December 25, 2025December 30, 2025 5 min reading Investments, Startups Oppenheimer opens call for second accelerator batch: who they’re looking for and what they offer The second cohort will focus on solutions in the field of air defence, in particular anti-Shahed projects
November 14, 2025December 11, 2025 2 min reading Ecosystem Defence Builder and Finland’s 17Tech Oy announce a strategic partnership: what this means Ukrainian startups will be able to collaborate with the Finnish Defence Forces, leading investors, and NATO structures
October 31, 2025November 5, 2025 2 min reading Startups The American accelerator Y Combinator is ready to accept Ukrainian defence startups – even remotely In addition to participating in a three-month training programme, Y Combinator participants receive $500,000 in investment
October 9, 2025November 18, 2025 2 min reading Ecosystem, Startups Where defence startups can apply right now: Darkstar Bootcamp, and acceleration programmes from Defence Builder and MITS Accelerator The final week to apply for these programmes — and for some, the very last day!
October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 2 min reading Investments Is it true that Blue Arrow, STOZHAR, Slim Beam, DroneMate AI and Zmiyar each raised $200,000 from MITS Capital? MITS Accelerator recruits third cohort: five Ukrainian startups received soft commitments on IT Arena 2025
September 2, 2025September 2, 2025 2 min reading Ecosystem Defence Builder accelerator appoints new CEO and transforms strategy: full details Line Rindvig replaces Kateryna Bezsudna as head of the defence startup accelerator
July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 2 min reading Events, Startups Winners of Defence Builder’s second batch: three Ukrainian startups awarded $30,000 each Nine projects successfully completed the four-month accelerator programme, with Strug, Coalas, and Barvinok-5 emerging as winners
May 22, 2025December 9, 2025 3 min reading Ecosystem, Startups, State 3rd Assault Brigade launches a startup accelerator to support combat testing of defence technologies Among the services offered by AB3 Tech are assistance with raising investment and the production of promotional content
