# Spilni

> Spilni is a curated, source-backed directory of hot startups with Ukrainian founders.

Companies qualify through documented Ukrainian roots or substantial operations in Ukraine plus recent evidence of funding, traction, deployment, production, or strategic Western partnerships. Y Combinator participation is shown only as an optional company tag.

Last reviewed: 2026-08-07

## Companies

- [Preply](https://spilni.com/startups/preply): Preply is a Ukrainian-founded language-learning marketplace that became a unicorn in January 2026 after raising a $150 million Series D led by WestCap at a $1.2 billion valuation.
- [UFORCE](https://spilni.com/startups/uforce): UFORCE is a Ukrainian-founded, London-headquartered defense company that raised $50 million at an approximately $1 billion valuation in 2026 to scale combat-proven autonomous systems for Ukraine and allied militaries.
- [Quo](https://spilni.com/startups/quo): Quo, formerly OpenPhone, is a San Francisco communications platform co-founded by Ukrainian-Canadian entrepreneur Daryna Kulya. It announced $105 million in growth financing in September 2025.
- [Swarmer](https://spilni.com/startups/swarmer): Swarmer is a Ukrainian-born defense technology company whose drone-swarm software has supported more than 100,000 combat missions. It raised a $15 million U.S.-led Series A in 2025.
- [HOLYWATER](https://spilni.com/startups/holywater): HOLYWATER is a Kyiv-founded entertainment technology company that raised a $22 million Series A in 2026 after doubling revenue and expanding its U.S. microdrama partnerships.
- [Farsight Vision](https://spilni.com/startups/farsight-vision): Farsight Vision is a Ukrainian-Estonian defense startup whose mapping and navigation software is used by more than 100 Ukrainian units. It raised a €7.2 million seed round in 2026.
- [Carmoola](https://spilni.com/startups/carmoola): Carmoola is a half-British, half-Ukrainian car-finance platform that secured a £300 million asset-backed debt facility in 2025 to scale across the UK.
- [EARTH AI](https://spilni.com/startups/earth-ai): EARTH AI is an Australian-U.S. critical-minerals company founded by Ukrainian geologist Roman Teslyuk. It raised a $20 million Series B and announced multiple mineral discoveries in 2025.
- [Infisical](https://spilni.com/startups/infisical): Infisical is a San Francisco security-infrastructure company co-founded by Ukrainian entrepreneur Vlad Matsiiako. It raised a $16 million Series A in 2025 after becoming cash-flow positive.
- [The Fourth Law](https://spilni.com/startups/the-fourth-law): The Fourth Law is a Ukrainian defense startup building NATO-codified autonomous guidance systems used by more than 70 Ukrainian combat units and backed by U.S. public-safety company Axon.
- [Frontline Robotics](https://spilni.com/startups/frontline-robotics): Frontline Robotics is a Ukrainian defense company whose NATO-codified systems are used by more than 60 units. It formed a German production venture with Quantum Systems in 2026.
- [Haiqu](https://spilni.com/startups/haiqu): Haiqu is a U.S.-Ukrainian quantum software company with a team in Lviv. It raised an $11 million seed round in 2026 to bring its quantum operating system to market.
- [9 Mothers](https://spilni.com/startups/9-mothers): 9 Mothers is an Austin counter-drone startup with $1.6 million in reported sales and U.S. defense delivery experience. Co-founder Roman Khomenko has documented roots in Ukraine.
- [Prox](https://spilni.com/startups/prox): Prox is a Ukrainian-founded AI support company backed in 2026 by Bloomberg Beta, Burst VC, Weights & Biases, and operators from OpenAI and Microsoft.
- [AiSDR](https://spilni.com/startups/aisdr): AiSDR is an AI sales company founded by Ukrainian brothers Yuriy and Oleg Zaremba. It reported $2 million in 2024 revenue and a new financing event in 2026.
- [Sparkles](https://spilni.com/startups/sparkles): Sparkles is a San Francisco developer-tools startup founded by Ukrainian entrepreneur Daniil Bekirov. The company joined Y Combinator’s Winter 2026 batch with an AI workspace for reviewed codebase changes.

## Key resources

- [Directory](https://spilni.com/)
- [Methodology](https://spilni.com/methodology)
- [Machine-readable JSON](https://spilni.com/data/startups.json)
- [Open data page](https://spilni.com/data)
- [Corrections and suggestions](https://github.com/OlexG/spilni/issues)