups, and meeting booking.
- Focus
- AI · Sales
- Based
- San Francisco · Lviv
- Stage
- Seed ↗
- Hiring
- No public openings ↗
- Founders
- Yuriy ZarembaOleg Zaremba
Sparkles
An AI workspace that helps teams safely make changes to existing codebases.
- Focus
- AI · Developer tools
- Based
- San Francisco
- Stage
- Stage undisclosed ↗
- Hiring
- Hiring ↗
- Founders
- Ai Daniil Bekirov
Headway Inc
Consumer learning products built around short-form books, courses, and daily practice.
- Focus
- Edtech · Lifelong learning
- Based
- Kyiv · Madrid · Limassol · Warsaw · Lviv
- Stage
- Strategic round ↗
- Hiring
- Hiring ↗
- Founders
- Anton Pavlovsky
Fintech-IT Group
The product company behind monobank and the monomarket commerce platform.
- Focus
- Fintech · Digital banking
- Based
- Kyiv · Dnipro
- Stage
- Growth equity ↗
- Hiring
- Hiring ↗
Banani AI
An AI product-design tool that turns prompts, images, and product requirements into editable interfaces.
- Focus
- AI · Product design
- Based
- Berlin · Kyiv
- Stage
- Pre-seed ↗
- Hiring
- Hiring ↗
- Founders
- Vlad SolomakhaVova Parkhomchuk
Zeely AI
AI software for creating ads, launching campaigns, and analyzing performance.
TENCORE
Modular unmanned ground vehicles for logistics, evacuation, engineering, and combat missions.
NORDA Dynamics
Autonomous UAV navigation and terminal guidance that operate without GPS or a live communications link.
- Focus
- Defense · Autonomous navigation
- Based
- Lviv
- Stage
- Seed ↗
- Hiring
- Hiring ↗
- Founders
- Nazar BigunGauthier Vasseur