Geographies/Ukraine/2026

Ukraine startup funding in 2026

European tech funding raised by Ukraine startups during 2026.

In 2026, 17 startups in Ukraine closed 19 funding rounds and raised €220M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Defence was the most active sector, and Freedom Fund was the most active investor. Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€220M

excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

Companies

Top sector

Defence

Ukraine: last three years

2026 is to date; no change shown against a full year

Year	Equity	Change	Rounds	Change	Debt
2024	€44M	-58.2%	30	-26.8%	—
2025	€929M	+2006.1%	37	+23.3%	€15M
2026 (to date)	€220M	—	19	—	—

Rank in Europe

#20

0.3% of European funding

Top-10 round share

99.6%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€156M	4
Feb	€0	2
Mar	€18M	3
Apr	€424k	1
Jun	€9.6M	2
Jul	€11M	3
Sep	€1.8M	2
Oct	€23M	2

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Ukraine — top sectors by capital, 2026
Edtech	€136M
Cybersecurity	€25M
Defence	€25M
AI	€19M
Software	€18M
Media	€11M
Transportation	€9.6M
Robotics	€0

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Ukraine — stage mix, 2026
Series D+	€128M
Other	€43M
Seed	€20M
Series A	€18M
Growth/Late	€9.0M
Pre-Seed	€1.8M

Exits & M&A

2 Acquisition

2 exits.

Largest equity rounds

by disclosed amount, 2026

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Preply	Series D+	Jan 2026	€128M
HOLYWATER	Other	Jan 2026	€19M
Buntar Aerospace	Other	Oct 2026	€14M
Yope	Seed	Jul 2026	€11M
Cargofy	Series A	Jun 2026	€9.6M
Haiqu	Seed	Jan 2026	€9.4M
Buntar Aerospace	Growth/Late	Mar 2026	€9.0M
Kodree	Other	Mar 2026	€8.7M
Osavul	Series A	Oct 2026	€8.5M
DoD Solution	Pre-Seed	Sep 2026	€1.8M

View all 19 Ukraine deals in 2026 →

Top investors

most active in 2026, by deal count

Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 5 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology

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