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14 Ukrainian defence techs to watch

Investors from Ukraine’s tech sector share their picks


Mimi Billing

6 min read

Viktoria Yaremnchuk, CEO of defence tech Farsight Vision

Four years into the war in Ukraine, the local defence tech scene has grown significantly. In 2021, there were 50 private defence tech companies in the country. By 2025, that number had grown to 800, according to a local ecosystem report.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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