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April 14, 2025

Ukrainian startups are bouncing back

Funding’s up, and there’s renewed interest from foreign frontier investors

John Thornhill

4 min read

It’s hard to run a startup at the best of times. Tragically, these are the worst of times for Ukraine. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country three years ago, founders have had to contend with the threat of bombardment, electricity outages, the displacement of millions of people, international travel restrictions and the sudden conscription of key employees. 

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John Thornhill

John Thornhill is Sifted’s founder and innovation editor of the Financial Times. He tweets from @johnthornhillft

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